Remote Vacancy.

Innovative product manufacturer DEMIAND is looking for a Chief Product Officer.

DEMIAND creates innovative home appliances and sets a new standard for home convenience. It develops international business, procurement, and logistics, as well as e-commerce, to make the company's products accessible to everyone. The company is building a team of professionals who care about making people's lives easier and more comfortable.

The company is actively developing its Smart Home & IoT division and creating a unified international ecosystem of DEMIAND smart home appliances. In connection with this, they are looking for an experienced, systematic, and product-thinking Chief Product Officer for the mobile application (Mobile & IoT).

You will be responsible for the complete product management: from translating the global strategy into a digitized Roadmap to synchronizing the mobile application with the IoT platform, device firmware, international localization, and the release cycle on iOS and Android.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Strategy and Roadmap: Implementation of the agreed-upon global mobile application development strategy and its translation into a transparent Roadmap
• Product Lifecycle Management: Full product support from research and task definition to launch, A/B testing, and results evaluation
• Product Quality and Metrics: Responsibility for the quality of key user scenarios, implementation timelines, and achievement of target indicators (Activation, Retention, NPS, Crash-Free rate)
• Cross-functional Coordination: Synchronization of the work of Mobile (iOS/Android), Backend, UX/UI Design, Analytics, QA, R&D, IoT engineers, and customer support teams
• IoT & Hardware Synergy: Synchronization of mobile application development with the IoT platform, firmware, and DEMIAND physical devices
• Global Expansion: Preparation of the product, interfaces, and infrastructure for launch and scaling in international markets
• Risk Management: Timely identification and escalation of product, technical, firmware, and resource risks

What You Will Do:

• Formulate and maintain the product Roadmap for a 6–12 month horizon
• Decompose strategic initiatives into specific epics, features, releases, and tasks
• Create detailed Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), User Stories / Job-to-be-Done, and Acceptance Criteria
• Manage the product Backlog, prioritize tasks using frameworks (RICE/ICE/Value vs Effort)
• Develop native/cross-platform mobile applications for iOS and Android
• Manage complex technical dependencies between applications, Backend, IoT platform, device firmware (BLE / Wi-Fi / MQTT), and hardware
• Conduct Customer Development research, in-depth interviews, Usability tests, and qualitative/quantitative studies
• Formulate a tree of product, customer, and technical metrics
• Analyze release results using product analytics data and adjust priorities based on data
• Organize interface and content localization, adaptation to cultural and technical specifics of international markets
• Control release timelines, quality, stability, and implementation risks

Candidate Expectations:

• Product Director experience: from 4 years of digital product management
• Higher IT education
• Proven experience in independently developing mobile applications for iOS and Android (from concept to App Store / Google Play / AppGallery)
• Ability to translate business goals into concrete product initiatives, form and defend Roadmaps to C-level executives
• Backlog Management: practical experience with prioritization frameworks, task decomposition, and writing technical specifications
• IoT / Hardware background (will be a strong advantage): understanding of the specifics of application interaction with smart devices (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi connections, pairing, data transfer, OTA firmware updates)
• Deep understanding of product analytics (Amplitude, Mixpanel, AppMetrica), ability to design funnels, formulate hypotheses, and conduct A/B tests
• English language: Upper-Intermediate (B2) level or higher for organizing international localization and working with global markets
• Experience launching products in international markets

Conditions:

• Salary: discussed individually based on interview results (corresponds to Senior Product Manager level)
• Compensation: 3,600 ₽/month for using personal equipment and communication
• Work format: remote or hybrid, 5/2 schedule from 09:00 to 18:00 (Moscow time)
• Social package: Voluntary Medical Insurance (DMS) after passing the probationary period
• Bonuses and development: access to corporate tools, company-sponsored training, discounts on DEMIAND appliances
• Gift: a flagship product upon completion of the probationary period

To Apply:

When applying for the vacancy, please attach your resume and add a brief cover letter:

• Links to mobile applications you have developed (with a description of your role)
• Tell us about your experience working with IoT, connected devices, or complex mobile ecosystems (if any)