Head of Product (d/f/m) – Real Estate - #2230205

Kleinanzeigen is the leading online classifieds market in Germany. An average of more than 50 million ads are available in numerous categories - from children's supplies to electronics to real estate. With more than 36 million users per month, Kleinanzeigen has the widest reach of all online selling platforms in the country. Most of the items traded on Kleinanzeigen are second-hand. In this way, users make an active contribution to sustainability. The Kleinanzeigen market allows companies the opportunity to easily offer their services online. Kleinanzeigen was launched in September 2009 as eBay Kleinanzeigen. Since June 2021, the company has been part of Adevinta, a leading global provider of online classified ads. In May 2023, the name was changed to Kleinanzeigen.

Kleinanzeigen is part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist and sustainability leader with 25+ products in 10 countries.

What You’ll Do & Who You Are

We are looking for an experienced and visionary Head of Product (d/f/m) – Real Estate to lead the product direction of one of the most strategic verticals at Kleinanzeigen. Real Estate is a key category within our classifieds ecosystem, offering huge potential for innovation and user impact.

Your Mission

As Head of Product for Real Estate, you will drive the product strategy and execution for this vertical, shaping a seamless and trusted experience for users searching for or offering property. You will be responsible for defining the vision, identifying opportunities, and delivering features that connect buyers, renters, and sellers in meaningful ways.

You will lead a team of 3–4 product managers, working closely within a cross-functional leadership team composed of engineering, UX, business operations, and analytics stakeholders. Together, you will continuously evolve the Real Estate experience, balancing user needs, market trends, and business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Leadership: Define and own the Real Estate product strategy and roadmap. Translate market and user insights into innovative, high-impact solutions.
• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product managers. Foster a culture of empowerment, clarity, and customer obsession.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Be a driving force in the Real Estate leadership team, collaborating across UX, tech, business, and analytics to ensure strong delivery and cohesion.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Maintain ongoing alignment with senior leadership, sales, marketing, and other internal and external partners to deliver on strategic goals.
• Customer Centricity: Champion deep customer understanding through research, data, and direct engagement. Drive the development of user-first solutions for renters, buyers, and property providers.
• OKRs & Execution: Set clear OKRs and metrics for your team. Prioritize work across discovery and delivery, ensuring strategic focus and executional excellence.
• Marketplace Impact: Evolve and enhance our real estate marketplace to ensure liquidity, trust, and engagement – from onboarding to transaction.
  
  

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading digital product teams in a complex, high-scale environment
• Demonstrated success managing people and developing product talent
• Strong background in agile product development and cross-functional leadership
• Experience with marketplace, classifieds, or real estate-related products is a plus
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and strategic thinking skills
• Strong analytical capabilities and data-driven decision making
• Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term strategic goals
• Fluent in English; German proficiency is a plus
  
  

Benefits

Life at Adevinta comes with its perks! Our Adevintans enjoy the following benefits:

• An attractive Base Salary
• Participation in our Short-Term Incentive plan (annual bonus)
• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Maybe not from the moonwell why not! just make sure you have internet connection!
• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care
• Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow
  
  

On top of these, we also provide a range of locally relevant benefits. Wanna know more? Apply and ask our recruiters!

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.