Mentor for internal startups

At JetBrains, innovation drives everything we do. Since we started in 2000, we have been dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is possible with technology. The Innovation Hub at JetBrains is dedicated to exploring groundbreaking products that open new markets and transform pioneering ideas into impactful solutions.

As a Product Manager, you will oversee and refine the processes that transform promising ideas into viable projects. Your responsibilities will include comprehensive product and market research for new ideas, defining success criteria for prototypes, and verifying hypotheses through experiments and prototypes.

In this role, you will perform both as a tracker and an entrepreneur in residence:

• Set up, maintain, and improve the incubation processes for ideas from exploration to validation

• Support multiple teams and projects through the early stages of product discovery

• Conduct product and market research to identify opportunities and validate hypotheses

• Define success metrics for new products and measure their progress

• Maintain visibility over the portfolio of incubated projects

• Facilitate communication between stakeholders, researchers, designers, and developers involved in innovation projects

Required skills and experience:

• Have at least five years of product management experience or equivalent
• Bonus points if you were part of any accelerator or incubator as a founder, mentor or tracker.
• Have experience launching new products from scratch and leading them to achieve product/market fit
• Have a deep understanding of product metrics and strong research skills
• Be ready to learn new technologies and become an active user
• Be comfortable working on multiple products simultaneously and able to switch contexts effectively
• Enjoy working across multiple domains and helping others turn ideas into tangible outcomes
• Be proficient in English with strong spoken and written communication skills