ABOUT US

Hostelworld Group, the global hostel-focussed online booking platform, inspires adventurous minds to meet the world and come back with life-changing stories to tell. Our customers are not your average tourists, they crave cultural connection and unique experiences that we make possible by providing an unbeatable selection of hostels in unmissable locations – all in the palm of their hand.
It is the social nature and community feel of hostels and their environment, that enable travellers to embrace journeys of discovery, adventure and meaning. We have more than 13 million reviews across 17,800 hostels in more than 179 countries, making the brand the leading online hub for social travel. The website operates in 19 different languages and our mobile app in 13 languages.
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Dublin, Hostelworld has a growing, high-calibre team of 230 people within Technology, Product, Global Markets, HR, Finance & Legal and Marketing Teams across our Dublin, London, Porto, Shanghai and Sydney offices. Hostelworld is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Dublin Euronext. You can read more about our story here.

LOCATION

This role is based in Portugal. We have a co-working space in Porto for those who prefer a hybrid model where you can spend time with colleagues in-person. If necessary, the role can be remote within Portugal with coming together for team meetings as needed.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH ‍‍

Hostelworld is structured differently than most tech companies in world, as we do not have an Engineering or Product department. Instead, we have “Growth Teams”, which are full-stack groups organised into cross-functional squads. As a Product Manager, you will play a key role in shaping the Supply and Data Science Growth Teams’ progress in building products that enable property owners to offer a unique, price-competitive, and useful inventory of hostels worldwide.
You will be an outstanding, experienced and motivated hands-on product manager working collaboratively with design, technology and other business units to determine and scope appropriate solutions for products based on the company’s commercial roadmap.

WHAT YOU'LL DO ‍

• Be an expert in all aspects of the products you manage, including discovery and design of opportunities, competitive analysis, market insight, roadmap development and pre- and post-launch product marketing.
• Own the roadmaps for the Supply products.
• Own and define the KPIs and OKRs for Supply products.
• Define hypotheses and measure and monitor the success of the products.
• Translate business and customer problems into products.
• Lead the direction of the products while expressing and communicating the business impact of the Supply products to various audiences.
• Partner with Global Market teams, technology teams and other stakeholders to deliver clear, consistent, and compelling products for property owners and travellers.
• Use both quantitative and qualitative research to improve the products.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Experience & Qualifications:

• 3+ years of product management experience within an e-commerce environment.

• You have experience with A/B testing and understand how to put hypotheses together for testing.

• You have experience working within agile development environments.

Knowledge & Skills:

• You are customer-focused, considering what the right prioritisation goals are to drive engagement of your products.

• You are data-driven with a commercial mindset, basing your decisions on analysis rather than opinion.

• You have excellent communication skills and can interact with different audiences, such as customers, technology teams, and stakeholders.

• You are passionate about product development, constantly striving for new and innovative ways to improve your products. Further, you would love to share your knowledge with other product managers.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & benefits
• Enhanced annual leave plus 3 Wellbeing Days per year
• Paid family leave (maternity, paternity, surrogacy & adoption)
• Agile working (plus a Working from Abroad Policy!)
• Support for your ongoing growth & development
• Inclusive people policies (sickness, menopause, compassionate and fertility leave)
• A chance to give back to your local community with 5 paid volunteering days

OUR BEHAVIOURS

• Grow others - We fundamentally believe that investing in growing others benefits everyone, whether it's helping them develop hard or soft skills. We want learning and growing to be part of our DNA to help makes us a better team, together.
• Master it - We are obsessed with our area of expertise and enjoy developing our skills. We rarely take things at face value; we investigate, interrogate, and always look for ‘the why,’ and wherever possible, we use data to find the best solution.
• Collaborate - We are in it together, for the tough stuff and the celebrations too. To achieve the best results, we need expertise from all areas of the organisation, and we wholeheartedly welcome diverse thinking.
• Adapt - We work fluidly, adapting to new information and the evolving environment while staying committed to our goals. Innovation and experimentation fuel our projects and we’re never afraid to pivot.
• Deliver - Our focus is always on the end result; we value outcomes over activity. We collaborate to deliver work at speed without dropping any of our other behaviours.

We believe in talented and diverse teams that reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities in which we operate. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences. We lay out the above requirements to guide applicants to the experiences that we believe will allow you to be successful in the role. If you don’t meet them all, please consider applying if you think you can still perform the role as described.