About the Role
As Chief Product Officer, you will have overall responsibility for Product Management, Tech/Software Engineering, and Business Intelligence, reporting directly to the CEO and serving as a member of the Core Leadership Team. This role is intentionally technical, seeking a CPO who combines product leadership with a deep understanding of tech architecture and software engineering, and can leverage AI for tangible benefits to patients, the product, or the development organization.
Responsibilities
- Develop the product and tech organization strategically, establishing clear responsibilities, reliable decision-making processes, and a work methodology that balances high quality with speed.
- Drive the strategic evolution of the existing and future portfolio.
- Make product decisions that are inseparable from technology decisions.
- Discuss architectural decisions with experienced engineering leaders, assess technical risks, and make sound judgments.
- Integrate AI into the product for personalization, adherence, and medical outcomes.
- Improve the software development lifecycle measurably using AI within the development organization.
- Ensure the development of robust productive applications with discernible value within the regulatory framework of a medical product.
Requirements
- Proven track record of leading and transforming product and technology organizations at a high level.
- Several years of leadership experience in complex product and tech organizations.
- Experience in restructuring organizations, developing leadership teams, or guiding an organization through phases requiring higher delivery and outcome accountability.
- Strong technical foundation, with familiarity in areas such as software architecture, technical debt, modernization, migration, software delivery, and engineering productivity.
- Ability to serve as a credible technical sparring partner for experienced senior engineers and engineering leaders.
- Practical experience and sound judgment in AI, including identifying and evaluating AI potentials and ideally implementing AI-driven applications or processes.
- Ability to distinguish meaningful use cases from short-term hype.
- Experience in healthcare, digital health, MedTech, or a comparable regulated software environment is highly desirable.
- Direct experience with DiGA (Digital Health Applications) is a strong plus.
- Knowledge of the German healthcare system.
- Business-fluent in German and English.
- Demonstrated ability to take responsibility, make difficult decisions, and achieve measurable results.
Skills
- Product Management
- Tech/Software Engineering
- Business Intelligence
- AI
- Software Architecture
- Technical Debt
- Modernization
- Migration
- Software Delivery
- Engineering Productivity
- Product Leadership
- Strategic Development
- Decision Making
- Risk Assessment
- AI Potential Evaluation
- AI Application Implementation
- German Healthcare System Knowledge
Location
- Berlin HQ
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
- Remote (EU, EWR, Switzerland, Israel & UK for up to one month per year)
Experience Level
- Senior Leadership
- Multiple years of leadership experience
Benefits
- 30 vacation days
- Digital health support for mobility and back strength
- Increased employer contribution to occupational pension
- Corporate Benefits program
- Referral bonus
- Company and team events
About the Company
- ViViRA offers a digital therapy app for back pain, prescribed by doctors and covered by health insurance.
- Vivira Health Lab focuses on digital healthcare with added value, with its app listed as a permanent DiGA (Digital Health Application) in the BfArM's reimbursement directory.
- The company enables patients easy, effective, and always available access to therapy, regardless of location or time.
- Vivira is an international, growing team based in Berlin.
- The team is united by the goal of shaping digital medicine in a human, innovative, and collaborative way.
- The company culture is based on responsibility, drive, and friendliness, fostering initiative, diversity, and genuine collaboration.
- At Vivira, employees can develop professionally, implement exciting projects, and improve the quality of life for many people with their contributions.
