Senior/Staff Product Manager - Internal AI (d/f/m)
Personio's intelligent HR platform helps small and medium-sized organizations unlock the power of people by making complicated, time-consuming tasks simple and efficient. Our team of 1,500 Personios is building user-friendly products that delight our 15,000+ customers and their 1.5 million employees. Ready to make an impact from day one?
This position can be office-based (hybrid) in the following cities: Munich, Berlin, or Dublin.
Personio is on the path to becoming an AI-first company, redesigning how every department operates, and the Internal AI team is leading that transformation from the inside.
Central to that mission is building Personio's internal AI operating system: the layer of automations, agents, and tools each function runs on. Internal AI PMs own this at the domain level — taking on the most complex or highest-stakes business functions, working end-to-end from process mapping to roadmap to adoption.
Most PMs hand off to engineers. This role is different. You own the roadmap and you ship it, working alongside a team of AI Engineers when projects need deeper technical depth. We're looking for experienced builders with direct, hands-on experience with AI and automation — people who have already shipped things in production and can bring that credibility into conversations with C-level stakeholders.
Role Responsibilities: What you‘ll do
Shape the roadmap
Map workflows with department leadership and C-level stakeholders to identify where time and capacity are lost, distinguishing what can be accelerated from what should be redesigned entirely
Push beyond "automate what exists": the highest-value opportunities redesign the workflow, not just speed it up
Size and validate before building; maintain a prioritised backlog with clear rationale, and own the quarterly view presented to your domain head and C-level counterparts
Represent the Internal AI team in your domain, surfacing blockers and opportunities back to the Director of AI and keeping senior stakeholders aligned on priorities and tradeoffs
Contribute to how the Internal AI PM team operates: share approaches to prioritisation, governance, and stakeholder alignment that raise the bar across the function
Build and ship to production
Design, build, test, and deploy automations and agents across your domain using Personio's internal AI stack, taking solutions from initial scoping through to production systems the business relies on
Own the full build lifecycle: not just prototypes, but live, maintained solutions with real adoption and measurable outcomes
Bring in AI Engineers for the most complex problems; know where that line is and involve them early
Register every build in the Tool Register and uphold Personio's AI governance standards: your solutions set the bar for the whole organisation
Drive adoption and outcomes
Shipping is not the finish line; adoption is. Own whether solutions get used and deliver the outcomes you scoped
Track usage and impact after deployment and iterate based on real usage, not spec assumptions
Build AI capability across your domain by running sessions, office hours, and hands-on coaching that help colleagues adopt AI tools and build simple automations themselves. The goal is a function that moves with AI independently, not one that waits for the AI team
Role Requirements: What you need to succeed
5-7+ years in automation, AI engineering, or a hands-on product management role at a high-paced tech company or consulting firm; professional experience shipping production solutions, not prototypes
Proven track record building and deploying automations and AI solutions end-to-end in a production business context, from requirements through to live, maintained systems
Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (Claude, OpenAI or equivalent), agent frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen or similar), MCP, and RAG patterns
Hands-on experience with no-code automation platforms including n8n, Make, Zapier, and Cowork
Proficient in Python and SQL; working knowledge of HTML/CSS
Demonstrated product judgment: proven ability to translate ambiguous business needs into scoped solutions, build and defend a prioritised roadmap, and navigate tradeoffs with senior and C-level stakeholders
Track record of cross-functional influence at a senior level: aligning stakeholders across functions, shaping strategic direction, and driving change without direct authority
Deep knowledge of the AI and automation landscape, with a clear understanding of what the tools can and can't do and how the space is evolving
Why Personio?
Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.
Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:
Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years
Make an impact on the environment and society with 1 (fully paid) Impact Day
Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities.
We follow an office-led, remote friendly approach, including opportunities to work from home and international locations. Many of our teams have designated days for gathering in the office to enhance collaboration and foster a sense of community.
We enjoy gathering for meals, cultural initiatives, and events like local Summer Sessions and year-end celebrations. There's also healthy snacks, drinks, and a weekly catered lunch.
