Product Director - Consumer Products

We are set out to build the world’s best way to shop whether it is finding the best deal, managing past purchases, discovering the latest trends, or finding the perfect pair of ethically sourced jeans while at the same time giving our consumers control and insights of their economy.


We are looking for a Product Director to lead a group of consumer facing products for 100M+ consumers in a fast-paced environment. You’ll have experience empowering product teams to build high quality consumer-facing products, with the ability to motivate and lead an organization towards a joint vision. You’ll know how to get things done, are comfortable to both dive into details and take big decisions with the extensive accountability you have.




What you'll be doing...
leading and empowering a group of product teams, to build consumer facing products with a real impact on millions of consumers
setting and aligning teams around a long term vision
acting as a founder and taking decisions in favor of the customer, even when it’s hard or uncomfortable
pro-actively aligning your vision, roadmap and KPI’s with other products, teams, and Klarna’s vision fostering a culture that utilizes solid product practices to deliver at the right quality
planning and executing activities/sessions to drive skills development and knowledge sharing
challenging people to take their next step in their irregular career path
leading and developing Product Managers to reach their full potential



We believe in diverse perspectives, and highly value the below…
leaders who are curious about consumer products and the future of shopping and banking
leaders who can both dive deep into details and set overarching strategy
leaders who are comfortable with a fast evolving environment with changes



Product Director at Klarna
At Klarna, levels are not connected to a role, instead they are a sign of your level of experience and skills. During the interview process we will evaluate your seniority of building products in comparison to our expectations, as a reference we believe a Product Director is someone who has:


- extensive experience of building high quality products at a successful tech company
- experience of hands-on building multiple successful products
- experience of leading empowered product teams towards a joint vision
- experience of people management of Product Managers and understanding how to nurture and grow talent
- a deep domain expertise in at least one area
- demonstrated the ability to drive change across an organization




Product at Klarna


Joining us means joining a diverse group of problem-solvers spread across Klarna’s development hubs in Stockholm, Berlin, Giessen, Milan, Madrid, Gothenburg, and Toronto. We build products in cross-functional teams and empower them to solve hard problems - customer problems and business problems - in ways that our customers love, yet work for our business. Our teams have end-to-end ownership of their problem space, are aligned on long term vision rather than projects, and are measured on outcome rather than output. Product Managers at Klarna lead their teams to solve challenging problems in a high paced environment, and we look for people who don't shy away from a challenge. Joining Klarna means enjoying a wide range of Klarna’s benefits and being a part of a global team that creates the world's smoothest shopping & banking experience, serving over 100 million consumers worldwide.




Our ways of working are designed to make sure we foster team collaboration, whilst also ensuring a productive and hybrid work environment. We’re providing Klarnauts with an annual financial contribution to improve their flexible work life, whether they use it to upgrade their work accessories or their home office space!