Product Manager (Freelance / Contractor) - ZeroTier

Be the stakeholder who translates business needs into clear, actionable product requirements in collaboration with Product Leadership, Engineering, and cross-functional teams.

Help define and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring product initiatives align with company strategy, customer needs, and technical feasibility.

Lead product discovery by working with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and leadership to identify market opportunities, define product requirements, and translate them into user stories, PRDs, and product specifications.

Be the person who aligns technical and non-technical teams by clarifying terminology, scope, assumptions, constraints, and success criteria.

Own backlog prioritization and participate in Agile/Scrum planning sessions to ensure features are well-defined, aligned with product strategy, and delivered efficiently.

Analyze business processes and workflows, identifying inefficiencies and recommending improvements that enhance user experience, product usability and operational outcomes.

Support business case development and feasibility analysis for new product initiatives.

Work closely with Engineering throughout development to ensure implementation aligns with product requirements and business intent.

Analyze user feedback, support tickets, and stakeholder input to identify recurring themes and inform product improvements.

Work with stakeholders to evaluate trade-offs, dependencies, and implementation impacts before development begins.

Drive clarity in conversations — breaking down complex or ambiguous requests into precise, actionable requirements that teams can execute confidently.

5–7 years (or more) experience in Product Management, Product Operations or similar roles within networking, cybersecurity, or SaaS software companies.

Technical expertise, particularly in areas of software development, user experience design, cybersecurity or IT networking.

Strong experience gathering and defining requirements, canvassing the market, reviewing competing offerings, preparing user stories and functionality specifications, and developing acceptance criteria.

Ability to bridge business strategy and technical implementation — understanding user outcomes, sellable features, and technical/system constraints.

Ability to work with data and product analytics — using qualitative and quantitative signals to understand current product performance, identify gaps, and inform where the product needs to go.

Experience facilitating cross-functional collaboration, aligning stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Operations. Experience working closely with engineers on system behavior, data flows, process design, and feature implementation.

Strong communication skills, with an ability to distill complex technical topics and eliminate ambiguity.

Familiarity with tools such as Asana, Slack, Google Workspace, Figma, GitHub, and other product collaboration platforms.

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or product related field, or equivalent professional experience

Ability to travel and time shift to match cross-functional team efforts, particularly with the West Coast of the United States.

Fluency in English. Additional languages (ex. Dutch, Spanish, French, Japanese, etc.) are a plus.

Experience in networking, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or enterprise SaaS environments is highly preferred.

Computer- or product-related BS/BA degree or equivalent professional experience.

Competitive contractor rate

Engagement type: Contractor (B2B / freelance)

Start date: ASAP

Working hours: Preferably 40 hours per week (32 hours can be discussed)

Contract duration: Initial 6-month term with potential for extension based on performance and business needs

Future opportunity: Possibility to transition into a permanent employment relationship (including eligibility for equity and benefits at that time)

Hybrid work environment: 3 days per week at our Utrecht Central Station office, 2 days remote

Flexible working hours

Commuting reimbursement for travel to the Utrecht office (if applicable)