Head of Product & Tech - LIBEEN
The way the world accesses services has changed — Uber, Glovo, Netflix… everything on-demand.
At Libeen, we’re doing the same for homeownership .
We’re redefining how an entire generation accesses housing with SmartHousing, our seamless model that turns rent into a real path to buying a home.
To take this revolution to the next level, we’re looking for a Head of Tech & Product who can build, scale, and lead the entire technology + product ecosystem that will power the future of homeownership in Europe.
If you’re ambitious, product-obsessed, and want to build something millions will use to escape the “rent trap”, let’s talk .
&##127919; ROLE OBJECTIVE
As Head of Product & Tech, you will define and execute Libeen’s entire technology and product strategy.
You will build and scale our engineering + product teams, craft an exceptional end-to-end user experience, and ensure SmartHousing becomes a product people trust, love, and rely on .
You will work directly with the founders and play a key role in scaling Libeen across Spain and Europe.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Tech & Engineering Leadership
✔️ Build, lead and mentor Libeen’s engineering team from zero → scale
✔️ Own the full technical vision, architecture and long-term roadmap
✔️ Design modern, scalable, AI-ready architecture (event-driven, microservices, modular)
✔️ Implement engineering best practices for speed, security, performance & reliability
✔️ Oversee DevOps, CI/CD, observability, cloud infrastructure & platform automation
✔️ Attract, hire and retain top-tier engineering talent
✔️ Ensure the platform scales as we reach thousands of users and transactions
Product Leadership
✔️ Own the product vision: research → strategy → roadmap → execution
✔️ Create a user-friendly, intuitive, lovable product experience
✔️ Make SmartHousing feel premium, easy and transparent end-to-end
✔️ Transform user insights and usage data into product decisions
✔️ Build a frictionless journey from renting → saving → buying
✔️ Lead Product, Design and Data to ship high-impact features, fast
✔️ Use AI to automate processes, improve decisioning, and enhance UX
✔️ Balance speed with product excellence (“build fast, learn smart”)
✔️ Cross-Functional Leadership
✔️ Align tech & product strategy with SmartHousing 2030 and company OKRs
✔️ Work hand-in-hand with Operations, Finance, Marketing & Sales
✔️ Translate complex technical concepts into simple business language
✔️ Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement
✔️ Drive prioritization, delivery and execution across the company
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS
Professional Experience
✔️ 5+ years as Head of Tech, CTO, Tech Lead or similar leadership role
✔️ Experience in startups or scale-ups (proptech/fintech a plus)
✔️ Proven ability to build and scale engineering + product teams
✔️ Strong experience in software architecture and system design
✔️ Frontend: React, Typescript
✔️ Backend: Node.js, microservices, APIs
✔️ Databases: SQL, NoSQL, event stores
✔️ Cloud: AWS / GCP, Kubernetes, Docker
✔️ Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring and reliability
✔️ Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments
Tech & Product Skills
✔️ Ability to define product vision & turn it into a winning roadmap
✔️ Skilled in UX, user research, usability & product iteration
✔️ Data-informed decision-making (analytics, experimentation, funnels)
✔️ Experience building customer-facing digital products
✔️ Strong product intuition + excellent engineering judgment
Soft Skills
✔️ Leadership, empathy and communication
✔️ High ownership and a "founder mindset
✔️ Bias to action, not endless planning
✔️ Strategic vision + hands-on execution
✔️ Ability to inspire and drive teams forward
Languages
✔️ Fluent Spanish
✔️ Fluent English
NICE TO HAVE
• Experience using AI/ML in products
• Data engineering / big data exposure
• TDD, DDD, Clean Architecture
• Experience scaling platforms from thousands → millions
• Thought leadership in tech or product
WHAT MAKES LIBEEN UNIQUE?
Access to homeownership is broken.
Young people need 15 years to save for a down payment.
The system doesn’t work — but SmartHousing does.
In the US this model has already taken off.
In Spain, Libeen is the only company solving this structural issue at scale.
At Libeen you will:
• Build a product that changes lives
• Work with top-tier institutional investors
• Join a mission that will transform Europe’s housing market
• Leave a real impact on millions of people, fast
WHAT WE OFFER
• Full-time contract with competitive salary (fixed + variable)
• Phantom shares
• Private health insurance
• Payflow (get your salary whenever you want)
• Direct work with founders
• Build Libeen’s platform from zero → large-scale European rollout