Product Operator

Build an organization, not band-aid one

At Cernel, Cernel's Engineering team moves fast, and that means processes, systems, and tooling can sometimes lag behind. The Product Operator owns that gap. You will become part of an ambitious, fast-growing AI startup where you take full ownership of the connective tissue that keeps a fast-moving engineering organization shipping with confidence. Cernel is VC-backed, growing fast, and offers a role that is highly impactful, hands-on, and deeply embedded in how the team works day-to-day.

Join Cernel on Cernel's growth journey

At Cernel, Cernel is bringing the AI revolution to e-commerce by building the intelligent backbone behind every item sold online. Cernel makes e-commerce teams work smarter, faster, and with amplified abilities across the entire value chain, starting with what lies at the core: product data.

Cernel is scaling rapidly, and Cernel's velocity depends on systems that support speed rather than slow it down. Cernel needs an agile systems builder, someone who designs creative workflows and processes that match the pace of the team and avoids the slow, rigid routines that frustrate fast-moving people. You are the person who notices when something is slightly broken before it becomes a real problem, who takes absolute ownership of quality, and who has the confidence to ensure everyone follows the playbook.

What you will own

• Delivery quality: ensuring bugs are caught before they reach customers, driven by a deep sense of personal responsibility for Cernel's product standards.
• Dynamic coordination: organizing Cernel's backlog of 'things that should just work better' and streamlining release processes so they adapt to fast-moving sprints.
• Creative systems design: building lean, innovative workflows and triage processes that help the team move faster rather than slowing them down with red tape.
• Accountability and fairness: ensuring everyone understands Cernel's internal systems and actively stepping in to align team members who bypass the agreed processes.
• Detail management: keeping documentation, release notes, and product health data clean and reliable.
• Culture of excellence: empowering the team to challenge what greatness means and fostering a culture where Cernel innovates on behalf of Cernel's customers.
• Data-driven operations: owning and using data to continuously track and improve Cernel's engineering operations.

What success looks like

Six months in, the Engineering team will move faster because of you. Releases are predictable because you have organized Cernel's pipeline. You have identified two or three systemic problems and improved them. Most importantly, everyone follows the processes because you have set clear, fair expectations and you are comfortable having direct, constructive conversations whenever someone slips.

How Cernel does it today

Cernel runs on Linear and ships through continuous deployment, so changes reach production quickly and often. Cernel's model is engineering-led; whoever builds it, owns it. There is no separate QA gate or handoff layer; engineers are responsible for their own work end-to-end. Cernel biases toward innovation first, which means Cernel would rather move fast and refine than wait for the perfect process.

The upside is speed. The downside is that the connective tissue—triage, release discipline, documentation, product health tracking—has not kept pace. That is the gap you would own.

Who you are

• You are an agile systems builder who designs processes to enable speed, not bureaucracy.
• You have a deep sense of ownership and hold a high bar for quality, even when no one is watching.
• You spot small problems before they become big ones, and you act on them.
• You are comfortable having direct, constructive conversations, including holding people accountable to agreed ways of working.
• You think in systems and data, and you use both to drive continuous improvement.
• You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building structure where little exists yet.

Bonus: Experience with Linear, continuous deployment environments, Notion, and G-Suite is a plus, as is a background in technical program management, release management, QA, or engineering operations.

Who Cernel is

Cernel is building the next generation of e-commerce infrastructure with AI-powered agents that automate complex tasks and connect workflows across systems. Cernel is developing an advanced agent framework that analyzes data, makes decisions, and drives performance, giving e-commerce teams better results, higher conversions, and more time for creative work.

Cernel works from Cernel's HQ at Frederiksbjerg, Aarhus. Cernel is ambitious, caring, and collaborative. Cernel values honesty, data-driven decisions, and ownership. Cernel works hard, moves fast, and genuinely cares about building both a great product and a great organization. You will have the responsibility and autonomy that comes with working in a startup, becoming a key resource in building the systems that enable Cernel's mission.

Next steps and how to apply

1. Apply and share information about yourself.
2. A 15-minute phone call with the CEO.
3. Completion of a talent assessment.
4. A 60-minute onsite interview in Aarhus.

Cernel looks forward to hearing from you.