📍 Location: Hong Kong or Shenzhen area
🕒 Availability: Immediate (we’ll hire as soon as we find the right person)
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About Paperlike
Paperlike creates premium accessories for digital creatives — best known for our iPad screen protector that makes writing feel like paper.
We’re looking for a Product Operations Manager to take full ownership of the operational side of our products — from sourcing and manufacturing to digital assets and product-experience coordination.
You’ll work at the intersection of hardware, packaging, and digital experience — ensuring every Paperlike product, from production to the on-screen interactive guide, is flawlessly executed and delivered on time.
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💼 What You’ll Do
Manage manufacturing operations with partners in Shenzhen and material suppliers in Switzerland
Calculate and track product margins, costs, and supplier quotations
Coordinate new product launches — aligning packaging, product assets, and digital materials for production readiness
Oversee sourcing and negotiation with current and new manufacturing partners, including contracts and pricing
Conduct regular factory visits to ensure quality, consistency, and continuous improvement
Drive digital product operations — manage timelines, translations, and assets for Paperlike’s interactive installation guides and post-purchase experiences
Bridge between hardware, design, and development to ensure physical and digital components align
Maintain clear documentation, structured reporting, and risk tracking for our Hamburg HQ
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🧩 What You Bring
4–7 years of experience in product operations, hardware manufacturing, or sourcing management
Solid understanding of factory workflows, product costing, and supplier management
Experience coordinating digital or content assets within a physical-product environment
Excellent English; Mandarin or Cantonese preferred
Highly organized, structured, and proactive — strong sense for quality and detail
Proficient with Notion, Slack, and spreadsheet-based cost tracking
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✨ What We Offer
Full- or Part-time position with competitive compensation
High autonomy and visible impact on a global premium brand
Close collaboration with our European leadership team
A small, ambitious, and human team that values ownership, precision, and craftsmanship
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🎯 Paperlike’s Mission
Paperlike is the iPad accessory brand for creators and doers.
We make technology truly enjoyable.
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🧠 Our Story
Jan, our founder and CEO, started Paperlike to fulfill his own need: going fully paperless.
When the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil came out, writing on glass didn’t feel right. So he invented a screen protector that felt like paper, launched it on Kickstarter, and found thousands of others who wanted the same thing.
Paperlike was born from necessity — with minimal resources and maximum care. That spirit still defines how we work.
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💪 Working at Paperlike
Less is more
Great work can be done in under 40 hours. Most of us work around 30 hours per week. We hire top talent so we can stay small and pay better.
Flexibility
Manage your own time. Dentist appointment at 10? Go. Kid’s sick? Take the day off. You know when to push and when to pause.
We look out for each other
Family comes first. Always. If you’re struggling and we can help, we will.
Friendly Team
We’re a global team — from Hamburg to Turkey to the US — diverse in background, united by respect and curiosity.
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🌱 Our Core Values
🐣 Small Giant – We aim to be the best in our niche. Healthy growth, frugality, and smart tech use guide us.
👑 Ownership – We think like entrepreneurs. We take responsibility, act bravely, and follow through.
👩⚖️ Honorable \& Human – Honest, kind, accountable. No-asshole policy. We treat customers and partners as people, not numbers.
💎 Growth Mindset – We never stop improving. We learn fast, act fast, and use creativity to solve complex problems.