Upside Business Travel

Director, Consumer Product Management

Upside Business Travel$233K — $253K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of product management experience with a focus on consumer apps
  • Proven track record in managing hypergrowth consumer app strategies
  • Strong product judgment and ability to prioritize quality and user experience
  • Deep expertise in consumer applications and secondary marketplace dynamics
  • Experience creating habit-forming products that drive user engagement across multiple categories
  • AI-centric approach to product management and scaling teams
  • Leadership experience with managing and developing small teams of PMs.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the complete consumer growth system including conversion and retention
  • Set and iterate the data-driven consumer growth strategy
  • Make pivotal product decisions to enhance quality and trust in the app
  • Drive user adoption across multiple everyday spending categories
  • Incorporate habit formation techniques into the product experience
  • Lead a team of consumer product managers and facilitate their growth
  • Collaborate across departments to leverage consumer insights into product strategies.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day 1
  • Equity participation through ISOs
  • 401(k) retirement savings program
  • Comprehensive family planning services and paid parental leave
  • Physical fitness and wellness membership support
  • Emotional and mental health assistance programs
  • Unlimited paid time off and 10 federal holidays, plus an annual Winter Break
  • Flexible work arrangements with hybrid office options
  • Lunch reimbursement for in-office workdays
  • Active Employee Resource Groups for community support
  • Funding for learning and development opportunities
  • Culture of transparency and inclusivity
  • Engagement with an inspiring company mission.
Full Job Description
The Impact You'll Make

Upside's consumer app is on a hypergrowth trajectory - scaling from millions of active users toward a much larger, mainstream audience. This role owns the consumer growth system end-to-end: conversion, retention, cross-sell, and organic user-to-user growth. You'll be accountable for the hundreds of product decisions, big and small, that shape how consumers experience Upside every day.

You'll bring a strong point of view on where the consumer growth strategy should go next, grounded in data, consumer insight, and rigorous prioritization. You'll also raise the bar on quality and polish across the app, strengthening the reliability and trust consumers place in the product. And you'll play a key role in growing how consumers use Upside across multiple everyday spend categories - gas, grocery, and restaurants - turning single-category users into multi-category habits. You'll lead a team of consumer product managers and report directly to the CPO.

What you'll do
  • Own the consumer growth system - conversion, retention, cross-sell, and user-to-user growth over paid media
  • Set and evolve consumer growth strategy, grounded in data, consumer insight, and rigorous prioritization
  • Own the product decisions that drive quality, polish, reliability, and trust across the app
  • Drive multi-category adoption - turning single-category users into engaged users across gas, grocery, and restaurant
  • Build habit formation and frequency into the core product; balance supply/demand and unit economics
  • Lead and grow a team of consumer PMs; scale the team with an AI-centric approach
  • Partner with Design, Data, and Marketing to turn consumer insight into measurable product bets


Competencies you'll need
  • Track record owning consumer app growth through a hypergrowth curve, including the full growth system (conversion, retention, cross-sell, organic growth)
  • Strong product judgment - high-quality, high-polish consumer experiences and disciplined prioritization
  • Deep consumer app expertise; secondary marketplace expertise (supply/demand, unit economics)
  • Experience building habit-forming products and driving adoption across multiple use cases or product lines
  • AI-centric approach to scaling product management
  • Experience leading a team of PMs (5-10) and growing PM talent
  • 10+ years PM experience; curious, hungry to grow, bias for progress over perfection


Nice to have's
  • Fintech, marketplace, or transaction-driven product background
  • Experience designing for trust and credibility as a conversion lever
  • Exposure to payments or financial-experience product work


Who this is not for
  • Someone looking for a purely visionary, blank-slate mandate - this role is about scaling and elevating a fast-growing consumer product, with real ownership over strategy within that mandate
  • Someone who prefers managing large, layered organizations over staying close to the product and the team


Location:

This hybrid role is based in our Austin, Chicago, DC, or NYC office. In-office attendance is required on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and may increase based on project-based needs and changes to Upside's in-office policy over time.

Compensation:

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position varies by work location:
  • Tier 1: NYC $256,000 - $278,000
  • Tier 2: Austin, Chicago, Washington, DC $233,000 - $253,000

In addition to base salary, this position is also eligible for equity and benefits.

The final starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

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Benefits:
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day 1
  • Equity (ISOs)
  • 401(k) program
  • Family planning programs + paid parental leave
  • Physical fitness and wellness memberships
  • Emotional and mental health support programs
  • Unlimited PTO + 10 paid federal holidays + our annual, week-long Winter Break
  • Flexible work environment
  • Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Learning and Development stipend
  • Transparent culture
  • Amazing mission!

About Upside Business Travel

Upside Business Travel is a travel management company that offers a platform for booking business travel. The company was founded in 2015 by Jay Walker, the founder of Priceline.com. Upside Business Travel's platform allows users to book flights, hotels, and rental cars in one place. The company also offers a rewards program that gives users gift cards for booking travel. Upside Business Travel has raised over $50 million in funding.
Learn more about Upside Business Travel
Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2018

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