Principal Product Manager

Outsmart

$150K — $250K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8+ years of experience in building and shipping consumer products, ideally mobile.
  • Proven ability to own 0-1 product development and scale post-launch.
  • Strong understanding of user experience and product judgment.
  • Demonstrated success in improving engagement, retention, or growth metrics.
  • Proficiency in prototyping and testing ideas, not just documenting them.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with founders and teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead key product initiatives from concept to launch.
  • Design and enhance features across the learning experience.
  • Implement gamification mechanics effectively.
  • Improve onboarding, engagement, and retention strategies.
  • Drive experimentation and iteration to refine core metrics.
  • Ensure product quality and user experience for all shipped features.
  • Establish product processes as the team scales.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity package.
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage for employees and their dependents.
  • Parental leave for all full-time employees after 6 months.
  • Generous PTO policy including 10 days per year, a winter break, and over 12 paid holidays.
  • Flexible remote work options available.
  • Daily in-office lunch provided.
  • Opportunity to collaborate with talented individuals dedicated to meaningful impacts.
Full Job Description
What You'll Be Doing

You'll work with learning, design, and engineering to build engaging, effective mobile-first learning experiences, while developing a deep understanding of our students and continuously improving the product through data and intuition. You'll own and drive both 01 and 1N initiatives, partner with leadership on product strategy and key decisions, and run fast iterations across onboarding, engagement, and retention to drive growth. You will be expected to vibe code and show your ideas, not just talk about them.

Who You Are
  • 5 - 8+ years building and shipping consumer products (mobile preferred)
  • Experience owning 0  1 and scaling products post-launch
  • Strong product judgment and taste for user experience
  • Track record improving engagement, retention, or growth metrics
  • Comfortable prototyping and testing ideas, not just writing specs
  • Able to work autonomously in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environment
  • Clear communicator who can work directly with founders and small teams


What You'll Own
  • Key product initiatives from concept to launch
  • Product features across the learning experience
  • Gamification mechanics
  • Onboarding, engagement, and retention surfaces
  • Experimentation and iteration to improve core metrics
  • Product quality and user experience across shipped features
  • Product processes and ways of working as the team scales


What Helps You Succeed
  • Strong product taste and attention to detail
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity
  • High ownership mindset, you follow things through end-to-end
  • Ability to move quickly while maintaining a high quality bar
  • Bias toward action, you ship and learn rather than over-planning
  • Curious about users and consistently stay close to their needs
  • Willing to roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to move things forward
  • Eager to learn and receive feedback


Salary Range: $150K - $250K

Perks
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Parental leave for any full-time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents)
  • 15 PTO days per year, a winter break, and 12+ paid company holidays per year
  • Remote work days
  • Lunch provided in-office daily
  • Working with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world

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