Duolingo

Senior Product Manager, Notifications

Duolingo$182K — $247K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager in consumer mobile apps
  • Deep understanding of effective notification strategies and user outreach
  • Proven track record in owning product strategy from concept to launch
  • Experience enhancing notification systems, including opt-in and channel strategy
  • Strong quantitative skills with the ability to leverage data for decision-making
  • Familiarity with ML-driven messaging and personalized user experiences
  • Ability to lead and drive consensus within cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Own product strategy for Duolingo's notification features
  • Lead the roadmap development for new notification types and user engagement
  • Oversee full product lifecycle of features: from ideation to iteration
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering and design
  • Utilize experiments to validate product ideas and uncover new opportunities
  • Improve key metrics like conversion rates and user engagement through innovative features
  • Explore and implement new notification formats and channels for personalized experiences

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their families
  • Support for professional development and continuous learning
  • Flexible working hours and the potential for remote work
  • Generous vacation policy and paid time off
  • Wellness programs focusing on employees' holistic well-being
Full Job Description
About the role...

Come and be a product lead within our Notifications Team, one of Duolingo's highest-impact Growth teams. Notifications are already among the most important drivers of top-line impact at the company, and we're investing further in this area as a major lever for driving retention and engagement.

You'll own product strategy and execution across a broad set of opportunities to make our notifications more effective, more engaging, and more valuable to learners. You'll help identify new notification types, improve opt-in and reach, and explore how channels like email and other alternatives can play a stronger role in bringing learners back.

This is a highly cross-functional role spanning product, engineering, data science, ML/AI, design, and product writing. You'll work closely with partners across disciplines to develop new ideas, run fast experiments, and turn what we learn into product strategy that helps more learners build lasting habits.

You will...
  • Own product strategy and execution for a major notifications surface, from identifying opportunities to shipping and iterating on solutions
  • Drive the team's roadmap across high-impact workstreams including new notification types, opt-in and reach, email, and alternative channels
  • Lead product features through their full lifecycle: ideation, prioritization, specification, development, launch, analysis, and iteration
  • Work closely with engineers, data scientists, ML/AI partners, product writers, and designers to create more effective and engaging notifications experiences
  • Use experimentation and product intuition to uncover new opportunities, validate ideas quickly, and translate learnings into product strategy
  • Improve core team metrics such as conversion, click-through rate, and opt-in, while balancing user reach and experience guardrails
  • Explore how new formats, channels, and UX patterns can make notifications more personalized, engaging, and effective for different learners
  • Partner closely with leadership to help shape the direction of one of Duolingo's top teams for driving top-line impact


You have...
  • Experience generating outstanding results as a Product Manager on a consumer mobile product
  • Significant experience working on notifications or adjacent lifecycle surfaces, with a strong understanding of what makes outreach timely, effective, and valuable to users
  • Experience owning product strategy and execution for notifications, including identifying new opportunities, prioritizing work, and driving launches from concept through iteration
  • Experience improving notification performance across areas such as new notification types, opt-in, reach, targeting, or channel strategy
  • Strong judgment for how to make notifications more engaging and effective while balancing user experience and long-term reachability
  • Experience working on personalized or ML-driven messaging systems, including targeting, ranking, experimentation, or template generation
  • Strong product instincts and analytical judgment, with the ability to use experiments and data to make meaningful decisions
  • Experience building and executing on roadmaps that improve existing notification systems while also creating new surfaces and capabilities
  • Ability to independently drive alignment and make progress in ambiguous spaces without waiting to be told what to do
  • Experience working cross-functionally with engineers, data scientists, designers, writers, and ML/AI partners
  • Excitement about moving quickly, learning from fast experimentation, and shaping product strategy
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Design, Psychology, or equivalent


☆ Exceptional candidates will have...
  • Advanced degree in Business, Computer Science, Design, Psychology, or equivalent
  • Experience working on consumer products with high-frequency engagement loops (e.g., health, wellness, fitness, mobile games)
  • Experience working on notification-related channels beyond push, such as email, Live Activities, or other alternative channels, and a point of view on the role each can play in driving engagement


The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!

Salary Range:

$182,800-$247,300 USD

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About Duolingo

Duolingo is a language-learning platform that includes a language-learning website and app, as well as a digital language proficiency assessment exam. The company was founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. Duolingo offers courses in over 40 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Chinese. The platform is free to use, but users can pay for additional features. Duolingo has won numerous awards for its innovative approach to language learning.
Learn more about Duolingo
Size
400 employees
Market Cap
$2.7 billion
Industry
Founded
2011
NASDAQ

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