We are looking for a Product Manager to join our Product team. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping our product strategy and driving meaningful outcomes for both our users and the business. If you are passionate about fandom, storytelling, the creator economy, and pioneering products for millions of users, then this is the role for you!

Your role as a Product Manager will be to connect this product vision to business challenges and technology opportunities. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team including engineering, design, marketing, and analytics. You will work to understand and solve the needs of users while ensuring we can meet our business goals. You will help facilitate the process of determining the best solutions in collaboration with your team, and you will be the representative of the team to ensure the team's efforts are aligned to the needs of the organization and supported by appropriate stakeholders.

What You'll Do:

• Work with a multi-functional team to create, evolve and maintain multiple products across the platform
• Manage the product roadmap and ensure priorities are aligned with Wattpad's broader strategy
• Be responsible for hitting goals in line with the Wattpad's strategy
• Facilitate a strong product discovery process around understanding users, partners and stakeholder needs constantly validating hypotheses
• Work closely with our engineering teams to better define, implement and iterate on solutions together
• Seek to deeply understand how readers engage with the platform, clearly define and prioritize challenges and opportunities to ensure we are working on the right things at the right time
• Work closely with the product management team to ensure a cohesive and integrated product experience that meets the needs of our users, while supporting each other's development across the practice
• Build strong relationships across the company to help solve problems together

Required Qualifications:

• At least 2-4 years of professional experience as a product manager
• Experience and understanding of technology systems
• Have strong product instincts about getting from a user pain point to an underlying problem
• Passion for the power of storytelling
• Excellent leadership and communications skills, with experience managing a variety of stakeholders
• Data-driven/analytical mindset with the ability to break down complex problems into manageable tasks and prioritize them and work comfortably in forecasts and revenue predictions
• Natural curiosity with a thirst to validate assumptions with data, insight and peer discussions to inform yourself better
• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Business, or UX Design an asset

$95,000 - $120,000 a year

What we offer (For Full-Time Only):

* Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals

* Top industry health benefits, including vision and dental

Your own health/wellness account to spend each year

* RRSP Contributions (Canada), 401K Contributions (USA)

* Generous vacation and Maternity/Parental leave top-up program

* Corporate discount for gym memberships for you and your family

* Work from almost anywhere in the world for part of the year

* Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!

Wattpad is conducting all interviews in a distributed manner using applicable third party software where needed and using visual interface tools such as Google Meet and Zoom.

Unlock the best of both worlds with a role that keeps you connected! We're looking for passionate individuals in the Greater Toronto Area to join our team who can work 3x per week from our vibrant downtown Toronto office. Wattpad has a hybrid work model, where employees enjoy the flexibility to connect with colleagues and collaborate on exciting projects in person, as well as the time and space to for productive work from home. This is your opportunity to be a part of our thriving workplace culture.

Wattpad encourages candidates to apply as long as they are authorized to work in Canada (excluding Quebec) as a precondition of employment. We are not able to sponsor applicants for work permits.