Senior Product Manager

Meet Playground ✨

Playground is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping create a world where everyone can build and belong to community. Our next-gen social platform aims to connect people through shared experiences and interests, creating more meaningful relationships online and in real life.

The Role

A great product is at the core of what we do, and we take pride in the products we ship. As the Sr. Product Manager, you will join a design-centric team and play a key role in defining how our users will interact with our mobile and web product and services.

In this role, you will:

• Drive the product philosophy, vision, and roadmap for features and tools that empower admins and moderators to build more active and healthy communities
• Innovate and create new ways for communities to come together, talk, and build meaningful relationships through shared experiences
• Work with the team to improve discovery and recommendation of communities on the platform
• Work with a team of engineers, designers, and data scientists to build delightful world-class products
• Work with our other Creator partners to define the future of the creator economy and build a playbook that can help more people find belonging within community
• Empathize with admins and moderators by building long-term relationships with many of our community creators. Become their trusted advocate and help them do their job sustainably

You are:

• A leader with 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager of a software product, preferably in the next-gen social space
• Someone who thrives in ambiguous environments, excited about finding solutions to complex problems, and then executing on them
• A leader who has experience building and shipping great software, including responsibilities driving prioritization, tradeoffs, and timelines
• Demonstrated technical proficiency and effectiveness working closely with engineers
• Proven track record of shipping products from design to deployment
• Proven ability to analyze and synthesize data, including writing SQL
• Strong product sense and pride in understanding your customers
• Prefer to chart the course rather than be micromanaged
• Looking to work with a psychologically safe and values* driven team
• Excited to have a direct impact on a young brand in a hot space

Bonus points!

• A love for helping & empowering others
• Have helped build communities before as an admin or moderator
• Passionate about getting out of your comfort zone and gaining new experiences

LET’S PLAY!

PS: Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet about 60% of job criteria, women and individuals from marginalized groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you think you have what it takes but you’re not sure that you check every box, apply anyway!