Director of Product, Creation

Job Description

Director of Product, Creation

The Smule mission is to connect people all over the world through the joy of making music at massive social scale. Music is much more than just listening... It's about creating, sharing, discovering, participating, and connecting with people. It is a social network with the power to break down barriers, touch souls and bring people together from all over the world.

Smule today has millions of monthly active users and is still growing at a fast pace. We’re looking for a seasoned product leader to develop and execute our content creation roadmap. This includes improving our singing and onboarding experiences while simultaneously executing a strategy for curating and delivering content across our global network.

The Ideal Candidate

• Is self-motivated and thrives in fast-paced environments with a high degree of ownership and accountability
• Is obsessed with content creation tools and empowering people to create content
• Has a track record of building world class user experiences capable of scaling to millions of users
• Has experience developing product strategies and roadmaps for multiple teams/functions
• Has been battle tested in a high intensity start-up environment
• Can communicate complex topics in a simple, effective manner to executive stakeholders
• Has experience navigating ambiguity and change with a relentlessly positive attitude

Role / Responsibilities

• Define and lead the Smule content creation roadmap
• Lead multiple product squads across various geos
• Work directly with our design leads to execute a strategy for scaling content creation
• Collaborate with leadership on long term strategy and how it translates into tactical product initiatives
• Define, manage, and report on key performance indicators that measure product capabilities against business goals
• Drive end-to-end development of content related features from ideation to launch

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product management
• 5+ years of experience in product management related to content curation and delivery
• Strong quantitative orientation a must; uses data and metrics to make sound product decisions but also understands how to collect and leverage qualitative feedback
• Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with business and technical people
• Experience with machine learning / recommendation algorithms

Preferred

• Mathematics or CS background strongly preferred
• Entrepreneurial experience (founder/co-founder)