Lead Product Manager, Gamification

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!

Our Product Managers (PMs) have ownership over product optimizations and features, from independently run experiments to major product decisions. Backed by strong analytical skills and business acumen, and inspired by access to senior leadership and transparency into how they make product decisions, our PMs develop insights that lead to new product ideas and Duolingo’s next beloved feature. 

Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced mobile gaming Product Manager to work on an extraordinary Growth team with a world-changing mission. You’ll invent and work on fun gamified features that drive retention and engagement.

We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with thoughtful peers. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more!

  You will...

• Work with executive leadership to drive product strategy for a key team in the Growth Area
• Drive product features through their entire creative cycle: ideation, specification, development, release, analysis, and iteration
• Perform qualitative and quantitative research to explore and validate feature ideas
• Partner with product designers to ensure a fun and delightful user experience in our product
• Work with engineers to help guide feature development
• Perform experiment analysis on features and find opportunities for optimization
• Define your key performance indicator(s) which drive user growth, and achieve them!

  You have...

• 5+ years of experience in mobile gaming
• A desire to make the world a better place through technology and education
• Ability to apply user insights, data, and statistical analyses to inform decisions
• An instinct for creating simple and intuitive user experiences
• Demonstrated ability to be resourceful, curious, and innovative
• Experience leading projects and teams
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Design, Psychology, or equivalent

  Exceptional candidates will have...

• Advanced degree in Business, Computer Science, Design, Psychology, or equivalent
• Extensive experience in fast-growing, consumer-facing mobile games that have a strong IAP and/or subscription growth.

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We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

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