Senior Product Manager, Recommendations

Inkittt

5+ Years | San Francisco, California, United States (On Site) | Full Time | 15 months ago

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Job Summary

Senior Product Manager needed for Inkitt. Must have 5+ years experience in product management, building data/algorithm-driven software, and expertise in search, recommendation engines, or personalization.

Must Have

Product Management
Data-Driven Software
Recommendation Engines
Personalization Expertise

Good to Have

Machine Learning
Information Architecture
Consumer Behavior
A/B Testing

Perks & Benefits

Diversity & Inclusion
Global Team

Job Description

Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st Century, standing at the forefront of technology and entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, Inkitt discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks. Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world, boasting a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Our recent expansion into GalateaTV is only the beginning of our journey to becoming the next-gen entertainment powerhouse.

What You’ll Do:

Drive innovation, definition, roadmap, and design of A/B tests and recommendations experiments to accelerate story discovery and subscriptions
Leverage advanced algorithms, machine learning concepts, and recommendation engines to drive engagement and satisfaction across our mobile apps
Develop and execute the product strategy for personalization features across our Inkitt, Galatea, and GalateaTV apps, ensuring alignment with overall business goals and crafting personalized experiences for our users
Spearhead a small cross-functional team to explore, execute, iterate, and deliver great search/recommendation experiences
With a deep understanding of our users’ needs, wishes, and problems, you will work with our Data Science team to build a long term roadmap and champion our customers’ needs at all times
Define metrics and make product and strategic decisions based on A/B testing and/or qualitative feedback

What You'll Bring:

5+ years of proven experience in product management, with a solid track record in building or managing data/algorithm-driven software products
Domain knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following areas: search, recommendation engines, personalization, data analytics, statistics, machine learning, information architecture, consumer behavior
Experience in building or managing data/algorithm-driven software products
Startup Hungry: You are proactive; able to thrive in a fast-paced evolving work environment
Think out of the box: You have experience with identifying various business problems or product flaws by coming up with creative solutions. Passion for creating and designing useful innovative products
Technical: You have an excellent understanding of how recommendation systems work under the hood
Empathy: Deeply understand our readers, writers, engineers, designers, business stakeholders
Location: Onsite in San Francisco, CA

The annual base salary range for this position is $70,000—$360,000 USD. Compensation will be determined by skill level, proficiencies, and experience.

At Inkitt, we strive to build a company culture and provide employment opportunities based on diversity and inclusion. We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed, as should our team members. As a growing team from 20+ countries, we welcome everyone to apply.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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7 Skills Required For This Role

Cross Functional Data Analytics Quality Control Alphabeta Testing Data Science Algorithms Machine Learning

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