Product Manager (Growth)

Substack

Substack lets writers connect with their audience on their own terms and earn money doing it. We make it simple for writers to publish to an email list that they own, get discovered on the web, and charge for subscriptions.

More than 1 million people pay to subscribe to writers across the Substack network, and the top writers make millions of dollars a year. Substack’s model depends on the success of writers using Substack – we only make money when they do.

_“Substack makes it dead simple to start a newsletter and get paid for it.” – _Judd Legum, author of Popular Information

_"Substack gives me a way to connect with my audience on my own terms.” – _Lyz Lenz, author of God Land and Men Yell At Me

Make something that matters

Great writing is valuable. It respects readers' time, their intelligence, and their trust. It helps us make sense of and change the culture we live in. At Substack, we're building a business model that enables great writing to thrive. Learn more about our opportunity and mission. 

We are a small but growing team, and there is more to build than we could ever imagine. That’s why we need you.

Every person at the company participates in customer support. We do this to build empathy with our users and enable us to build better products.

We believe that a diverse team will help us build a product that best serves the needs of a wildly diverse ecosystem of writers. So whatever your background or perspective, we’d welcome your input to help build the best possible version of Substack.

Product at Substack

Substack is looking for a talented Senior Growth Product Manager to build the products and systems that power the next phase of growth for the company. You will directly own the strategy, roadmap and execution of key growth initiatives, and influence company-wide decision making as the steward of the growth function. This position will report to the Head of Product and ideally be located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Data and Engineering teams to ensure we understand our growth story: where growth is coming from, what’s going well, and what isn’t -- and ensure this story is well understood across the company
• Own the growth roadmap by identifying the biggest opportunities for product-led growth
• Drive Substack’s experimentation process: form and validate data-driven hypotheses for accelerating member acquisition, retention and revenue. 
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Data and Partnerships to spec, test, and ship the Growth team’s roadmap
• Work closely with our executive leadership team to ensure that our growth strategy is a key component of the overall company strategy at all times
• Capture insights from growth experiments successes and failures, and communicate them to the broader team

Requirements

• 6+ years experience as a growth product manager (consumer tech experience preferred)
• Deep familiarity with growth frameworks (like cohort analysis and growth accounting)
• Strong analytical skills, competence in SQL, and experience with tools for doing data analysis
• Demonstrated success defining and shipping amazing products in an iterative manner, with a hands-on willingness to do whatever it takes from an execution perspective
• Strong attention to detail, interpersonal skills and can communicate effectively to influence teams
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners and professionals to achieve results
• An owner’s mindset - you don’t shy away from the hard stuff

Substack is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We're seeking people passionate about enabling independent expression and building a better business model for creators. If you want to see what media, communities, and content can become when unmoored from advertising models, and you have the skills and experience to contribute, we'd love to meet you.