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Product Manager, Mid-Level
Why this is a great job
A text-based social network for this community is an interesting idea and will give you lots of ways for you to flex your product muscles. If you love connecting people, this could be the role for you.
The nitty gritty
Company website: www.thisislex.app
Location: Remote/NYC/Berlin
Lex is a lo-fi, text-based social app for womxn, trans, genderqueer, two spirit and non-binary ppl for meeting lovers and friends. Inspired by old school newspaper personal ads, Lex (formerly known as Personals) lived on Instagram for years before evolving into an app. In November 2019 we released Lex app MVP. 8 months in and Lex has average 10K daily active users. We closed our seed round in June with funding from the people behind Co–Star, Peanut, Zola, and more.
The Opportunity
Product Manager will direct the growth of Lex. You’ll help queer people connect to each other and themselves – through our text-based social app – in real, meaningful ways.
🚙 You’ll oversee the whole product development process–from planning our roadmap, working with UX designers, analyzing data and metrics. You’ll study the Lex community, make conclusions and decisions on the basis of data and direct written feedback from the users. As part of the founding team you'll work closely with CEO, CTO in tandem to conceptualize and create product features.
📲 Our ideal candidate is a person with experience working on social products. Including a track record of success at leading product organizations who worked with them from early stage to established, successful product. You’re a visionary on viral loop with ability to create viral strategies for smart growth with retention in mind. You have an understanding of the psychology of the Lex community.
🌈 You're comfortable with remote work, have great team spirit, possess knowledge & passion about queer culture. You are excited to be part of a team and product that works hard to be inclusive and intersectional.
⏰You should be comfortable working alongside NYC (ET) and Berlin (CET) timezones for at least a 4 hour period.
Within 1 month, you’ll:
Get to know the Lex Team.
Get comfortable with Lex toolset & workflow.
Gain insight into Lex metrics and strategy.
Learn about the Lex product portfolio.
Within 3 months, you’ll:
Develop and maintain a short term product roadmap.
Make first conclusions and decisions on the basis of data.
Collaborate with the UX designer on feature conceptualization.
Work directly with the CTO to clarify units of work and technical feasibility.
Within 12 months, you’ll:
Connect with the Lex community to understand their behavior and needs.
Develop, manage and execute on user retention and viral strategies.
Overhaul Lex data & analytics pipeline.
Make a visible impact on the product for all the users of Lex.
Within 12 months, you’ll:
Oversee the whole Lex product roadmap and vision.
Orchestrate the next major product release while collaborating across the Lex organization.
Work with the executive leadership team to make company wide decisions.
This is an ongoing, full-time position at Lex that will move well beyond 12 months. We sketched this timeframe to give you a framework of your impact at Lex.
Salary Band
US range: $85K-115K USD range based on high, average, low cost of living city and experience
EU range: 50k-70k EUR range based on EU location and experience
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