About this role
Academia.edu is a venture-backed, for-profit, and profitable company based in San Francisco, recognized as the world’s leading platform for researchers to share work, discover research, and connect globally. We seek a high-performing Product Leader to lead our ‘Core Services’ Products group, responsible for key technologies like recommendations, payments, profile/identity management. Join us to power product teams providing technologies across the site.
In this role, define roadmaps for ranking and recommendation efforts while owning the global payment platform to drive subscriptions and reduce cancellations. Identify merchants, banks, vendors, and methods that enhance performance on Academia. Initially lead 2 product teams, acting as IC to demonstrate execution excellence.
Our Bay Area team gathers in San Francisco's Financial District office three days a week: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for All Hands, collaborative sessions, and innovation brainstorming. The space features cozy rooms for 1:1 mentoring and focused work, plus larger rooms for team activities. This environment fosters closer connections and productivity.
Hire and build the team to 4 product teams by early 2025, supporting PMs and advocating best practices across the company. Our bold vision democratizes research, accelerating scientific discovery for everyone. Shape the future of possibilities at Academia.edu.
Requirements
- 7-12 years of product experience with a focus on B2C products
- Previous experience in recommendations/ranking/relevance, payments tech stack, or user identity/data management
- Previous experience hiring and leveling-up PMs
- Strong IC product skills to lead from the front and teach best practices
- Demonstrated ability to make significant business impact autonomously
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
- Customer-centric approach with data-driven validation
- Extensive experience with A/B testing and user research, both qualitative
Responsibilities
- Define the roadmap for ranking and recommendation efforts, driving alignment with exec stakeholders
- Own the payment platform globally and identify merchants, banks, vendors, methods to drive subscriptions and reduce cancellations
- Hire and support a high-performing product team for current and future roles
- Act as IC for a product team early on to show execution excellence and model performance
- Advocate for and provide best practices for product as a function across the company
- Lead core services products including recommendations, payments, and profile/identity management
- Power product teams serving customers directly and supporting internal teams
Benefits
- Venture-backed, for-profit, and profitable company
- San Francisco Financial District office with cozy rooms for 1:1 mentoring and focused work
- Three days a week in-office (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays) for All Hands, collaboration, and events
- Larger rooms designed for team activities and innovation brainstorming
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