Product Manager, Automattic at Automattic

Worldwide

$120k - $190k

<p>We’re looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our growing product organization and own a key area within <a href="https://automattic.com/">Automattic’s</a> product ecosystem. This is a foundational role where you’ll have significant autonomy to shape your product area and contribute to our evolving product culture.</p> <p>You’ll work directly with our Head of Product to define strategy, drive execution, and deliver meaningful outcomes for millions of users across our products. This isn’t just about managing a roadmap—you’ll be building something for scale while working alongside some of the most talented people in the industry.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Define and execute product strategy for a core area within Automattic's portfolio.</li> <li>Partner closely with engineering, design, and other cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional user experiences.</li> <li>Use data, research, and market insights to make informed product decisions and measure success.</li> <li>Manage complex tradeoffs between user needs, business objectives, and technical constraints.</li> <li>Set clear goals and success metrics that align with company priorities.</li> <li>Quickly build trust and credibility with key stakeholders.</li> <li>Build and maintain roadmaps that balance short-term wins with long-term vision.</li> <li>Ship iteratively and learn quickly, adapting strategy based on real-world feedback.</li> <li>Communicate progress, challenges, and opportunities clearly to stakeholders across the organization.</li> <li>Bring best-in-class product thinking and processes to your work and team.</li> <li>Share knowledge and insights that help raise the bar for product excellence across Automattic.</li> <li>Stay current with industry trends and practices, applying relevant learnings to our unique context.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You Bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>Track record of shipping successful products at scale, with measurable impact on user outcomes, revenue growth, and business results.</li> <li>Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and data-driven decision making.</li> <li>Proven ability to work effectively with technical teams and navigate complex technical tradeoffs.</li> <li>Strong track record of influencing and aligning stakeholders regardless of your position within the corporate hierarchy.</li> <li>Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear strategies and actionable plans.</li> <li>Demonstrated success defining product vision and translating it into executable roadmaps.</li> <li>Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and making high-quality decisions with incomplete information.</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas clearly to executive leadership.</li> <li>Natural collaborator who builds strong relationships across teams and functions.</li> <li>Thrives in distributed, asynchronous work environments and can drive alignment across time zones and cultures.</li> <li>Understanding of the WordPress ecosystem, including hosting, sitebuilding, plugins, and developer tools.</li> <li>Experience with Open Source communities and development practices a plus.</li> <li>Familiarity with web publishing, content management, or creator economy trend preferred.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Salary range: $120,000-$190,000 USD.</strong>  Please note that salary ranges are global, regardless of location, and we pay in local currency.</p> <p>We are searching for high-caliber candidates with the skills and qualities to have a net positive for Automattic. Pay will reflect the potential contribution and the impact you can bring, which may, in some cases, go beyond the range stated.</p> <p>We’re pleased to offer a straightforward, competitive base salary, providing financial clarity without complex variable components. This isn’t your typical work-from-home job: we are a fully-remote company with an open vacation policy. To see a full list of benefits by country, consult our <a href="https://automattic.com/benefits/">Benefits Page</a>. And check out these links to learn more about <a href="https://automattic.com/how-we-hire/">How We Hire</a> and <a href="https://automattic.com/expectations/">What We Expect from Ourselves</a>. <span>#LI-Remote</span></p><p><strong>About Automattic</strong> </p> <p>Now in <a href="https://timeline.automattic.com/">our 20th year</a>, we’re the people behind <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress.com</a>, <a href="https://href.li/?http://woocommerce.com/">WooCommerce</a>, <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a>, <a href="https://href.li/?http://simplenote.com/">Simplenote</a>, <a href="https://href.li/?http://jetpack.com/">Jetpack</a>, <a href="https://href.li/?http://longreads.com/">Longreads</a>, <a href="https://href.li/?https://dayoneapp.com/">Day One</a>, <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.pocketcasts.com/">PocketCasts</a>, <a href="https://www.beeper.com/">Beeper</a>, and more. We believe in making the web a better place.</p> <p>We’re a distributed company with more than 1400 Automatticians in nearly every corner of the globe, speaking over a hundred different languages. Enriched by this diversity, we’re united by a singular mission: to democratize publishing, commerce, and messaging so anyone with a story can tell it, anyone with a product can sell it, and everyone can manage their communications from a single source. In short, we help maintain a balance in society, creating and continually refining powerful tools people can use to compete fairly—regardless of income, gender, politics, language, or where they live in the world.</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/Automattic">We believe in Open Source</a>, and the vast majority of our work is available under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License">GPL</a>. Automattic is a <a href="https://mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/automattic-inc/">Most Loved Company</a> and <a href="https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/">Disability Confident Committed</a>. (<a href="https://happinessengineer.blog/2022/09/08/happiness-for-everyone-working-with-a-disability-at-automattic/">Here’s what that might mean for you</a>.) Learn more about our dedication to <a href="https://href.li/?https://automattic.com/diversity-and-inclusion/">diversity, equity, and inclusion</a> and our <a href="https://automattic.com/automattician-resource-groups/">Employee Resource Groups</a>.</p> <p>If you need disability-related accommodations during the application or interview process, please <a href="https://automattic.com/disability-related-accommodation-request/" target="_blank">fill out this form</a>. 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