Founding-Stage Product Manager, Content Platform

Applovin Corp.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AppLovin in Palo Alto is seeking a Product Manager to become the voice of the user for a next-generation global content platform. You will own how we learn about users and the US market, then translate findings into product decisions.

Most days involve talking with users, studying the market, and turning feedback into actionable roadmap insights. You’ll collaborate with Engineering and Operations to turn insights into priorities, aim to improve retention and engagement, and present clear

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in product management, product marketing, strategy and operations, consulting, user research, or a similar analytical role.
• Startup background and mindset with ownership and initiative.
• Strong sense for culture, trends, and how people use social and content apps.

Responsibilities

• Independently plan and run user research: recruit participants, conduct interviews, and synthesize findings.
• Run market and competitive research on features, including spending time in other apps to understand effectiveness.
• Turn feedback from reviews, support tickets, and community channels into structured insights.
• Dig into why users return, stay active, or drop off, and recommend retention actions.
• Identify what motivates users to share and re-engage, proposing culturally resonant features.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to turn insights into roadmap priorities.
• Present findings and recommendations clearly to the team and leadership.

Skills

User research

Market research

Data analysis

Product sense

Startup experience

Communication

Job description

AppLovin in Palo Alto is seeking a Product Manager to become the voice of the user for a next-generation global content platform. You will own how we learn about users and the US market, then translate findings into product decisions.

Most days involve talking with users, studying the market, and turning feedback into actionable roadmap insights. You’ll collaborate with Engineering and Operations to turn insights into priorities, aim to improve retention and engagement, and present clear