Growth Product Manager

Contra; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k matching

Company laptop provided

Job summary

A leading technology firm in New York is seeking a Growth Product Manager to enhance engagement and drive user growth through innovative strategies. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in product management, particularly in growth and engagement products, and an analytical mindset. This hybrid role requires collaboration across teams to optimize user experiences and product features.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager in growth, engagement, or social products.
• Strong analytical mindset – comfortable digging into data and defining success metrics.
• Experience working on feeds, recommendation systems, or ranking algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Grow the network and drive new user signups through viral loops.
• Optimize the ranking algorithm to show engaging content.
• Build notification systems and email campaigns for user engagement.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Experience in growth or engagement products

Understanding of content ecosystems

Ability to collaborate cross-functionally

Experimentation skills

Job description

Growth Product Manager

Join Contra as a Growth-minded Product Manager to turn the feed into a powerful engine for engagement, discovery, and growth.

About Contra

Contra is building the world’s first professional network for independent creatives and the companies that hire them. We are commission‑free, global, and focused on enabling the future of flexible work.

Base pay range

$160,000.00/yr - $190,000.00/yr

Location

New York, NY

Responsibilities

• Grow the network: Make the feed a core driver of new user signups through viral loops and shareable content.
• Optimize the ranking algorithm: Tune feed ranking to show the most engaging, relevant content — driving likes, replies, and posts.
• Drive engagement loops: Build notification systems, email campaigns, and in-product features that create meaningful daily touchpoints.
• Experiment and iterate: Test content formats, layouts, and engagement mechanics to find what keeps users coming back.
• Measure what matters: Define and track metrics that tie feed health to growth — activation, retention, DAU/MAU, and conversion.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with data, design, and engineering to run rapid A/B tests and ship high-impact improvements.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager in growth, engagement, or social products.
• Strong analytical mindset — comfortable digging into data and defining success metrics.
• Experience working on feeds, recommendation systems, or ranking algorithms.
• Deep understanding of content ecosystems, network effects, and retention loops.
• Fast, hypothesis-driven, collaborative, and eager to experiment.
• Empathy for creators and curiosity about how they connect, share, and grow.
• Ownership mindset — able to execute from end-to-end without resource constraints.

Interview Process

• Intro call with Recruiting Team (20 minutes)
• Interview with Hiring Manager (40 minutes)
• Technical interview (30 minutes)Paid Case Study + Presentation (60 minutes)
• 401k matching
• Company laptop provided on start date
• Hybrid role: Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 3 days/week in office.

Additional

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