Pod Member

inKind; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

inKind is building autonomous Pods that own business outcomes from idea to impact. This Pod Member role sits at the intersection of Product, Growth, AI, and Strategy, requiring builders who can operate across disciplines and commercial aims.

You’ll identify opportunities, work with engineers, launch products, and measure impact to prove value. As a Pod Member, you’ll be expected to turn ambiguity into actionable plans, collaborate across teams, and relentlessly pursue high-impact outcomes that

Qualifications

• Identify opportunities and shape solutions across pods.
• Work directly with engineers to launch products.
• Measure impact and decide whether launches worked.
• Not here to manage a backlog—solve important problems.

Responsibilities

• Own a Pod objective and move the metrics behind it.
• Turn broad business problems into clear priorities and executable plans.
• Decide what matters most and keep the Pod focused on high-impact work.
• Bring the right people together and drive decisions when no obvious answer exists.
• Spot blockers, risks, and opportunities early—and act on them.
• Challenge assumptions and push toward simpler, faster solutions.
• Stay close to customers and partners to understand real needs.
• Measure post-launch results and decide what to scale, change, or stop.
• Step outside your functional lane when needed to achieve outcomes.
• Create momentum and own the result.

Skills

Product

0→1

Technical

Data

Growth

Commercial

B2C

B2B

AI

Job description

Pod Member - Product, Growth, AI & Strategy

Location: Austin, TX - primarily in person

Reports To: Pod Lead

What Is a Pod?

inKind operates through Pods: small, autonomous teams that own a business outcome from idea to impact.

Pods bring together Product, Engineering, Data, Design, Growth, and commercial expertise to find opportunities, build solutions, launch quickly, and measure results.

There are no traditional handoffs. The Pod owns the outcome.

Examples of problems a Pod might own include:

• Increasing active users, engagement, and retention
• Improving restaurant discovery and personalization
• Helping restaurant partners acquire customers and grow revenue
• Improving restaurant onboarding and activation
• Building new AI-powered experiences
• Testing new products, incentives, and growth opportunities

The Role

This is not a traditional Product Manager role.

We're looking for builders and operators who can work across Product, Engineering, Data, Growth, AI, and commercial strategy.

You’ll identify opportunities, get into the data, shape solutions, work directly with engineers, launch products, and determine whether they actually worked.

You’re not here to manage a backlog. You’re here to solve important problems.

What We're Looking For

We want people with experience across several of these areas:

• Product: Finding problems, shaping solutions, and shipping products.
• 0 → 1: Taking ideas from ambiguity to launch.
• Technical: Working deeply with Engineering and understanding technical tradeoffs.
• Data: Using data to find opportunities, make decisions, and measure impact.
• Growth: Acquisition, conversion, engagement, retention, and experimentation.
• Commercial: Understanding revenue, ROI, unit economics, and business models.
• B2C + B2B: Understanding both consumer behavior and business/partner needs.
• AI: Using AI to prototype, automate, analyze, and build faster.

You don't need to be an expert in everything. But traditional PM experience alone isn't enough.

What You'll Do

• Own a Pod objective and take responsibility for moving the metrics behind it.
• Turn broad business problems into clear priorities and executable plans.
• Decide what matters most and keep the Pod focused on the highest-impact work.
• Bring the right people together and drive decisions when there isn't an obvious answer.
• Spot blockers, risks, and opportunities early—and do something about them.
• Challenge assumptions and push the team toward simpler, faster solutions.
• Stay close to customers and partners to understand what actually needs solving.
• Measure what happens after launch and determine what to scale, change, or stop.
• Step outside your functional lane when that's what the outcome requires.
• Create momentum and own the result.

Why inKind?

You’ll operate across Product, Engineering, Data, AI, Growth, B2C, B2B, and commercial strategy with unusually broad ownership.

We're looking for people who want to build, experiment, understand the whole business, and own measurable results.

Who we are:

inKind connects passionate diners with exceptional restaurants across the country. inKind partners with thousands of restaurants and has millions of users who want to discover great places, dine confidently, and earn meaningful rewards. Through the inKind app, guests earn 20% back every time they dine, turning everyday meals into something more rewarding. From celebrated restaurant groups like José Andres and Michael Mina to beloved neighborhood favorites, inKind helps diners explore the best restaurants in town while supporting the restaurants and chefs who shape how their cities eat. Rooted in hospitality and built on a win-win philosophy, inKind exists to help great restaurants thrive while inspiring guests to dine out more often. Every meal creates value on both sides of the table, empowering diners to savor more while strengthening the restaurant community.

inKind is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to inKind's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected category have no bearing on our hiring decisions.

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