Staff Product Manager (Core)

Grindr; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health benefits

401k match

Flexible PTO

Equity for all employees

Catered onsite meals

Travel and leisure stipend

Gender-affirmation fund

Commuter stipend

Job summary

Grindr is seeking a Staff Product Manager, Core to define and evolve the heart of Grindr’s experience, shaping the infrastructure and user journeys that millions rely on every day. This role sits at the center of the product organization, coordinating across teams to drive strategy, execution, and long-term platform evolution.

You’ll modernize core systems, elevate product quality, and unlock growth. You will mentor other PMs, drive multi-quarter strategy for Core surfaces, and partner with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management experience, with ownership of complex consumer-facing platforms at scale.
• Strong ability to mentor and elevate other product managers.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive multi-quarter product strategy for Core surfaces and systems that power engagement, identity, communication, and monetization.
• Own complex, high-impact problems across multiple teams with deep cross-functional alignment.
• Lead product discovery from concept through launch and iteration, balancing user needs with long-term architectural investments.
• Use data, experimentation, and qualitative research to inform decisions and measure impact.

Job description

• Our Core product is the foundation of that Gayborhood — the systems, surfaces, and experiences that power connection at scale. As a Staff Product Manager, Core, you will define and evolve the heart of the Grindr experience, shaping the infrastructure and user journeys that millions rely on every day. This role sits at the center of the product organization, operating across teams to drive strategy, execution, and long-term platform evolution
• You’ll join at a pivotal moment as we modernize our core systems, elevate product quality, and unlock the next phase of growth
• Define and drive multi-quarter product strategy for critical Core surfaces and systems that power engagement, identity, communication, and monetization
• Own complex, high-impact problem spaces that span multiple teams and require deep cross-functional alignment
• Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Data, Ecosystem Health, Marketing, and Legal to deliver scalable, reliable, and intuitive user experiences
• Lead product discovery and execution from concept through launch and iteration, balancing immediate user needs with long-term architectural investments
• Use data, experimentation, and qualitative research to inform decisions, measure impact, and continuously improve the Core experience
• Drive clarity in ambiguous environments — aligning stakeholders around priorities, tradeoffs, and measurable outcomes
• Influence technical direction in partnership with Engineering leadership to ensure our platform scales with user growth and product ambition
• Mentor and elevate other product managers through thought partnership, feedback, and modeling high standards of craft

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees
• 401k Matching (up to 6%)
• Flexible PTO, sick-time, holidays, and two company wide shut-down weeks + an annual travel and leisure stipend
• Equity for all employees
• Monthly lifestyle stipend for food and wellness as well as fully catered onsite breakfast, lunch, and snacks
• Gender Affimation Fund for transgender and gender non-conforming employees
• Queer-inclusive health benefits including LGBTQ consultative healthcare and expanded HRT shipped directly to employees in eligible states
• Monthly commuter stipend to get you to and from the office on in-person collaboration days
• Community projects and charitable giving stipend to support LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations alongside Grindr for Equality

An exceptional eye for product craft — you are deeply obsessed with user experience and design, and care about making interaction, visual design, performance, and technical execution feel seamless and authentic. You push for harmony between product thinking and design excellence, and raise the bar for quality across teamsTrack record of using experimentation and data to drive measurable improvements in engagement, retention, or monetizationExceptional communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across disciplinesComfort operating with autonomy in high-ambiguity, high-visibility environments8+ years of product management experience, with significant ownership of complex, consumer-facing mobile or web platforms at scaleStrong systems thinker — comfortable working on platform-level problems, technical constraints, and long-term scalabilityProven ability to define strategy and deliver impact across multi-team initiativesPassion for building products that meaningfully serve the LGBTQ+ community