Staff Product Manager, Monetization

Grindr; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision

Fertility & family-building support

401(k) with match

Equity for employees

Gender-affirming care

Flexible vacation

Monthly stipends for living costs

Job summary

Grindr is seeking a Staff Product Manager for Monetization to shape and elevate our AI-native social platform. You will drive revenue growth by crafting product strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and optimizing the monetization features that power millions of interactions.

The role emphasizes building scalable monetization experiences, running multivariate experiments, and translating data into actionable product improvements.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience as a product manager, preferably in a consumer-facing subscription based business.
• Strong understanding of subscription revenue dynamics including acquisition, conversion and retention.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product roadmap to drive monetization strategies that align with business goals and user needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize features, set timelines, and ensure delivery.
• Design, implement and measure multivariate A/B tests to optimize new and existing features.
• Monitor metrics and iterate to improve the purchase funnel and revenue generation.
• Communicate with stakeholders to align monetization goals and strategies.

Skills

Monetization strategy

Cross-functional leadership

A/B testing

Data-driven decisions

Product roadmapping

User research

Agile development

Job description

About the Team:

Grindr is an AI-native platform powering how millions of gay people connect globally. With 15M+ monthly users, 130B+ annual messages, and a team of fewer than 200, we move fast, stay lean, and tackle technical problems at a scale few companies ever see.

Joining Grindr as a Staff Product Manager for Monetization presents a pivotal opportunity to shape and elevate our leading GBTQ+ social networking platform. Your role will be central to driving revenue growth by crafting insightful product strategies, orchestrating cross-functional collaboration, and enriching user experiences through innovative monetization features and optimizations. With millions of users relying on our platform, your contributions will directly impact and empower our community. This role offers an exhilarating opportunity to drive innovation, while making a positive impact within both the LGBTQ+ community and our business endeavors.

At Grindr, we operate in Grindr Mode. Moderately hardcore day to day, truly hardcore when it counts. It’s about doing great work without burning out. Outcomes over outputs. Smart, driven people who raise your bar, with room to live full lives.

This is a hybrid role based in our LA, SF or New York office and will require you to be in person Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Role Requirements:

• Define and execute the product roadmap to drive monetization strategies that align with the company's strategic goals and user needs.
• Collaborate and lead cross-functional teams to prioritize features, establish project timelines, and ensure successful product delivery.
• Design, implement and measure multivariate A/B tests to show incremental impact across new features and optimize current features.
• Monitor key product metrics and iterate on features to optimize user experiences, specifically focusing on enhancing the purchase funnel for improved conversion rates and revenue generation.
• Communicate and present to effectively collaborate and align with cross-functional teams and stakeholders towards monetization goals.

You May Thrive in this Role if You:

• 7+ years’ experience as a product manager, preferably in a consumer-facing subscription based business.
• Solid understanding of the dynamics of subscription revenue generation, acquisition, conversion and retention models.
• Proven track record for leading monetization initiatives from ideation to launch.
• Ability to identify challenges and creatively find solutions that align with business objectives and user needs.
• Experience with A/B testing, user research, and other methodologies to optimize monetization strategies.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to gather and interpret data to inform decisions, understand the user behavior and measure revenue opportunities/impact.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of product management methodologies, including market research, ideation, user testing, and agile development.

Benefits and Perks:

• Health, Dental & Vision Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.
• Family Formation Up to $300,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
• Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
• Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
• Gender-Affirming Care : Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
• Time Off & Rest Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.
• Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch

About Grindr:

Grindr is building the Global Gayborhood in your Pocket. With more than 15 million monthly active users, Grindr has become a fundamental part of the gay community and is charting a path to make the world more free, equal, and just.

As a public company, we’re moving into the next chapter: becoming an AI-native organization that’s redefining what’s possible for our community. We’re embedding AI into our product and operations, moving with startup speed while operating at scale.

Everything we do is rooted in impact for our users and outcomes for the business. This isn’t social work, it’s impact through excellence. Business success is what gives us the power to serve our community and the seat at tables others can’t reach. How we work is defined by Grindr Mode, our operating model that’s moderately hardcore day-to-day and truly hardcore when it counts. We think like owners, drive real outcomes, create clarity through action, and push each other to go further than we thought possible.

We’re headquartered in West Hollywood with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. Our work extends beyond the product through Grindr for Equality, our social impact initiative that’s partnered with 100+ community organizations globally to advance safety, health, and human rights for LGBTQ+ people worldwide.

We’re profitable, growing, and building a team of smart, driven people who bring different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to the work. Want to build technology at a massive scale that serves millions? Come join us!

Grindr is an equal-opportunity employer.

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