Product Lead

We create a safe space for communities to thrive.

OpenWeb’s mission is to improve the quality of conversations online, building a healthier web where content creators of all kinds are empowered to thrive. As a product company, OpenWeb partners with publishers and brands to build strong, direct relationships with their audiences. 

OpenWeb’s technology empowers its partners to build vibrant communities rooted in healthy conversations and robust social experiences. OpenWeb works with more than 1,000 top-tier publishers, hosting more than 100 million active users each month.

Founded in 2015, OpenWeb has more than 300 employees in New York City, Tel Aviv, Kyiv, San Diego, Canada, London, and Paris and is backed by world-class investors, including Georgian, Insight Partners, Entrée Capital, The New York Times, Samsung Next, Dentsu, and ScaleUp. To date, the company has raised $393 million in funding and is currently valued at $1.5 billion. 

To learn more about OpenWeb’s platform, visit OpenWeb.com or follow @OpenWebHQ on LinkedIn and Twitter.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Leader: Drive and build impact-driven roadmaps of your dedicated product group’s short and long-term product strategy and vision by being deeply connected to your domain’s users and opportunities.

Entrepreneur. Take full responsibility and ownership of the products in your group, from inception to production, ensuring our goals align with your users’ and publishers’ needs.

Talk to Your Users! Led market research and competitive landscape analysis to assess and identify customer, business, and technical needs.

Hands-On Execution: Define feature specifications and work closely with engineering teams to ensure effective delivery. Work with the Product Managers to maintain a well-grooming backlog, ensuring that items are properly prioritized and detailed.

Mentoring: Be the focal point for Two experienced Product Managers who lead development teams and oversee product design. 

Collaborate: Work closely with top-notch pros in Dev, BI, Business Development, and Marketing teams to successfully take your product to market.

High Standards: Be a domain expert and a source of knowledge.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven experience of 5 years in product management, with a track record of successfully launching and managing digital products or services.
• Prior experience of 2 years in a leadership or managerial role, with demonstrated ability to mentor and develop high-performing teams
• Experience with leading B2B/B2B2C products that affect millions of users.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas, influence stakeholders, and build consensus across diverse teams.
• Proven track record of leading cross-organizational efforts in building and launching complex products while managing intricate operations and numerous moving parts.
• Strong product sense, and ability to understand the problem or the opportunity.
• Strong analytical skills, developing product hypotheses and understanding the results.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, product development frameworks, and best practices in software development.

 

The OpenWeb Culture

We offer a dynamic and unconventional work environment that spans from NYC to London, France, Kyiv, and Tel Aviv, bringing together a diverse group of world-class and high-caliber techies, wordsmiths, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers. We empower every individual across our global team to be a catalyst for change and strive to create a work environment where you can have the utmost autonomy over your role and projects from start to finish. If you want to join an innovative tech company where you can challenge yourself, have the freedom to own your work, and make a lasting impact, then you have a spot within our growing community!

OpenWeb is committed to building diverse teams and upholding an equal employment workplace that is free from discrimination. We hire amazing individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, medical conditions, genetic information, disability, or Veteran status.

Build your skills with us as you build a better web for everyone. Join us!

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