Discord is looking for a highly technical, creative, hands-on and mission-driven Head of Growth with experience in the social media space. This leadership role will oversee user growth and retention; create the product roadmap, and create meaningful products that exceed goals and bring joy to our users. You will report directly to one of the co-founders and directly influence the future of Discord.
Everyone whose life could be improved by Discord should know about it, and those millions who use it every day should invite their friends and get more from the product.
If that sounds exciting to you, read on!
What you'll be doing
- Build and lead a cross-functional growth organization by partnering with Engineering, Design, Data Science, and Marketing.
- Hire and grow engaged product managers by coaching and instilling a sense of ownership and impact.
- Determine Discord’s product growth strategy from acquisition to activation, using both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Manage processes and use your expertise to continually improve the team and ensure your team achieves extraordinary results.
- Partner with marketing on acquisition strategies across all channels, including organic, paid and referrals.
- Partner with Finance and Data Science to develop models to forecast predictable growth outcomes.
What you should have
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Proven track record building an inspired cross-functional growth organization within a social product.
- True passion for leading teams and growing product managers.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, excited about figuring out solutions to complex problems, and then executing on them.
- Strategic first principles thinker that can work with others to find practical solutions.
- Strong product sense and take pride in understanding your customers.
- Analytical mindset and a data-driven approach to problem solving.
- High EQ, Low ego. Collaborative. Can exemplify the core values of Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose and Compassion (Jason Citron, CEO/Founder “The Four Values of Working at Discord“)
Benefits and Perks
- Medical insurance including Health, Dental, Vision
- 13 paid holidays
- Unlimited sick days
- Parental Leave and fertility benefits
- Supported-employee clubs and Employee Resource Groups
- Commuter Contributions of $270 a month (pretax)
- Daily lunches and unlimited snacks
- Monthly gym and fitness stipend
About Us
Friends, coworkers, gamers, nerds, moms, dads, engineers, designers, marketers, support. Originally, we created Discord to help people come together around games. It's been amazing to watch it grow into what it is today - a place where millions of diverse communities exist and people connect with old friends and new. Diversity and inclusiveness are a critical part of how we get to what's next. We believe that with diversity comes a better product, better decisions, and a better work environment. As we continue to grow, our values keep us dedicated to building a company that is representative of the world we live and play in.
Discord is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting an inclusive work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value diversity, inclusion, and aim to provide a sense of belonging for everyone.
