Director of Product Management

About BeatStars

Since 2008 BeatStars has been the pioneering and go-to online music marketplace to connect millions of recording artists and music producers worldwide. BeatStars is also the leading music discovery tool for all the major and independent labels. Most recently, BeatStars partnered with Sony Publishing to launch its publishing arm on the platform.

Now, with over 3 million monthly active users, we've paid over $200M to our creator community. We continue to support independent musicians with the tools, community, opportunities, and education they need to earn a living doing what they love.

What You’ll Be Doing

Having grown substantially in the last two years, we are looking for an experienced Director of Product Management with a proven ability to scale from $100M in revenue and beyond. As Director of Product Managementfor BeatStars, you will be responsible for overseeing and driving the monetization of product lines to optimize revenue across the platform and accelerate the company’s product lines. You’ll make direct contributions to achieve the company’s long-term strategy and near-term objectives through your leadership and mentoring of a product and design team, and will work closely with Engineering as well as other key stakeholders to drive the business forward.

Responsibilities:

• In alignment with the CEO, define product roadmap and next wave of product investments to accelerate BeatStars priorities and leadership in the marketplace.
• Translate company vision and strategy into best practices and actionable goals; ensure the design and product team has the necessary tools, skills, and talent to be successful.
• Performs ongoing product management and development including deep dive analysis to formulate data and market driven recommendations for product, rule, rate, or underwriting changes.
• Key contributor to enhancements of existing products and development of new products, including but not limited pricing strategies, segmentation enhancements, DOI filing implications, ISO interactions, interactions with UW rules and internal execution.
• Hire, lead, and mentor a team of product owners and designers who can excel at creating customer-focused and intuitive design experiences for customers across our product ecosystem.
• Ensure product requirements are delivered on time for engineering.
• Define, track, and communicate relevant department OKRs and goals for the product team to measure performance and contribution to company goals and strategy.
• Develop deep empathy will all creators, including recording artists and music producers; develop a deep understanding of their objectives and needs, and engage at a detailed technical level to define solutions.
• Lead product management and business analysis.
• Guarantee value is quickly delivered to users using lean startup methods in a product driven organization.
• Develop strong relationships and communicate regularly with executive leadership to inform the product strategy and translate business needs into product requirements.
• Sign off on QA test plans.
• Monitor business, market, and technology trends to inform product strategy and proactively propose new solutions.
• Stay up to date on the latest best practices, strategies, technologies, and industry changes relevant to product management and design.

What You’ll Need

• Previous accountability for product and design teams at a Sr. Manager/Director level in a product strategy role for a SaaS/marketplace product.
• Ability to effectively manage and develop multiple teams in a global and virtual environment.
• Extensive knowledge of product management principles, product development lifecycle, and product design.
• Deep knowledge (and continuously develop on it) about customer segmentation, user research and the craft of design.
• Clear track record of shipping high-quality SaaS solutions across multiple markets/regions, delivering value to users and customers.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment implementing Lean tools, projects, and programs, with a proven track record of success.
• Ability to manage budgets and financial results.
• Experience taking extreme ownership, insisting on the highest standards, having a bias for action and attracting and developing the most talented people.
• Strong business insight and judgment and a collaborative and inclusive work style.
• Be based in Austin, Texas.
• Experience in a consumer technology company is a plus.

This role might be for you if

• You push the boundaries and think big picture while being able to tell a story and understand scalability.
• You are a team player. You understand that flying solo is a limiting and isolating choice and know that making your team look good works far better than creating a one-man show.
• You are an expert communication router - being at the center of the information triangle among the market, team, and company, you know how to find the best method and style to communicate thoughts, ideas, and feedback.
• You lead by influence, core values, and example, through motivating, guiding, and keeping your functional leads focused on the vision and goals.
• You relate well to people and easily establish good relationships.
• You respond quickly and appropriately to the needs of others.
• You have a knack for explaining complicated things simply.
• You’re level-headed and cool under pressure. When things change, you know how to roll with the punches.
• You can tolerate ambiguity.
• You enjoy managing the big picture, as well as the small details.
• You are an out-the-box thinker when it comes to finding solutions to problems.
• You will blow us away with your work ethic, passion, your integrity, your attitude, and your energy!

Benefits

We're a small and growing team working together closely and operating with complete autonomy and freedom. This means you will have a direct impact on any project that you work on, and your success will be felt across the company. Some other perks include:

• Elite tier of benefits - generous contributions towards medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents
• FSA/HSA
• 20 PTO days (+5 Days at 4 years tenure) and Routine sick days
• 10 Company Observed Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
• Daily Meditation Session hosted by CEO
• $250 Remote work reimbursement at hire and $100 annual remote work refresh
• 8 weeks of parental leave paid at 100%
• Company sponsored Short Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits (LTD, Accident, Additional Life, and 401k)
• Flexible work hours
• $70-month tech reimbursement
• $100/month Wellness Program through JOON
• Company observed Self-Care Days (4x per year)
• Virtual social events and a sense of community (even online)
• Global Recognition and Anniversary Program
• Plenty of opportunities while we grow and scale in a global environment
• Access to Udemy On-Demand Learning Platform

Compensation

The salary range for this role is from $200K to $250k USD yearly.