Product Manager, Content Ranking

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

The Snapchat Product team combines creativity, research, data-driven insights, and operational excellence to shape the experiences that make Snapchat engaging and impactful for our global community. This team of Designers, Product Managers, Data Scientists, Researchers, and Strategists works collaboratively across areas such as Core Growth, User Experience, Bitmoji, Augmented Reality, and Emerging Products. Together, they craft innovative solutions that enhance user connections, elevate content and AR experiences, and drive the growth and evolution of Snapchat’s core platform.

We’re looking for a Product Manager, Content Ranking to join our team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

• Partner with cross-functional teams to build app features and content experiences that ensure Snapchatters of every age, in every market, are entertained in a safe environment

• Build new content experiences with sharp intuition for cultural trends and short-form video including what makes content resonate in the moment, and how to surface it to the right Snapchatters at the right time

• Launch features and improvements that give Snapchatters greater control over the quality of their content experience all in a scalable way within a privacy- and safety-by-design framework

• Develop goals, strategy, and roadmaps; own products and features from conception to launch and beyond, setting the metrics that inform their success and impact

• Collaborate with partners across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Legal, and Policy to align teams on a shared vision and steer execution toward that vision

• Develop and present go-forward recommendations with key stakeholders, closely monitoring and measuring the results of all features

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Proven ability to develop a product strategy for content ranking and recommendation systems and translate it into a prioritized, data-driven roadmap

• Proven ability to define and analyze success metrics and input metrics for a large organization

• Strong analytical, prioritization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and approach problems with system-level thinking

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to build trust and align cross-functional teams across engineering, data science, and beyond

• Ability to deliver exceptional results in a fast-paced but collaborative and kind environment

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree or equivalent years of experience

• 4+ years of experience building and shipping products at a technology company

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in product management, preferably working on content quality, content understanding, content ranking, or content moderation

• Passion for Snapchat and creative problem solving

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $173,000-$259,000 annually.

 

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $164,000-$246,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $147,000-$220,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.