Staff Product Manager, Snapchat 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’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Product team uses creativity, insights, and operational excellence to steer our product vision across Snap Inc. This team of designers, scientists, and product managers work in a highly collaborative environment to build the products and experiences that bring our community together in new and special ways.

We're looking for a Product Manager to join the Consumer Product team at Snap Inc.!

What You'll Do:

• Lead the feature development and launch process for new and iterative improvements to content ranking and personalization

• Define how we rank and personalize content, with the goal of making it easier for Snapchatters to find stories they enjoy and care about and impact Snap's engagement and monetization objectives

• Build and ship innovative products by working with cross-functional leaders in engineering, data science, product design, and business teams

• Define goals and own the results for your product area

• Manage a long-term roadmap for your product area including internal tools, data and analytics

• Solicit ideas and feedback, gather requirements, write specs, create wireframes and workflows, and coordinate cross-functionally

• Drive strategic product decisions via evaluation of market trends and customer feedback and perform meticulous retrospective and prospective analysis of product performance

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge of machine learning ranking workflows (e.g. model training, feature management, cold start etc.)

• Ability to initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance

• Ability to collaborate and build trust with engineers, designers, data science and other cross-functional teammates

• Excellent analytical skills, a high attention to detail, and experience with AB testing

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree or equivalent years of experience

  8+ years of experience building and shipping products at a consumer or enterprise technology company

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA/BS or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, or related field

• Background building and applying ML technologies to large scale problems

• Experience with product design, software development, or interaction design

• Familiarity with SQL, Python, R, Minitab, or SPSS

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.

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 $229,000-$343,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $218,000-$326,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $195,000-$292,000 annually.

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