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About the Role

Wattpad is seeking a Product Manager to shape product strategy and drive outcomes for users and the business. This role is ideal for individuals passionate about fandom, storytelling, the creator economy, and pioneering products for millions of users.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multi-functional team to create, evolve and maintain multiple products across the platform
• Manage the product roadmap and ensure priorities are aligned with Wattpad's broader strategy
• Be responsible for hitting goals in line with Wattpad’s strategy
• Facilitate a strong product discovery process around understanding users, partners and stakeholder needs constantly validating hypotheses
• Work closely with our engineering teams to better define, implement and iterate on solutions together
• Seek to deeply understand how readers engage with the platform, clearly define and prioritize challenges and opportunities to ensure we are working on the right things at the right time
• Work closely with the product management team to ensure a cohesive and integrated product experience that meets the needs of our users, while supporting each other’s development across the practice
• Build strong relationships across the company to help solve problems together

Requirements

• At least 2-4 years of professional experience as a product manager
• Experience and understanding of technology systems
• Have strong product instincts about getting from a user pain point to an underlying problem
• Passion for the power of storytelling
• Excellent leadership and communications skills, with experience managing a variety of stakeholders
• Data-driven/analytical mindset with the ability to break down complex problems into manageable tasks and prioritize them and work comfortably in forecasts and revenue predictions
• Natural curiosity with a thirst to validate assumptions with data, insight and peer discussions to inform yourself better
• Authorized to work in Canada (excluding Quebec)

Location

• Greater Toronto Area

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 2-4 years

Education Level

• Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Business, or UX Design an asset

Salary/Compensations

• $95,000 - $120,000 a year

Benefits

• Career development, mentorship, and investment in learning
• Top industry health benefits, including vision and dental
• Health/wellness account
• RRSP Contributions (Canada), 401K Contributions (USA)
• Generous vacation and Maternity/Parental leave top-up program
• Corporate discount for gym memberships
• Work from almost anywhere in the world for part of the year
• Winter break shutdown

About the Company

• Wattpad's vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories.
• A leading global webnovel platform, Wattpad has democratized storytelling for a new generation of diverse Gen Z writers and their fans.
• Wattpad is part of WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem, where approximately 155 million monthly active users discover incredible stories in multiple formats.
• Wattpad is part of the WEBTOON Entertainment family of brands, home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms.
• Entrepreneurs and Do-ers. Our vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories, and our mission is to use the power of community and technology to unleash the full potential of stories to the world.
• We are visionaries, community builders, passionate problem solvers, storytellers, coffee snobs (tea drinkers, too!), curious by nature, and culturally diverse.
• Obsessed with our users, solving complex problems and maximizing flow, learning constantly, building the next great storytelling product, finding the greatest stories ever told, dogs (and cats), coffee, and good snacks.
• We work autonomously, collaboratively, respectfully, balancing with work, family, and play.

Equal Opportunity

• Wattpad is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate.
• Wattpad welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
• We are committed to fostering a global team that reflects the diversity of the Wattpad community.
• We consider employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other protected status.