Senior Program Manager, Genies
$175-225k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Creating avatars
Open for applications
Creating avatars
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$175-225k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To unlock a more authentic type of human expression, enabling people to be more comfortable with their true selves in the digital world.
Role
Who you are
- Our ideal candidate is a natural self starter that thrives in fast paced, autonomous, inventive and highly collaborative environments
- You enjoy complex problems that require you to lead and implement critical initiatives and programs to drive user acquisition, growth & retention, improved user experience, company OKR planning, business insights & analytics, and monetization strategies
- 7+ years of experience in program/project management, preferably in social, gaming or consumer related industry
- Advanced knowledge of the full life-cycle of product deployment to end users
- Strong presentation skills
- Confidence to deliver key insights and strategic product initiatives to the CEO and the broader executive team
- Experience in project planning and providing leadership
- 4+ years of Release Management experience preferred
- Highly detail oriented/proactive/self-directed
- Ability to deliver results on time, on budget and to the standards Genies has adopted
- Proven track record of holding others accountable
- Ability to manage, communicate, and document projects amongst various departments
- Strong knowledge and subject matter expertise of business goals and processes
- Partner with cross functional stakeholders to ensure all business priorities are moving forward and have visibility
- Out of the box thinking to achieve required outcomes
- A high standard of attention to detail and ‘follow-through’
- Knack for identifying gaps and areas of opportunities across business channels
- Excited and motivated in an agile environment
What the job involves
- Seated in our Los Angeles based headquarters, Genies is adding a Senior Program Manager to drive our Go-To-Market, Product, and Business Ops strategies
- This pivotal role will partner across Genies to define our GTM product strategy, architect & define Genies business performance and success metrics, and drive our creator & developer monetization strategies
- Ensure the success of all product releases and enable smooth product launch operations
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Art, R&D, and Games Studio to ensure engagement and execution for all business, product, and engineering initiatives
- Communicate consistently will all key executive stakeholders (including the CEO & Founder) to keep all projects and programs on track
- Collaborate with Marketing and Community Teams to effectively execute marketing strategies and help bring products to market
- Proactively identify risks and/or bottlenecks to product launches and effectively communicate contingency plans and alternative solutions to senior leadership
- Partner with Ops leaders to identify key risks and offer opportunities for future business initiatives
- Conduct extensive market research and competitor analysis - constantly seen as the industry insider for latest trends, viral content/experiences, and new product launches
- Taking responsibility of projects and/or programs throughout their entire lifecycle
- Properly scoping a project and/or program
- Manage and maintain tracking system for all company milestones
- Creating long-term and short-term plans, including setting targets for product milestones, creating project plans and enforcing teams to adhere to deadlines
- Delegating tasks on the project to XFN partners best positioned to complete them
- Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project and coming up with innovative solutions when gaps are identified
- Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy
- Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
- Adjusting schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change
Our take
Genies is a leading avatar company, bridging the gap between the physical and digital worlds. With the number of users in the digital space growing exponentially, Genies' goal is to help people more accurately depict themselves online.
While avatars have been around for a while, Genies provides users with greater customization options. For example, thanks to a partnership with Gucci, users can now buy digital designer clothing for their avatars.
The fact that Fortnite sold $1B in avatar skins in one year alone highlights how popular avatars still are in the gaming and entertainment industry. Genies has raised nearly $270M in funding and hopes to capitalize on this opportunity moving forward.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Apr 2022
$150m
SERIES C
May 2021
$65m
SERIES B
Total funding: $255.3m
Company benefits
- You'll work with a team that you’ll be able to learn from and grow with, including support for your own professional development
- You'll be at the helm of your own career, shaping it with your own innovative contributions to a nascent team and product with flexible hours and a work from home policy
- You'll enjoy the culture and perks of a startup, with the stability of being well funded
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family (Anthem + Kaiser Options Available), Dental and Vision Insurance
- Competitive salaries and 401K program for all full time employees
- Flexible paid time off, sick time, monthly mental health days and paid company holidays; in addition to paid parental leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave for full-time employees
- Health & wellness support through programs such as monthly wellness reimbursement
- Working in a brand new, bright, open-environment and fun office space - there’s even a slide!
- Choice of MacBook or windows laptop
Company HQ
Los Angeles, CA
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Leadership
Akash Nigam
(CEO)CEO and founder at Blend, then co-founded Genies in 2017 - has been CEO since. General Partner and Founder at Humans since 2020.
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