Senior Product Manager, Tinder

Innovation

$175-200k

Senior level
Los Angeles

2+ days a week in office (West Hollywood, CA)

Tinder

Swipe-based dating app

Open for applications

Tinder

Swipe-based dating app

501-1000 employees

B2CRetailB2BSocialDatingAdvertising

Open for applications

$175-200k

Senior level
Los Angeles

2+ days a week in office (West Hollywood, CA)

501-1000 employees

B2CRetailB2BSocialDatingAdvertising

Company mission

To power and inspire realconnectionsby making meeting easy and fun for every new generation of singles.

Role

Who you are

  • Your passion for product innovation and commitment to Tinder’s mission of fostering meaningful connections will be instrumental in driving our team's success
  • 5+ years of product management experience in: High-growth digital consumer tech companies, or Product innovation agencies, or Highly technical product roles with a focus on consumer product innovation
  • Exceptional ability to form product strategies in fast-changing environments with a proven track record of commercial success
  • Proven experience driving innovation initiatives and validating market success
  • Familiarity with innovative technologies and trends, especially in the social space
  • Strong ability to deliver QoQ results from your roadmap and implement new technologies, processes, and tools
  • Demonstrated success in delivering results and driving company-wide initiatives
  • Excellent communication skills and experience managing complex relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Deep understanding of user needs and advocating for products that meet those needs
  • Consistent track record of delivering meaningful, positive impact on team goals and KPIs
  • Proficiency in relevant quantitative and qualitative data, understanding key drivers of member behavior
  • University degree, ideally with a technical or business background, or a mix of education and experience

What the job involves

  • As a Sr. Product Manager within Tinder’s Innovation Team (Tinder NEXT), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Tinder, especially for our Gen Z users
  • You will develop innovative new ways to use Tinder and discover new matches. Leading innovation projects from concept development and prototyping to market launch, you will collaborate with design, research, marketing, and engineering teams to ensure each stage meets the highest standards of success
  • Develop New and Innovative Product Ideas: Think big and develop groundbreaking product concepts that address key problems for our Gen Z users based on latent user needs, and new technology/market/social trends, ensuring feasibility for market launch
  • Manage the Innovation Process: Dive into user insights, develop concepts, iterate for refinement, and validate throughout the development stages
  • Experiment Rapidly: Quickly capture and validate potential ideas to find high-impact opportunities and determine necessary actions
  • Develop Prototypes: Collaborate with UX designers and design engineers within the NEXT team to iterate and build prototypes that can be tested and validated fast to demonstrate the value of innovation to the rest of the company
  • Lead a Cross-Functional Team: Manage the US based agile innovation team with design and engineering to explore and deliver innovative concepts at Tinder
  • Champion Innovation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other product teams within Tinder to get innovative ideas approved and developed into user-facing features
  • Quality Assurance: Lead in developing specifications for large to extra-large initiatives, ensuring high standards of clarity and utility
  • Strong Accountability: Demonstrate strong ownership over large to extra-large features and their outcomes, closely monitoring and reacting to metric changes
  • Write clear and impactful product briefs based on qualitative and quantitative data and Tinder’s business circumstances. Present the product ideas to wider audiences

Our take

In today's society, online communication is rapidly replacing face-to-face interaction across various aspects of life, including professional, platonic, and even romantic relationships. Dating apps like Tinder, with their quick sing-ups and swipe-based interface, have revolutionized the way people connect.

Tinder's innovative approach has significantly reduced the social stigma associated with online dating. This, coupled with the global rise of smartphones, has created a strong tailwind for the app. However, Tinder faces new challenges from competitors like Hinge, Bumble, and Thursday, who all capitalize on similar "swipe-based" mechanics, potentially attracting users away from the platform.

To address this, Tinder is actively seeking ways to reinvent its core product. The company is exploring the development of "Tinderverse", a shared virtual reality experience. Additionally, it is testing "Tinder Coins", an in-app currency earned through positive user behavior, allowing access to premium features. These initiatives demonstrate Tinder's commitment to remaining at the forefront of the ever-evolving online dating landscape.

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42% female employees

-8% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Mind & Body: Take care of yourself with benefits to keep you physically and mentally healthy.
  • Company Perks: As winners of Comparably’s 2022 Best Company Perks and Benefits Award, we’re proud to say we provide perks that make a difference
  • Life @ Tinder: We support each other— from informal check-ins to snacks + catered lunches at HQ to the flexibility to take time off when you need it

Company values

  • We prioritize member safety: At Tinder, our top priority is to build an authentic, equitable, and respectful community
  • We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members: The best thing about Tinder is that it caters to lots of differnt people and many different types of interactions
  • We encourage authenticity to nurture a trustworthy, collaborative environment: We're honest and open in all we do. Our humanity inspires us to be real with one another and to stay true to who we are, so we can feel confident interacting and collaborating with others
  • We never stand still. We're inspired to build for what's next: We must constantly innovate, experiment, and learn. We strive to set a higher standard for our products, our teams, and ourselves. We eagerly seek, accept, and give feedback with cando and kindness so we can continue to grow personally and professionally
  • We champion and rally behind big ideas: We empower people to think and act differently, and to be unafraid to have a strong point of view. We’re willing to risk being wrong so that we can figure out what’s right. If we aren’t creating things that make us a little bit uncomfortable, then we likely won’t make a dent in the universe

Company HQ

Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA

Founders

Jonathan Badeen

(Co-Founder)

Previously Director of Design at Casting Networks before starting Tinder in 2012. Served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Tinder from 2016 to 2022.

Sean Rad

(Co-Founder)

Received an honorary degree from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Founder of Rad Fund.

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