Director of Product, Creators
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Join the VRChat Team!
VRChat offers a first-of-its-kind, game-changing platform that provides an endless collection of social VR experiences and gives the power of creation to its robust community. With over 250,000 worlds and growing, VRChat’s vision is to allow users to bring their imaginations to life and help shape the metaverse anywhere in the world on any device. VRChat has raised $100M to date with the support of investors Makers Fund, Anthos Capital and HTC and is building out a strong team to achieve hyper-growth in the coming years.
Job Overview
The Director of Product, Creators, is a highly strategic Senior IC role on the newly formed product management team at VRChat. This person will have full ownership of Creator Facing Experiences (including world creation and avatar creation tools). This person will play a pivotal role in establishing a strong creator-centric product development practice at the company that drives a thriving ecosystem of highly valuable creators.
This role reports into the VP of Product at VRChat, and will work closely with a dedicated cross-functional team, heads of various functions, with periodical interaction with the exec team and the VRChat Board as well.
Duties & Responsibilities
Take ownership of the entire Creators roadmap and establish a good framework for categorization and prioritization.
Support high-quality execution with timely decisions and team leadership.
Create the short and long-term strategy for this space, and align it with higher-level product vision and strategy.
Actively oversee live operations of creation tools and creator experiences, monitoring KPIs to find opportunities and issues.
Run a smooth and collaborative planning process to generate plans that reflect strategic goals, user insights, and past learnings.
Manage execution throughout the half to deliver against goals and objectives.
Represent progress at periodic product reviews, and seek leadership support in a timely manner to unblock execution.
Partner with production for execution support and work collaboratively to resolve issues.
Stay current on industry trends and best practices in creator and UGC platforms to inform strategic decisions.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the Economy team, creators, partners, and the broader VRChat community.
Support the VP of Product in critical strategy, organization, and execution areas.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
7+ years of product management in a high-growth consumer tech company.
Past expertise in creator ecosystems and/or UGC platforms.
University degree, with design, technical, or business background or mix of education and experience.
Extensive experience in product intuition and UX design, with a healthy obsession to discover and fulfill the needs of users.
Expert at defining metrics and making product and strategic decisions based on A/B testing and/or qualitative feedback.
Intellectually curious about new technologies and societal changes, and understands how to apply innovations and trends to product opportunities.
Proven demonstrable impact, driving $10M+ high-impact growth opportunities.
Benefits
Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company
Health Benefits
401K for US & RRSP for Canadian Employees
Stock Options
Generous paid holiday schedule
Unlimited/Flexible vacation time
Paid parental leave benefits
VRChat is an equal-opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. VRChat fosters a diverse, creative, and collaborative environment where anyone can contribute to any of the ongoing projects or direction of the roadmap at any time. If you’re a passionate team player who wants to have an impact on a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!
*Offers are subject to satisfactory background and reference checks.
About the job
Director of Product, Creators
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Management jobs
Join the VRChat Team!
VRChat offers a first-of-its-kind, game-changing platform that provides an endless collection of social VR experiences and gives the power of creation to its robust community. With over 250,000 worlds and growing, VRChat’s vision is to allow users to bring their imaginations to life and help shape the metaverse anywhere in the world on any device. VRChat has raised $100M to date with the support of investors Makers Fund, Anthos Capital and HTC and is building out a strong team to achieve hyper-growth in the coming years.
Job Overview
The Director of Product, Creators, is a highly strategic Senior IC role on the newly formed product management team at VRChat. This person will have full ownership of Creator Facing Experiences (including world creation and avatar creation tools). This person will play a pivotal role in establishing a strong creator-centric product development practice at the company that drives a thriving ecosystem of highly valuable creators.
This role reports into the VP of Product at VRChat, and will work closely with a dedicated cross-functional team, heads of various functions, with periodical interaction with the exec team and the VRChat Board as well.
Duties & Responsibilities
Take ownership of the entire Creators roadmap and establish a good framework for categorization and prioritization.
Support high-quality execution with timely decisions and team leadership.
Create the short and long-term strategy for this space, and align it with higher-level product vision and strategy.
Actively oversee live operations of creation tools and creator experiences, monitoring KPIs to find opportunities and issues.
Run a smooth and collaborative planning process to generate plans that reflect strategic goals, user insights, and past learnings.
Manage execution throughout the half to deliver against goals and objectives.
Represent progress at periodic product reviews, and seek leadership support in a timely manner to unblock execution.
Partner with production for execution support and work collaboratively to resolve issues.
Stay current on industry trends and best practices in creator and UGC platforms to inform strategic decisions.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the Economy team, creators, partners, and the broader VRChat community.
Support the VP of Product in critical strategy, organization, and execution areas.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications
7+ years of product management in a high-growth consumer tech company.
Past expertise in creator ecosystems and/or UGC platforms.
University degree, with design, technical, or business background or mix of education and experience.
Extensive experience in product intuition and UX design, with a healthy obsession to discover and fulfill the needs of users.
Expert at defining metrics and making product and strategic decisions based on A/B testing and/or qualitative feedback.
Intellectually curious about new technologies and societal changes, and understands how to apply innovations and trends to product opportunities.
Proven demonstrable impact, driving $10M+ high-impact growth opportunities.
Benefits
Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company
Health Benefits
401K for US & RRSP for Canadian Employees
Stock Options
Generous paid holiday schedule
Unlimited/Flexible vacation time
Paid parental leave benefits
VRChat is an equal-opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. VRChat fosters a diverse, creative, and collaborative environment where anyone can contribute to any of the ongoing projects or direction of the roadmap at any time. If you’re a passionate team player who wants to have an impact on a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!
*Offers are subject to satisfactory background and reference checks.