Director Of Product

Working at RippleMatch:

At RippleMatch, we are building the recruitment automation platform changing how Gen Z finds work. The current status quo of finding a first job is broken: Traditional career services and job boards with millions of postings aren't very helpful, and figuring out where to begin your career is a difficult and overwhelming decision. It's also not a fair contest. For many Gen Z candidates, opportunity is limited based on where they attend school and their personal networks.

By replacing job boards with matching and automation, RippleMatch eliminates the most time-intensive parts of the recruitment process for both employers and job seekers. Leading employers such as Amazon, eBay, and Teach For America leverage RippleMatch to build diverse, high-performing teams and Gen Z job seekers across the country trust RippleMatch to launch and grow their careers.

Since launching RippleMatch from a college dorm room in 2016, we've raised $79 million in venture funding (most recently, our $45m Series B), helped tens of thousands of users find jobs, expanded to 1,500+ colleges & universities, and brought on hundreds of leading employers as customers. Our tight-knit team of 130+ (& growing!) talented people work hard, celebrate wins, and care deeply about changing the way finding a job works.

The Role:

We are hiring a Director of Product to lead our recruitment platform. This position will be a leader across the organization, and a key early member of RippleMatch’s team. You will have lots of room to build an incredible product and also help define the future product organization.

What you'll do:

You will help set strategy for your product area. You’ll get access to our Enterprise customers to understand their needs, and work with internal teams to turn these needs into a compelling vision for the future of recruiting.

You will set ambitious goals for your vision, and keep your team and stakeholders focused on achieving those goals over the long term.

You will manage and grow a team of exceptional PMs, providing coaching, insights, and servant leadership to make sure they are successful. You will bring your expertise in product development, and teach this hard-won experience to the team and stakeholders.

You’ll work with Engineering leadership to push the boundaries on what we can do with automating the challenges of recruiting to make our recruiters more efficient and better at finding the best candidates for their jobs.

Who you are:

A proven product leader, thoughtful manager, and great teammate who:

• Is an excellent listener, communicator, and collaborator: actively listens, clearly communicates customer needs, summarizes complex products and business decisions simply, asks great questions, helps teammates get their job done
• Has great product vision: a compelling storyteller who can see the future of hiring and motivate teams to execute on that vision
• Thinks simply and quickly: able to distill what’s important from complex problems, and make things sound easier rather than harder. Thoughtful about coaching simplicity in team and organization-wide
• Has a data-driven, analytical mindset: have a methodical approach to products and problem solving. Strive to break things down to simple parts, then evaluate what works and what doesn’t via measurement

Culture & Perks:

At RippleMatch, we understand that our success stems from the people we have on board, which is why we invest heavily in our team’s well-being and growth. We offer a full slate of perks including equity, paid vacation, a pre-tax commuter program, discounted Citi Bike and Class Pass memberships, and — our favorite thing — comprehensive FREE healthcare benefits. We work hard to foster a culture of constant self-improvement, true ownership, and positivity. At our core, we are a tight-knit team that works hard, celebrates wins, and cares deeply about changing the way finding a job works. We are going to fundamentally transform the hiring landscape and won’t settle for anything less.

RippleMatch is a remote-first company. We believe in helping to shape the future of work and creating accessibility to a great working environment for all, regardless of location.  Our physical office is conveniently located near Union Square in New York City and all RippleMatch team members are encouraged to work remotely or come into the office as much as they want or not at all. To ensure the health and safety of our team, RippleMatch does require proof of vaccination for all team members.

We believe in maintaining a culture that can cut across distance to suit our employees who choose to be remote as well as those who prefer to come in office. We host monthly virtual events as well as monthly in-person events, team-wide virtual activities every month like Wellness Challenges, and a time to hear from our founders regularly regardless of location. Creating strong bonds between RippleMatch team members means a lot to us, and while we know that this can be done remotely, we also invest heavily in creating opportunities to make sure all employees are able to bond with one another in-person. At this time, we require some travel (sponsored by RM!) for our company retreats, on-site team building, and other fun in-person events. While not required, we also highly recommend in-person onboarding, where you’ll be able to meet and bond with others in the office!

RippleMatch is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.