Head of Product
StairwellSalary not specified
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Digital Media, EdTechIndustries
Requirements
- Product leader experienced at the intersection of user problems, ML systems, and business outcomes
- Built or led teams owning discovery, personalization, or search at meaningful scale
- Comfortable shaping long-term vision while shipping iterative value
- Ability to discuss embeddings and LLM architectures with engineers
- Ability to frame strategy for executives in terms of learner outcomes and subscription value
- Excitement about turning a massive UGC corpus into a trusted, intelligent learning companion
- Demonstrates GRIT: set and achieve Goals, achieve Results, contribute Innovative ideas, positively influence Team
Responsibilities
- Set the multi-year Discovery strategy
- Define and drive the long-term vision for Scribd’s discovery ecosystem, including recommendations, search, ranking, and semantic content understanding
- Articulate transition from document-level retrieval to knowledge-level discovery using foundational models and LLMs
- Align vision with company priorities in engagement, retention, and subscription growth, balancing foundational ML investments with high-impact product improvements
- Lead and grow a world-class product organization
- Serve as the founding product leader for the Discovery group
- Manage and mentor PM leaders
- Partner with Engineering, Machine Learning, Applied Research, Design, Content, and Data Science
- Establish the discovery roadmap shaping Scribd.com’s long-term engagement, retention, and subscription growth
- Lead strategy and execution across recommendations, search, ranking, and discovery experiences
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the work arrangement or location policy for this role?
Scribd offers Scribd Flex, allowing employees in partnership with their manager to choose a daily work-style that suits their needs, balancing individual flexibility and community connections. Occasional in-person attendance is required for all employees regardless of location to build collaboration, culture, and connection.
What does GRIT mean at Scribd and what qualities are they looking for?
Scribd hires for GRIT, which stands for setting and achieving Goals, achieving Results within job responsibilities, contributing Innovative ideas and solutions, and positively influencing the Team through collaboration and attitude. It represents the intersection of passion and perseverance towards long-term goals.
What skills and experience are required for the Director of Product Discovery role?
The role requires being a product leader at the intersection of user problems, ML systems, and business outcomes, with experience building or leading teams that own discovery, personalization, or search. You will lead strategy and execution across recommendations, search, ranking, and discovery experiences, evolving them into LLM-augmented systems.
What is the salary or compensation for this position?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What makes a strong candidate for this Director role?
Strong candidates are product leaders with experience building or leading discovery, personalization, or search teams at the intersection of user problems, ML systems, and business outcomes, ready to manage PM leaders and partner cross-functionally to shape long-term engagement and growth.
Scribd
Digital library and e-book subscription service
About Scribd
Scribd is a digital library and e-book subscription service that provides users with access to a wide variety of reading materials, including e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and documents. Users pay a monthly subscription fee to enjoy unlimited access to this extensive library, which features bestsellers, classic literature, and academic papers. Scribd stands out from competitors like Amazon's Kindle Unlimited and Audible by offering a more diverse range of content types and a user-friendly interface that enhances the reading experience. Additionally, Scribd fosters community engagement through features like ScribdChat, allowing interaction between authors and readers, as well as curated reading lists that highlight relevant content. The company's goal is to serve a broad audience of readers, from casual readers to professionals, by providing a rich and varied digital content library.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2007Year Founded
$102.9MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Consumer Software, EntertainmentIndustries
201-500Employees
Benefits
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - A robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program that includes company-wide training, equitable hiring best practices, Employee Resource Groups, and company-wide goals.
Scribd flex - We embrace flexibility as a key principle and will allow employees, in partnership with their manager, to choose the workstyle that best suits their individual needs and preferences.
Health, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability - We offer comprehensive healthcare plans and cover premiums for employees at 100%. PPO, HMO, and High Deductible Health Plans are available so you can choose whichever coverage supports your lifestyle best.
Matching 401(k) - Easily save for retirement with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of up to 3% company match with no waiting period.
Paid Time Off - A generous paid time off program that includes vacation time, personal days, sabbaticals, volunteer time, winter break, sick time, and more.
Paid parental leave - We provide paid time away from work for our new biological, adoptive, or foster parents.
Wellbeing - Resources, workshops & events to support your wellbeing journey: Mind, Body & Soul.
Curated Career Paths and Continuous Learning - The power to explore career paths & possibilities, and the tools to support your growth. From continuing education, degrees, or certifications, we support our employee’s career journeys.
Risks
Credit-based model may alienate users preferring unlimited access.
Spotify's competitive pricing could draw subscribers away from Scribd.
New CEO may disrupt Scribd's current business model and market position.
Differentiation
Scribd offers a diverse range of content types beyond just e-books.
The platform includes features like ScribdChat for author-reader interaction.
Scribd's user-friendly interface enhances the overall reading experience.
Upsides
Tony Grimminck's appointment as CEO suggests potential strategic expansions.
The credit-based model could attract users seeking flexible content access.
Growing audiobook demand presents a market opportunity for Scribd.
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