Growth Marketing Lead

Duolingo•New York, NY

About The Position

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in! At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. Read our blog to learn more. About the role... We’re looking for a Growth Marketing Manager (Chess) to identify, test, and scale new marketing initiatives that drive user growth for Duolingo Chess. You’ll be a strategic partner across Growth, Performance Marketing, Product Marketing, the Chess product team, Analytics, and international teams—owning high-impact Chess projects end-to-end and translating data and insights into clear recommendations that accelerate Chess acquisition and reactivation globally.

Requirements

3+ years in a product marketing or growth marketing role at a leading consumer or gaming brand.
Strong analytical skills; comfortable with experimentation, KPI design, and structured problem solving.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives that drive measurable growth.
Experience collaborating with marketing, product, analytics, and international partners.
Excellent written and verbal communication, with a track record of clear, action-oriented updates.
Ability to thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments and take end-to-end ownership.

Nice To Haves

SQL proficiency or analytics capabilities preferred.
Passion for Duolingo’s mission—and for making Chess more accessible, fun, and approachable for learners around the world.

Responsibilities

Identify, prioritize, and drive new Chess growth opportunities in partnership with cross-functional teams.
Launch and analyze experiments across emerging and non-traditional channels to grow Chess users, using results to inform next steps and scaling decisions.
Develop frameworks and processes for channel evaluation and test-and-learn roadmaps for Chess that can scale globally.
Translate Chess performance data and insights into crisp strategies, recommendations, and updates for stakeholders and leadership.
Independently own Chess initiatives from problem framing through execution and measurement to unlock measurable user growth.

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