Product Manager, Spectacles Platform Services

Snap • Santa Monica, CA

10d • $147,000 - $259,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat , a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio , an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles . Spectacles is home to our hardware products with a world-class research & development team. We are focused on pushing the boundaries of what a camera can be, specifically overlaying computing on the real world. We are looking for an experienced software Product Manager to join our Spectacles team at Snap Inc!

Requirements

• Ability to define and lead cross-functional projects to completion with minimal guidance
• Ability to communicate to others clearly and effectively
• Ability to execute against defined objectives both tactically and strategically
• A team player who can collaborate with engineers, designers, and other cross-functional teams
• Experience creating integrated hardware/software products or platform/ecosystem products
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience in a technical speciality
• 4+ years of product management and/or related industry experience at a consumer electronics or technology company
• Experience in payments systems and/or content distribution systems

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of full product lifecycle experience delivering an AR/VR/XR device or related product
• Experience in cloud based platform services
• Experience in platform security and approaches to privacy
• Experience in emerging cloud AI capabilities

Responsibilities

• Leverage your product expertise to drive impact for multiple product areas, including a new payment platform and robust Lens distribution system to enable the Spectacles Lens Store
• Bring emerging cloud & cloud based AI capabilities to the Spectacles platform
• Deliver on a private and secure end to end platform including cloud, mobile, and on device components
• Use a strategic mindset to identify gaps and opportunities for the product and communicate those to leadership and your teams
• Manage ambiguity and turn high level direction into actionable plans with well-defined product milestones
• Work collaboratively and lead cross functional work streams
• Use an adaptable approach to problem solving that takes into account the variety of problems and challenges in a long product development cycle
• Use signals from your users, executives, peers, and teams to define clear and focused priorities for your teams to ensure optimal execution
• Act as a steward of the process of creating a product from the early seeds of an idea to designing, building, shipping, and maintaining a valuable product for your users rather than a gatekeeper with a focus on creating a highly collaborative environment
• Constantly edit and communicate the narrative driving the product purpose, scope, and priorities to ensure it’s cohesive and consistent enough to achieve focus, and clarity

Benefits

• Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees