Product Marketing Lead

New York City, NY (On-site)

$163K/yr – $245K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross‑functional GTM for priority products, turning strategy into launches with consumer insights and a scalable operating system.

  • Own positioning and launch sequencing with Brand, Performance, Comms, and Product to drive adoption.
  • Translate insights into concrete requirements and rituals that keep launches on track.
  • Align product, marketing, and BD for on‑time delivery and measurable impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead audience definition, value proposition, and positioning for priority products/features; align cross‑functional partners on who the products are for and how we will win in the market
  • Own the go‑to‑market strategy and launch plan for high‑impact bets; coordinate in‑app moments and external channels (Comms, social, Lifecycle, performance, creators) to drive awareness and adoption.
  • Be the voice of the consumer by gathering consumer and market insights to help inform product decisions
  • Translate strategy into clear requirements, milestones, owners, and success metrics; run effective rituals (kickoffs, status, reviews, retros) and keep documentation tight and current.
  • Partner with Product to sequence experiments and announcements; use early signals to shape story, targeting, and channel mix before, during, and after launch.
  • Drive cross‑functional alignment across Product, Brand, Performance, Comms and, Business Development for launch readiness and on‑time delivery.
  • Measure impact against adoption, conversion, and awareness goals; synthesize learnings with Analytics and recommend iterations to improve performance post‑launch.
  • Contribute to the Product Marketing operating system: calendars, intake, templates, and playbooks that help the function scale efficiently.

Requirements

  • 8+ years in product marketing, product strategy or equivalent go‑to‑market roles in consumer tech, gaming, or subscription products, owning positioning and launches end‑to‑end with demonstrable business impact.
  • Proven ability to turn strategy into execution: building plans, timelines, and cross‑functional workflows; identifying risks early and driving mitigation to protect delivery.
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills with senior and cross‑functional stakeholders; you drive decisions, clarify trade‑offs, and keep teams aligned in fast‑moving environments.
  • Data‑informed mindset and comfort with experimentation; you define success metrics and use market and performance signals to refine strategy after launch.
  • Hands‑on experience collaborating with Brand, key Marketing Channels, Comms, and Product to deliver integrated launches.
  • Comfort operating with ambiguity; you bring structure and focus without dulling speed or creativity.

Preferred

  • Experience leading GTM for new products or categories and finding product‑market fit in new segments or markets.
  • Track record partnering on creator/community or strategic co‑marketing programs to accelerate adoption.
  • Experience coordinating multi‑market launches and localization workflows with regional partners.
  • Familiarity with in‑app product marketing surfaces and announcement systems, and how to sequence them with external channels.
  • Background in a consumer subscription, gaming, or edtech company.

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Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Duolingo is the most downloaded education app in the history of the App Store and in 2019 became the top-grossing education app worldwide. We set out to do something altogether different in the learning space. Learning a new language is hard; we believe it should be fun. We use bite-sized lessons that feel like playing a game to keep our learners motivated. Learning a new language can also be expensive, and because we believe it should be free, we made it so. Duolingo has been named to: BuiltIn's Best Places to Work (2023), Fast Company Best Workplaces for Innovators (2022), Fast Company 10 Most Innovative Education Company (2022), among others.

Founded in 2011
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1.9K employees (313 in marketing)
77% recommend to a friend
83% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
53.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$342
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.6%
Direct
73.4%
Referral
1.5%
Social
0.3%
Paid
0.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
170 (9% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
3.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$183.3M
Last Raise
$35M
Series H, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2020
    Series H • $35M
  • Apr 2020
    Series G • $10M
  • Dec 2019
    Series F • $30M

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