Senior Product Manager

Job description

WHO WE ARE Yubo is the Social Discovery app to make new friends and hang out online. By eliminating likes and follows, we empower our users to create genuine connections and show up as their true selves. We've pioneered a new way for Gen Z to socialize online, and with millions of active users, our goal is to redefine how we connect today and tomorrow. Our team is international, multicultural and deeply committed to its mission. As the leading platform to socialize online, we have a special responsibility to build a safe digital space for our community. Safety is embedded in our DNA, and our proactive approach focuses on user protection, support, and education. We also work closely with the broader technology industry to share our knowledge and NGOs create industry-leading child protection standards. Join us in this exciting journey and help us shape the future of social interactions! ABOUT THIS ROLE At Yubo, Product Managers don't just manage roadmaps. They help define how millions of people discover, connect, and meet new people without the pressure: no expectations, no predefined outcomes, just the freedom to explore new connections online. We're looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our Product team and help shape the future of Social Discovery. Someone who can identify opportunities, create clarity in ambiguity, and turn insights into measurable impact. You'll join one of our product squads and take ownership of a strategic product area. This could mean improving recommendations, exploring new product experiences, scaling monetization, strengthening safety, or leveraging AI to unlock new ways for people to discover, connect, and meet others. What makes this role particularly exciting is the combination of scale, complexity, and impact. Millions of people use Yubo, and every conversation, livestream, friendship, purchase and interaction generates signal at scale. You'll work with Engineering, Design, Data, Safety, Marketing and Machine Learning to turn those signals into better experiences. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution, and who wants to have a direct impact on engagement, retention, recommendation quality, safety, monetization, and the future of Social Discovery. Like what you're reading already? I think you'll enjoy what follows. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES - Define a clear product strategy for your squad and translate company objectives into measurable outcomes - Own your squad roadmap and continuously prioritize the highest-impact opportunities for users and the business - Lead Discovery & Experimentation: Use user insights, data, and market signals to identify opportunities, run experiments, measure impact, and inform product decisions. - Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Data, Machine Learning, Marketing, Operations, and Trust & Safety teams - Drive product initiatives end-to-end, from problem framing and discovery to launch and post-release analysis - Balance user experience, business objectives, technical constraints, and long-term platform health - Create alignment across stakeholders and lead without direct authority through clear communication and structured decision-making - Continuously improve how your squad operates, learns, and delivers value TOOLS WE USE - Amplitude, SQL, Looker - Figma - Notion - Slack - Enterpret - AI tooling: Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, Dust WHO YOU ARE - You have 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, ideally in a startup or scale-up environment - You have worked on consumer, social, mobile, gaming, marketplace, or subscription-based products - You have strong product strategy and roadmap ownership experience - You have the conviction to defend a strong product point of view and make bold calls - You are comfortable moving between discovery, execution, analytics, and stakeholder management - You know how to define meaningful success metrics and evaluate product performance through data - You have experience collaborating closely with Data, Machine Learning, and Engineering teams - You have strong product intuition combined with analytical rigor - You are comfortable making decisions with imperfect information - You communicate clearly and know how to align stakeholders around difficult trade-offs - You know how to balance user value and business outcomes - You're excited by fast-moving environments where priorities evolve and opportunities emerge quickly WITHIN A MONTH, YOU WILL - Get familiar with Yubo's product, users, business model, and company objectives - Build strong relationships with your squad and key stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, ML, and Leadership - Understand the main product metrics, experimentation framework, and current roadmap - Learn how Yubo combines user insights, research, and analytics to drive product decisions - Start contributing to product discussions and discovery work WITHIN 6 MONTHS, YOU WILL - Own your squad's roadmap and key initiatives from discovery to delivery - Launch experiments that generate measurable impact on your squad's objectives - Improve one or more key product outcomes such as retention, engagement, recommendation quality, monetization, or trust - Build strong cross-functional relationships and become a trusted partner for your squad - Establish yourself as a key contributor to product strategy and decision-making across your domain - Help raise the bar on product thinking, experimentation, and execution across the Product organization THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS - Phone screen with Anita, Talent Acquisition - First interview with Sacha, our CEO - Product case study and debrief with Product Managers - Cultural fit assessments - And if everything went well, an offer! WHAT WE OFFER - A highly competitive salary range as well as equity in the company - A highly flexible remote work policy, 2 days at the office per month, with monthly team events. - We also cover fees for external professional events and meetups (Android Makers, etc…) - Great health insurance coverage for both you and your family by Alan, fully paid for by Yubo ! - Numerous benefits for parents: additional parental leave, easy access to nurseries and daycare facilities in France. OUR APPROACH TO PRIVACY & SAFETY As part of your role, you may handle tools and features involving personal data. We expect all employees to demonstrate strong awareness of privacy and safety issues, and to actively support our Privacy & Safety by Design efforts. Join Yubo and help shape the future of Social Discovery while enjoying a culture that values flexibility, well-being, and impact. Here’s how we live our mission every day: You own the impact: Step up, adapt, and make it matter Unconventionally Smart: Hack with intent, borrow smart, build better Be Bold & Resilient: Raise your head, break barriers, keep moving forward One team, one mission: No egos, no passengers, just shared wins Trust & Flexibility: Our hybrid model calls for only two office days a month; the rest is up to the rhythm that works best for you. Enjoy Top-notch Benefits Culture is central at Yubo, hence the numerous benefits: Cool Workplace: enjoy our amazing Parisian office and our many hybrid work options Team Activities: participate in get-togethers, events, and team-building activities Family-Friendly: we support parents with childcare options and family-friendly policies Wellness Programs: benefit from comprehensive health insurance, wellness programs, sports classes, and mental well-being initiatives