Description
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.
We're looking for a seasoned leader to own Duolingo's trajectory in India and build our business in the market. As General Manager, India, you will be responsible for India's strategy and priorities, and accountable for results. You will build and lead an India-based cross-functional team, as well as the culture and operating cadence that hold it together.
Your success will be measured on Duolingo's core metrics: user growth and monetization. You will work closely with product teams to shape India-specific product and course improvements, and influence and align global, cross-functional teams to support the needs of India.
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for India's strategy and priorities, and accountable for results
- Build and lead an India-based cross-functional team, as well as the culture and operating cadence that hold it together
- Be the voice of India: bridge what's actually true in market and what our global leadership and teams understand about it, and translate company priorities into work that makes sense locally
- Work closely with product teams to shape India-specific product and course improvements
- Influence and align global, cross-functional teams to support the needs of India
Requirements:
- 15+ years of experience in product, growth, or market leadership roles at global, high-growth technology companies
- A track record across both the US and India, credible with leadership abroad and effective on the ground
- Excellent product sense, particularly for how global products get adapted for markets like India
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without authority, and an understanding of how different stakeholders think
- Experience working effectively with colleagues across different time zones and locations
- A bias toward acting on what you see rather than waiting for someone else to prioritize it
- Analytical and strategic, but also scrappy and willing to roll up your sleeves
- Passion for language education, for building Duolingo's business in India, and appetite for a multi-year bet
Benefits:
- Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
Salary Range: ₹11,969,600-₹17,954,400 INR