VP of Product, Growth and Monetization

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.

As VP of Product for Growth and Monetization, you'll lead our largest product organization through a team of experienced pillar leads.

You will:

• Own DAUs and revenue, Duolingo's two hero metrics, and deliver both against forecast.
• Manage the pillar leads who run Growth and Monetization, an org of roughly 20 PMs and our largest.
• Coach and develop senior product leaders, and raise the bar for product talent across the company.
• Partner with Engineering and Design leadership to make clear tradeoffs and ship quickly.
• Build world-class product operating mechanisms: Clear north star metrics, planning and review rituals, and rigorous A/B testing.
• Allocate resources across Growth and Monetization, balancing steady optimization with bigger swings.
• Be the single voice for Growth and Monetization at the executive level: progress, risks, and the plan to hit both numbers.

You have:

• Executive product leadership in consumer tech, with multi-year measurable impact on DAUs or revenue at scale.
• High judgment and operational rigor, with a record of hitting forecasts without sacrificing user experience.
• A track record of leading managers of managers and developing strong product leaders.
• Experience leading through change: reorgs, new operating models, faster execution.
• Cross-functional range, aligning Product, Engineering, Design, Data, and Marketing on clear priorities.
• Deep fluency in growth and monetization for freemium and subscription products, grounded in experimentation.
• Ability to work from or relocate to New York, NY or Pittsburgh, PA on a hybrid (4+1) schedule.

Exceptional candidates will have:

• Delivered stellar results growing a leading consumer app, whether in DAUs or revenue.
• Demonstrated success balancing user growth and revenue expansion without degrading core user experience in a mission-driven product.
• Experience communicating product strategy and results to executive and board-level audiences.
• Developed product leaders who've gone on to run product orgs of their own.
• Familiarity with ads, subscriptions, and in-app purchase ecosystems, including experimentation at scale across these surfaces.

The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons.

Salary Range: $367,500-$612,500 USD

Benefits: Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.