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Sr. Product Manager, Innovation

Location
West Hollywood, California
Department
Product Management
Job Type
Full Time
Focus

Our Mission:

Launched in 2012, Tinder® revolutionized how people meet, growing from 1 match to one billion matches in just two years. This rapid growth demonstrates its ability to fulfill a fundamental human need: real connection. Today, the app has been downloaded over 630 million times, leading to over 97 billion matches, serving approximately 50 million users per month in 190 countries and 45+ languages - a scale unmatched by any other app in the category. In 2024, Tinder won four Effie Awards for its first-ever global brand campaign, “It Starts with a Swipe”™

Our Values:

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One Team, One Dream

We work hand-in-hand, building Tinder for our members. We succeed together when we work collaboratively across functions, teams, and time zones, and think outside the box to achieve our company vision and mission.

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Own It

We take accountability and strive to make a positive impact in all aspects of our business, through ownership, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.

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Never Stop Learning

We cultivate a culture where it’s safe to take risks. We seek out input, share honest feedback, celebrate our wins, and learn from our mistakes in order to continue improving.

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Spark Solutions

We’re problem solvers, focusing on how to best move forward when faced with obstacles. We don’t dwell on the past or on the issues at hand, but instead look at how to stay agile and overcome hurdles to achieve our goals.

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Embrace Our Differences

We are intentional about building a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members. By leveraging different perspectives and other ways of thinking, we build better experiences for our members and our team.

The Role:

As a Sr. Product Manager within Tinder’s Innovation Team (Tinder NEXT), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Tinder, especially for our Gen Z users. You will develop innovative new ways to use Tinder and discover new matches. Leading innovation projects from concept development and prototyping to market launch, you will collaborate with design, research, marketing, and engineering teams to ensure each stage meets the highest standards of success. Your passion for product innovation and commitment to Tinder’s mission of fostering meaningful connections will be instrumental in driving our team's success. 


Where you’ll work:

This is a hybrid role and requires full-time in-office collaboration at least two times per week. This position is located in West Hollywood (preferred), Palo Alto, and/or San Francisco, California.

In this role, you will:

  • Develop New and Innovative Product Ideas: Think big and develop groundbreaking product concepts that address key problems for our Gen Z users based on latent user needs, and new technology/market/social trends, ensuring feasibility for market launch. 
  • Manage the Innovation Process: Dive into user insights, develop concepts, iterate for refinement, and validate throughout the development stages. 
  • Experiment Rapidly: Quickly capture and validate potential ideas to find high-impact opportunities and determine necessary actions. 
  • Develop Prototypes: Collaborate with UX designers and design engineers within the NEXT team to iterate and build prototypes that can be tested and validated fast to demonstrate the value of innovation to the rest of the company.  
  • Lead a Cross-Functional Team: Manage the US based agile innovation team with design and engineering to explore and deliver innovative concepts at Tinder. 
  • Champion Innovation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other product teams within Tinder to get innovative ideas approved and developed into user-facing features. 
  • Quality Assurance: Lead in developing specifications for large to extra-large initiatives, ensuring high standards of clarity and utility. 
  • Strong Accountability: Demonstrate strong ownership over large to extra-large features and their outcomes, closely monitoring and reacting to metric changes. 
  • Write clear and impactful product briefs based on qualitative and quantitative data and Tinder’s business circumstances. Present the product ideas to wider audiences.

You’ll need:

  • 5+ years of product management experience in: High-growth digital consumer tech companies, or Product innovation agencies, or Highly technical product roles with a focus on consumer product innovation. 
  • Exceptional ability to form product strategies in fast-changing environments with a proven track record of commercial success. 
  • Proven experience driving innovation initiatives and validating market success. 
  • Familiarity with innovative technologies and trends, especially in the social space. 
  • Strong ability to deliver QoQ results from your roadmap and implement new technologies, processes, and tools. 
  • Demonstrated success in delivering results and driving company-wide initiatives. 
  • Excellent communication skills and experience managing complex relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 
  • Deep understanding of user needs and advocating for products that meet those needs. 
  • Consistent track record of delivering meaningful, positive impact on team goals and KPIs. 
  • Proficiency in relevant quantitative and qualitative data, understanding key drivers of member behavior. 
  • University degree, ideally with a technical or business background, or a mix of education and experience.

As a full-time employee, you will enjoy:

  • Unlimited PTO (with no waiting period), 10 annual Wellness Days
  • Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
  • 100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • 100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents), family forming benefits, and Milk Stork, which provides access to breast milk shipping for business travel, surrogacy, and employee relocation
  • Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development
  • Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, BetterHelp, and Insight Timer; paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
  • Free subscription to Tinder Gold


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Salary Range:

$175,000
-
$200,000
a year

Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

We don’t just

accept

difference, we

celebrate

it

We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications, we invite you to apply and show us how your skills could transfer. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences.

Learn more about inclusion at Tinder
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If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact employeebenefits@matchgroup.com.

We don’t just

accept

difference, we

celebrate

it

We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members around the world, and we value unique perspectives and backgrounds. Even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications, we invite you to apply and show us how your skills could transfer. Tinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we welcome people of all sexes, gender identities, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other lived experiences.

Learn more about inclusion at Tinder
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If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact employeebenefits@match.com.

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"The openness of the leadership team in receiving feedback and taking action is commendable and the candour, clarity and action is one of the things that keep the spark alive."
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Brand Director, EMEA

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Parental Leave

100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents) and family forming benefits

Plan for the Future

100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Personal Growth

Mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development

Give back

Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually

Investment in your wellness

Access to mental health support via Modern Health, paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy

Unlimited PTO

With no waiting period and 10 annual wellness days

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