Associate Product Manager

Genies is culture’s leading avatar technology company empowering humans to create their own avatar experiences. To-date, Genies has been widely adopted by cultural tastemakers and has partnerships with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group as their rosters’ “official avatar.” Genies has recently launched its consumer arm via its AR Developer Kit which allows developers to create interoperable avatar experiences for mobile and hardware AR. Their first avatar experience, Silver Studio, allows users to design and exchange digital fashion. Genies has raised $250M from investors such as  Silver Lake, BOND, NEA, and Bob Iger valuing the company at $1 billion.

Genies is looking for our first Associate Product Manager to work on & support our suite of consumer facing products. Reporting to the Head of Product and seated in our Los Angeles headquarters, our ideal candidate is a self starter and thrives in ambiguous, creative environments. You have a proven track record for working in and delivering on 0 to 1 product vision and strategy, the ability to manage up, down and cross-functionally, are intrigued by the future of communications and emerging tech, and possess a strong business acumen.

Ideally you have experience working on social networking and consumer products, and thrive in environments that use the latest emerging technologies. You are always looking for innovative, efficient methods to handle complex projects and unique ways to understand audiences, and excel at coordinating between team members to deliver projects, ensuring the execution of our product roadmap and vision. In this role, you’ll partner with key leaders (including our founder & CEO) and stakeholders throughout the company to ensure we are delivering on our product vision and goals, along with key business objectives. 

Genies is building the future of social and gaming for Gen Z & Alpha and we'd love for you to be on our team! If you've ever dreamt of pushing the boundaries of technology to create unique and robust user experiences then Genies is your next home. 

What You’ll be Doing: 

• Responsible for collaborating with Product Managers on the team to define and execute on product vision and roadmap
• Deliver innovative user experiences that reinforce, enhance and extend the brand equity of Genies
• Identify trends and key insights to drive product iterations, user growth & retention, and  to make key product decisions and featured recommendations that enhance the overall user experience 
• Responsible for owning cross-functional tasks between engineering, design, art & animation, business, data science, and operations 
• Incorporate data, research, and market analysis to make informed product decisions, strategies and roadmaps
• Motivate, support, and drive teams of engineers and cross-functional department leads to ensure product quality, delivery, performance and execution
• Understand Genies strategic and competitive position; while staying on top of the latest market and consumer trends
• Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm

What You Should Have: 

1-2 years of Product Management experience within consumer facing applications and products (social networking experience a plus), consulting, co-founder or related technical role.

• Typically 1 year of experience building and shipping technical products.
• Utilize consumer insights and market intelligence to deliver new product features and ideas
• Experience partnering with engineering teams and designers to drive execution of product roadmaps
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills; a meticulous eye for detail with a passion for delivery innovative user experiences/products
• Experience with both consumer mobile and web based products; preferably Social Media Apps & Platforms, UGC tools, Developer Tools, or Mixed Reality Experiences/Platforms 
• Bachelor's degree (BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or related field preferred)

Superpowers / bonus points if you can demonstrate:

• Experience with Artificial Intelligence and the latest breakthroughs in LLMs
• A coherent vision around emerging digital phenomena like VR/AR, Web 3, the Metaverse, etc.

How Genies will support you

Genies is a well-funded, growing start-up that cares deeply about each of our employees' growth and success. Our roles and their responsibilities are created with a breadth of scope that introduces each employee to exciting new challenges and opportunit