Head of Discovery

Summary

Join Clubhouse as their Head of Discovery and shape the roadmap for their flagship product. You will be responsible for driving the strategy and roadmap for the entire Discover product, leveraging AI/ML technology to connect millions of users globally. Collaborate closely with the CEO, Head of Growth, Head of Product, and other leaders to craft the vision and strategy. Work with data scientists, engineers, designers, and community leads to execute the roadmap. This role offers the opportunity to build something meaningful and impactful, using cutting-edge AI to improve the user experience. The position is remote-friendly, with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• You are an experienced builder of world-class Discovery systems
• You have at least 7 years of battle‑tested experience leading teams and strategy in recommendations (e.g. feed ranking, push notifications, and search)
• You have hands-on experience building and executing from high-level strategy to detailed experiments within the Discovery landscape
• You’re a systematic thinker and bring structure to tough problems
• You take fuzzy, ambiguous problems and cut through them with clear mental models and first-principles thinking
• You break down complexity into crisp goals, sharp strategies, and roadmaps that teams can rally behind
• You bring order, focus, and momentum to the hardest parts of the product
• You have strong product sense
• You’re able to think deeply about user needs – both functional and emotional – and craft recommendation systems that solve those needs
• You have a track record of shipping products that users love
• You move quickly and ship
• You scope things tightly, sequence them properly, focus on the most impactful things, and hit your deadlines
• When you’re involved, product teams move significantly more quickly
• You’re an owner and have bias towards action
• You assign action items to yourself, take pride in unblocking people, and goal yourself on outputs rather than inputs
• You don’t like recurring meetings and you don’t take 30 minutes if you don’t need to
• You’re a strong communicator
• You’re a strong written and verbal communicator; you can capture the essence of complex situations quickly and communicate them to technical and non-technical partners
• You’re scrappy and entrepreneurial
• You like to build and ship and have a bias towards getting things done
• You thrive in fast paced environments and view ambiguity as an opportunity to lead Clubhouse closer to its mission
• You are a team player
• You have a low-ego, put the team’s success first, and believe that fostering a collaborative and diverse environment is not only integral to the team's well-being but also crucial for driving innovation and achieving long-term success

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategy and roadmap for the entire Discover product that powers Clubhouse
• Directly connect millions of people from around the world, leveraging the latest and greatest AI / ML technology
• Work collaboratively with our CEO, Head of Growth, Head of Product, and other members of our leadership team to craft the vision, strategy and roadmap
• Work regularly with senior data scientists, engineers, designers, and community leads on executing your roadmap
• Grow, teach, and improve rapidly
• Create something meaningful

Benefits

• This position includes competitive base pay, a comprehensive health benefits package, company equity, 401k, plus additional benefits and stipends
• The salary for this position is between $270,000 and $330,000
• As a member of our team, you can choose to work in person – at our beautiful, creative HQ in San Francisco – or fully remote