Senior Product Manager, Acast

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Senior level

London

Remote from UK

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Podcast hosting, growth, and monetization

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Podcast hosting, growth, and monetization

201-500 employees

MarketplaceContentEntertainmentSaaSAdvertising

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Senior level

London

Remote from UK

More information about location

201-500 employees

MarketplaceContentEntertainmentSaaSAdvertising

Company mission

Acast empowers and enables podcast creatives to share amazing stories, find their valuable audience, and make money out of their craft.

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Who you are

Prior experience as a Senior Product Manager, within or outside the world of podcasting
You love podcasting and helping creators be successful in growing their audiences and making more money
You have solid experience in product management, a track record of creating products that people love and a passion for product management strategies for creating effective team conditions
You’re data-informed in your approach to product management
You're experienced working with Agile teams and obsessed with making teams the most effective they can be
You are fluent in both written and spoken English, and enjoy communicating with colleagues in a variety of formats and methods
You exemplify Acast’s value of people coming first

What the job involves

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join us on a fixed term basis, to lead our private audio product team, who are passionate about helping podcasters make more money through direct support from their listeners (e.g. through subscriptions to exclusive, private podcast content)
The team is specifically responsible for our two private audio products: Acast+ Access and Acast+
You’ll join an established team and further evolve the products to ensure podcasters get the best possible results out of their memberships
Drive the product roadmap, strategy and vision
Take the lead on customer sales when required
Continuously engage with creators and listeners to understand their needs and problems
Align with colleagues across the business on priorities, releases and to ensure collaboration towards the same goals
Work with your team to optimize for day-to-day execution and empower them to work independently
Work closely with an Engineering Manager to ensure that your team is strong, healthy and happy
Be an active part of a thriving, passionate team of other product managers
Execute refined go-to-market strategies for new features together with product marketing

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Our take

Acast is a podcast hosting platform, monetized by its ad network. Users gain access to a variety of tools including sharing tools and advanced analytics, and earn money via the adverts provided by the Acast service. Acast publish podcasts to all podcast apps such as Amazon, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

The Acast is the platform is used by worldwide brands such as the Guardian, BBC, HuffPost, VICE, Vougue and the Financial Times. It enables creators and advertisers to foster meaningful relationships with listeners, while giving anyone access to insightful, educational, and entertaining audio content.

Its acquisition of Podchaser - one of the most comprehensive podcast databases in the world - in 2022 meant that Acast could begin to build a structured metadata portfolio for the market. It has now built tools for listeners, creators and advertisers that enable monetisation and accelerated global reach.