Director of Product, VRChat
New Audiences
+ Stock Options
Virtual World platform
Be an early applicant
Virtual World platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Stock Options
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build VRChat into one of the most successful community-driven social VR platforms in existence.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of growth product management in a high-growth consumer tech company
- 3+ years of experience with experimentation design and execution
- Experience launching mobile experiences and growing a mobile audience to tens of millions of users
- University degree or equivalent experience with business, computer science or economics
- Extensive experience in product intuition and UX design, with a healthy obsession to discover and fulfill the needs of users
- Expert at defining metrics and making product and strategic decisions based on A/B testing and/or qualitative feedback
- A history of challenging the status quo and making tough decisions based on data
- Intellectually curious about new technologies and societal changes, and understands how to apply innovations and trends to product opportunities
- Proven demonstrable impact, leading $10M+ high impact growth opportunities
What the job involves
- Director of Product - New Audiences is a highly strategic Senior IC role on the product management team at VRChat. This person will lead our efforts to drive user acquisition and early stage retention, and play a pivotal role in building the experiences that will help us reach the next 10 million users
- This role reports into the VP Product at VRChat, and will work closely with a dedicated cross functional team, heads of various functions, with regular interaction with the Exec team and the VRChat Board
- Take ownership of the user acquisition funnel and establish a framework for categorization and prioritization
- Develop a culture of experimentation and data-first decision making across a wide portfolio of opportunities including close partnership with marketing and business development
- Partner closely with data, engineering, design and producers to spearhead the vision and strategy for our growth efforts
- Work with your peers to coordinate some of the most important, largest opportunities for the business
- Run a smooth and collaborative planning process to generate plans that reflect strategic goals, user insights and past learnings
- Manage execution to deliver against goals and objectives
- Represent progress at periodic product reviews, and seek leadership support in a timely manner to unblock execution
- Partner with production and engineering leaders to ensure our execution is world class
- Stay current on industry trends and best practices for acquisition and retention across social networks, virtual economies, mobile games, and large scale subscription services
- Support the VP Product in critical strategy, organization and execution areas
Our take
Virtual Reality is one of the technologies with the highest projected potential for growth. VRChat offers a free-to-play metaverse platform where users gather as avatars in virtual spaces to socialize and hang out, just as one would in real-life.
Whilst competitor Rec Room has a greater valuation, VRChat has positioned itself as the leading VR socializing-based product. It taps into a modern desire to form connections in digital spaces, with some users meeting their real-life partners in their virtual avatar form. When contemplating VR’s popularity, it cannot be denied that virtual realities enable freedom of self-expression, an attractive proposition perhaps for those who struggle with their identity and place in the real world.
VRChat is already widely accessible, as a PC and StemVR-compatible app that supports multiple VR devices such as Occulus, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed reality, and the Valve Index. 2021 funding has contributed to the development of a creator economy where creators earn financial rewards, as well as further expansion to more platforms. VRChat will continue to grow as pundits speculate on whether VR will be the future of social connection.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
59% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2021
$80m
SERIES D
Sep 2019
$10m
SERIES C
Total funding: $95.2m
Company benefits
- Work remotely: Work from anywhere! They use collaboration software to stay organized and VRChat for meetings and hanging out.
- Health and wellbeing: Medical, Dental and Vision plans for those in the United States, and extended health plans in British Columbia, Canada.
- Fun: Monthly team dinners, get-togethers and once a year, they travel somewhere fun for a few days to hang out, catch up, brainstorm and have fun.
- Tools: You’ll be provided a powerful PC, high-end VR hardware, and any software you need to make you effective in your role.
- Vacations: Flexible vacation schedules that are encouraged. Most United States and Canadian holidays are observed by everyone on the team.
- Swag: Great VRChat and Developer Team Swag such as hoodies, coffee mugs, t-shirts, sun glasses and even custom 3D printed goodies.
Company values
- Passion for VR, Social and Virtual Worlds
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Be a self-starter!
- Flexibility
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Graham Gaylor
(CEO)Spent 4 months as a Software Engineer for Zynga. Only other experience involves being an Intern for SmartVault, RSM Design, Equivalent Data, Seismic Exchange, ChaiONE and GREE International.
Jesse Joudrey
(CTO)Began as a Software Engineer for Electronic Arts Canada before co-founding and serving as CTO for A.C.R.O.N.Y.M Games Inc prior to owning and assuming the position of CTO for Jespionage Entertainment Inc.
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