Senior Director of Product, Runna
£190-200k
+ equity
3 days a week in office
Tailored running training plans
Be an early applicant
Tailored running training plans
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
£190-200k
+ equity
3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make running training effective, enjoyable and easy for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Substantial experience leading product management teams, including managing managers across several product areas, in a consumer product business
- A track record of owning product strategy end-to-end for a core consumer surface and translating it into shipped outcomes that move business metrics
- Strength in both product craft (discovery, prioritisation, experimentation) and people leadership
- Excellent cross-functional partnership with design, engineering, and data, and credibility with senior stakeholders
- Comfort making data-informed decisions and clear trade-offs under ambiguity
- Experience scaling a product organisation and its operating rhythm
- Experience in fitness, health, or subscription products is a plus
- Subscription, retention, or monetisation product fluency is a plus
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Senior Director of Product to own the strategy and execution for Runna's core product and lead our core-product management team. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you'll set the roadmap, raise the bar for how we build, and drive outcomes across the core training, coaching, and community experience as we scale our global community. It's a rare opportunity to lead the heart of a beloved, Apple-recognised consumer app at a defining moment in its growth
- Product sits at the centre of Runna, working closely with design, engineering, data, and growth to turn real runner needs into experiences people love. You'll lead a team of 10 PMs across our core-product squads, partner with engineering and design, and report directly to Runna’s Managing Director. It's a team with genuine ownership, a high bar for craft, and the pace to match our ambition
- Own Runna's core product strategy and roadmap, and drive execution against clear outcomes
- Lead and develop the core-product management team, including managing managers
- Partner with the design, engineering, data, growth, and GTM to ship experiences that move activation, engagement, and retention
- Make clear prioritisation calls and trade-offs across the core squads
- Establish outcome metrics and a strong operating rhythm across the core-product org
- Represent Runna's core product in conversations with Strava product leadership
- Scale and uplevel the PM function, including its management layer, as Runna grows
Salary benchmarks
Our take
As a way to keep fit, running has shot up in popularity in recent years, partially due to accessibility, especially during the pandemic. But for those who want to take running to the next level – whether that be a 5K or a marathon – it can be difficult to know where to start in terms of a training plan. Runna supplies an app with personalised training plans for all types of runs, to help people achieve their running and fitness goals.
Runna was founded by running enthusiasts for running enthusiasts, in response to the lack of tools available to help them train. Although there are many running apps available, Runna stands by providing training plans for specific races, which can be distinguished by distance and goal time. In addition, it supports a sense of community, and still caters to a range of experience levels.
Runna has seen consistent subscriber growth since its launch, serving thousands of users globally. The company has plans to expand both its features and team, while reaching more customers in the future. Its acquisition by fitness giant Strava will certainly help it on its way to achieving these aims.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Nov 2023
$6.8m
SEED
Dec 2022
$2.6m
SEED
Total funding: $10.4m
Company benefits
- Own a part of Runna: We want you to own a part of the company you're building. Everyone who joins Runna receives a generous stock options package
- Grow with us: As one of our early hires, you'll have a unique opportunity to shape and influence Runna's product and culture from the beginning
- Learn and develop: We work with all of the latest tools and technologies so you can learn at the cutting edge of product development
- Team socials: We're a friendly bunch and like to make work-like fun, whether that's lunches and dinners or our bi-weekly team run
- Paid vacation: We want people to take time off to rest and rejuvenate. Runna offers 25 vacation days + bank holidays
- Tools: You'll receive all new equipment including a laptop, running watch of your choice, and anything else you need to do your best work
- Get paid to Run(na): We have a dedicated hour block each week where you'll get paid to run! Whether you want to build up to your first 5k or do that tough intervals sessions it's up to you!
- Enhanced family care: 3 months fully paid when you welcome a new Runna into the family, as well as fertility support & a host of other benefits
Company HQ
Vauxhall, London, UK
Leadership
Walter Holohan
(CTO)Initially joined Runna as a Technical Lead before being promoted to CTO. Prior to Runna, they were a React Native Developer at 11:FS, a Full Stack Engineer at Nationwide Building Society and a Director at Spartn.
Josh Oppenheim
(MD)Initially joined Runna as COO before being promoted to Managing Director. Prior to Runna, they worked in Strategy and Operations at Let's Do This, was a Senior Consultant at Bain & Company and Strategist at X, the moonshot factory.
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