Associate Product Manager, Runna
Training Engine
£42.5-47k
+ Equity in the form of Runna stock options
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Vauxhall, London)
Tailored running training plans
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Tailored running training plans
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£42.5-47k
+ Equity in the form of Runna stock options
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Vauxhall, London)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make running training effective, enjoyable and easy for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 1+ years professional experience in a product role or a role adjacent to product, like design, ops or analytics
- Strong, proven quantitative skills - preferably from a technical background (Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics etc) or feel confident discussing algorithms, complex logic etc
- A true passion for the problem we are solving - building the #1 app for all runners of all abilities
- You’re willing to learn on the role, and get up to speed fast
- You’re a “doer”; not just a “thinker”. You’re hands on and want to roll up your sleeves / get stuck in (you have a real ‘go get it’ attitude)
- You’re low ego - you’re here to collaborate and work with the team
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- You take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously
- You’re London based (or able to work in person 3+ days per week)
- Have a strong interest in the health/fitness technologies
- Diving into Data: Proficient in using data and analytics to drive decision-making. Comfortable and proficient with metrics, KPIs, AB testing and conducting experiments
- Engaging With Customers: Deep empathy for our customers and a passion for creating or improving products to enhance their lives. Ability to confidently and independently speak with customers and translate complex customer needs into actionable roadmap items
- Executing at speed: Proven track record of working closely with engineers and designers to scope lean and value-creating features, understanding how we measure success and then scaling and iterating them based on these metrics
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the big picture and develop long-term plans while also being detail-oriented and hands-on
- Communicating: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate ideas, requirements, and feedback to diverse teams outside of tech!
- Leading and Collaborating: Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and driving growth through fast and iterative experimentation. Ability to motivate and organise the work of multiple team members
- Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Ability to pivot quickly in response to changing priorities or market conditions
Desirable
- Are experienced working closely with designers and engineers
- You have worked in a start-up or a fast-paced environment with an ability to pivot quickly in response to changing priorities or market conditions
- Have a strong academic track record (A-Levels and University)
- Have worked in (react-native) mobile application teams
- Have worked with modelling, applied sciences or AI teams before
- Are a runner! Seriously, this is a big bonus and knowing the difference between Intervals and Tempo sessions, sets and reps and HR and pace etc will help a lot with onboarding!
What the job involves
- We are looking for a talented and creative (Associate) Product Manager to join our highly-skilled and cross-functional Train Team to help develop the underlying engine that Runna is built on
- You’ll be working at the cutting edge of fitness development, working with more data and users than anyone’s ever been able to before to enable a new era of training personalisation
- Specifically you’ll be working directly with our Principal PM Alex on the Training Engine, helping users generate incredibly personalised training plans, and adapt them to their busy lives
- You’ll also be working closely with our coaches, modelling engineers, other Product Managers and Product Designers to help shape the future of Runna
- End-to-end product management: Working alongside a more senior PM, you’ll experience the full product development cycle from speaking to users, to developing the product strategy, roadmap and backlog, to working with designers and engineers to build and then managing release and support
- User Research: Speaking independently to lots (and lots) of users to understand their needs and how we can improve their training
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Assisting with collecting quantitive and qualitative user feedback as well as user behaviour analytics to prioritise and inform product decisions
- Team Leadership: You’ll be working with a senior PM in a product team of 6-10 engineers to develop our Training Engine (building the optimal plans for users), learning how to lead and motivate a team
- Stakeholder Management: Helping to communicate progress, insights, and decisions to the wider business. Building strong relationships with marketing, customer support, and other teams to align efforts and achieve common goals
- Market Analysis: Staying abreast of industry trends, competitor activities, emerging technologies and be inspired by other high-growth consumer apps. Using this knowledge to feed into plans and initiatives for Runna
- Questions you might be answering:
- Which of our plans are performing the best, and the worst?
- How might we iterate on our existing plan offering?
- Which plans do our customers want us to improve the most? Why?
- How does seasonality impact our plans and usage?
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 in 2020 by running enthusiasts for running enthusiasts, in response to the lack of tools – save paying a professional trainer – available to help runners train. Although there is a wealth of day-to-day running apps available, where Runna stands out is in providing training plans for specific races, which can be distinguished by distance and goal time. In addition, it does this whilst maintaining a sense of community, which has proven to be a popular feature amongst other running apps, and still caters to a range of experience levels.
Runna has since consistent subscriber growth since its launch, serving thousands of users globally. The company plans to build and scale into the future, reach more customers, and expand its team.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Nov 2023
$6.3m
SEED
Dec 2022
$2.4m
SEED
Total funding: $9.6m
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 values
- Go above and beyond for our Runnas
- Go above and beyond for our team
- Go above and beyond for ourselves
Company HQ
Vauxhall, London, UK
Leadership
Ben Parker
(Co-Founder & Head Coach)Former Personal Trainer and Running Coach. Owned Ben Parker Fitness. Previously a Spin & Pilates Class instructor at Roehampton Club, and Activities Manager at Mark Warner.
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.
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