Senior Staff Program Manager, Discord
Creator Partnerships
$256-288k
+ Equity. Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties).
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Voice, video and text communication platform
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Voice, video and text communication platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$256-288k
+ Equity. Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties).
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests.
Role
Who you are
- A strong passion for Discord and/or gaming, and an appreciation for the creators and communities we serve
- 7+ years in creator partnerships, community, platform programs, marketing, product partnerships, or a related field
- Deeply familiar with how creators build audiences, operate their businesses, and manage communities across platforms like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram, Patreon, Reddit, and Discord
- You have built and operated creator or partner programs at scale, and you understand how to begin with a selected group without designing something that can never grow beyond it
- Biased to ship and iterate. You can launch a useful first version, learn from it, and raise the ambition over time
- Comfortable leading as an individual contributor. You create alignment and momentum across teams without relying on headcount or reporting lines
- An excellent cross-functional partner across Support, Product, Marketing, Comms, Partnerships, Policy, and more
What the job involves
- We’re hiring a Senior Staff Program Manager to build Discord’s approach to creators from the ground up
- You’ll begin with a selected group of creators already using Discord, build the fundamentals that serve them well, and develop programs that make their experience on Discord better
- Over time, you’ll turn what works into programs that can serve creators at scale and, eventually, give new creators more reasons to choose Discord
- This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who can lead through judgment, relationships, and execution
- You’ll report to the Director of Marketing, Player Communications and partner closely with Support, Product, Marketing, Communications, Partnerships, Policy, and more
- Build Discord’s creator strategy from the bottom up, starting with direct conversations and a clear understanding of what creators already on Discord need from us
- Bring together the creator work that exists across Discord today, establish clear ownership, and turn a collection of early efforts into a coherent program
- Define who we mean by creators and develop an initial approach for selecting and serving a trusted group across games, platforms, formats, and communities
- Create more than one program for creators, beginning with the fundamentals: accelerated support, clear paths for escalation, and reliable channels for two-way communication
- Manage relationships with important creators directly. Understand how they use Discord, help them solve meaningful problems, and build trust by following through
- Build a creator council or network that gives us a consistent view of what creators are seeing, where Discord is falling short, and what would make the platform more useful to them and their communities
- Build systems and playbooks that let a selected program grow over time without losing the relationships and responsiveness that made it valuable
Our take
Discord is an industry giant in the chat app space. The free platform has rapidly become one of the most popular services in the sector since being founded in 2015. It counts over 90M daily active users in 19M communities, successfully expanding beyond its original focus on video game players to become a broader social networking app and public forum.
Discord's userbase has grown rapidly as remote work has become the norm and a new generation of internet users has come online, attracted to its youthful presentation and plethora of gaming and social tools. It has since fended off takeover bids from Microsoft and interest from other giants such as Amazon and X, and has grown into a profitable company, funded by optional subscription fees and commissions from sales through the platform.
Discord's remarkable growth, however, isn't without obstacles. The company faces competition from deep-pocketed rivals such as Meta and ongoing scrutiny over moderation and user safety. Despite this, Discord has continued to strengthen its platform through investments in privacy and accessibility, including the rollout of end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls for all users and the launch of a native Windows on ARM app to improve performance on next-generation devices. Alongside acquisitions such as Sentropy and Gas, these developments show just how hard Discord is pushing beyond its gaming roots.
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Insights
28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Sep 2021
$500m
SERIES H
Dec 2020
$100m
SERIES H
Total funding: $979.3m
Company benefits
- Discord HQ: At Discord, we believe great work can happen anywhere, whether in person or virtually. Our flexible work model empowers our people to choose where they work best: at home, in one of our offices like our San Francisco HQ, or a mix of both.
- Grow together: Look forward to developing both professionally and personally alongside your colleagues at Discord. All of our managers go through a leadership program, and we offer enriching trainings for everyone. No matter what your interests or skills are, there's a place on our platform for you to find and build belonging.
- Money matters: Discord strives to offer fair and competitive compensation packages, including equity. You'll have room to grow and be rewarded based on your contributions and impact at the company. Take advantage of our retirement offerings (including 401k matching in the US) to meet your financial goals.
- Health benefits; At Discord, we health-care about you! We offer medical, dental, vision, reproductive, gender-affirming, and mental healthcare to our employees.
- Family support: Spend some quality time with the next generation with 12+ weeks parental leave, as well as fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
- R&R: Stay refreshed with four weeks of PTO, 16 paid holidays each year including a week off for the winter holidays, and flexible sick time (which includes mental health days).
- Wellness on us: Take advantage of a $375 quarterly stipend for your gym membership or other activities to keep you feeling great.
- Giving back: Whatever social cause you're passionate about, take a day (or two) off to make an impact. While you're at it, take advantage of $1,000/year in donation matching to charitable organizations!
Company HQ
Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Stanislav Vishnevskiy
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously worked as a Software Engineer at Casamba and then Kabam. Also worked as a Lead Software Engineer at GREE International, and founded social network Guildwork.com in 2009.
Humam Sakhnini
(CEO)Humam joined the Discord team in 2025 as CEO. Prior to this, they were the Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy & Talent Officer at Activision Blizzard as well as the CFO/President at King. They also spent 8 years at McKinsey & Company as a Partner.
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