Lead Product Manager, Messaging

Job overview

The Lead Product Manager, Messaging role is hybrid, with most US-based positions also eligible to be performed remotely; the listing identifies Seattle, WA. The US annual base salary range is $215,000–$255,000. ZipRecruiter’s mission is to connect people to their next great opportunity through its online employment marketplace. The role owns the job-seeker messaging channel, shaping what messages are sent, to whom, when, and through which channels. It balances applications and engagement with user trust, retention, deliverability, compliance, and employer outcomes, using experimentation and cross-functional product work to improve the marketplace.

What you'll do

• Own the job-seeker messaging domain and its KPIs
• optimize message types, timing, volume, and channels
• analyze applications, activation, retention, unsubscribes, complaints, and revenue
• design and evaluate experiments
• partner with engineering, data science, machine learning, recommendations, matching, and marketplace teams
• protect deliverability, sender reputation, compliance, and opt-in/opt-out systems
• conduct job-seeker research and represent user needs for off-platform communications.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

lead product manager

messaging

hybrid

seattle wa

ziprecruiter

product management

email

push notifications

lifecycle messaging

ai/ml

$215k–$255k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Exceptional benefits package
• flexible vacation and paid time off
• employer-matched 401(k)
• medical, financial, and other benefits may be included depending on position.

Why this role

Requires 7+ years of product management experience, consumer-scale email, push, or lifecycle messaging product ownership, SQL and A/B experimentation fluency, and experience shipping AI/ML-powered product features. Benefits include flexible vacation and PTO, employer-matched 401(k), and a broader benefits package.

About the employer

ZipRecruiter is hiring for this role. Industry: Employment Placement Agencies. Sector: 56.