SoundCloud is the worlds leading audio platform, scaling up with a rapidly growing global user base, and they’re looking for a Product Manager New York for Connected Devices to join the team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for helping SoundCloud users connect wherever they are. Honestly, if you don’t know what SoundCloud is then you’re a goofball, I personally hate most online services, but even I use this platform. Big deal right here!
So who is the ideal SoundCloud Product Manager?
Well it’s someone who can define SoundCloud’s connected devices strategy & product vision. Work closely with a team of engineers to develop solutions (e.g SDKs) that meet market needs. Work with our partners to deliver seamlessly integrated SoundCloud experiences. Collaborate with peer product managers and teams. Use data-driven approaches to determine areas of improvement, taking into considering implementation time, performance yield and other trade-offs.
What are you going to need to even get in the door? First, you need that bachelor’s degree or higher education in a relevant field (computer science, information management, physics, maths…). 5+ years of product management and/or engineering experience, experience with agile methodology and distributed teams. You have a deep understanding of the connected device market (Speakers, TVs, Gaming Consoles etc.). You’re familiar with streaming technologies (Audio/Video). You’ve helped develop an SDK. You have experience working with external partners to create valuable partnerships. You WOW your colleagues with your depth of knowledge and ability to impart it. You have strong analytical and quantitative skills and the ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions. Love Uber details and juggling projects.
Here’s what SoundCloud has to say about the service they offer:
Recording and uploading sounds to SoundCloud lets people easily share them privately with their friends or publicly to blogs, sites and social networks. It takes just a click to share sounds to Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Foursquare. SoundCloud can be accessed anywhere using the official iPhone and Android apps, as well as hundreds of creation and sharing apps built on the SoundCloud platform.