VerticalScope Inc. Hiring For Product Manager, Mobile – USA/Canada (Remote) at Toronto, ON Full Time

Our workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position, you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office location(s): Toronto, ON, Canada; Mountain View, CA, US

Remote location(s): Canada; United States

About us

VerticalScope (TSE:FORA) is a publicly traded technology company that has built and operates a cloud-based digital community platform for online enthusiast communities. Our communities are roll-ups of high consumer spending categories.

We leverage our deep in-house expertise in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Internet marketing, and traffic acquisition to build highly targeted, successful online communities and websites. Our platform operates at the intersection of community, content, and commerce. We believe in the power of enthusiasts to inform and inspire.

Through targeted acquisitions and development, VerticalScope has built a portfolio of over 1,000 websites with more than 1.7 billion posts and 100 million monthly active users.

As an employee, you will receive a competitive salary and a full range of benefits, take advantage of learning programs, and contribute to an international team whose passion is innovation driven by a collaborative merit-based culture.

The role

As the sole product manager on VerticalScope’s Fora Mobile team, you will work closely with Engineering, Design, and Community Management to ship the company’s first iOS and Android apps to millions of users.

Each month, VerticalScope connects over 100 million people around common interests. Your mission is to make their experience even more amazing on mobile. It’s a unique opportunity where millions of users are already waiting for your app.

You need to already have experience shipping consumer iOS and/or Android apps. There’s also a lot of cross-functional coordination, so you need to communicate well with different functions. And because our culture is about mutual respect, there’s no room for big egos.

You will be directly responsible for working with the team to develop the core value proposition, MVP requirements, experiment roadmap, and acquisition and growth strategy. You’ll also need to be familiar with app analytics.

Our teams move at a fast but manageable pace and experiments a lot, so you’ll enjoy it if you like change and are adaptable.

We care less about where you went to school or what your degree is, than how well you work and communicate with others.

There’s a lot of flexibility in terms of location (remote or in-office), but most of the engineers you work with are in Toronto, so you should plan on some travel that way periodically.

Why work with us?

We are one of the 10 largest social media networks in the US (currently behind Snapchat, Discord, and Nextdoor), with over 1,000 communities that reach over 100 million monthly visitors. Because community is at the heart of what we do, joining our team means recognizing that people and relationships are key to great products.

Our team values impact through healthy work and healthy relationships – we try to live our values vs. just aspiring to them. We ask for a lot, but we give a lot in return: We pay well and our benefits are amazing. You can find this job anywhere, but it’s the intangibles that make the experience worthwhile. So reach out and get to know us – we’d love to get to know you.

Minimum qualifications

• Experience launching and growing successful consumer iOS and/or Android apps

Preferred qualifications

• 2+ years of product management experience, working directly with software engineers, designers, and marketers
• Experience with rapid prototyping and experimentation
• Interest in forums and online communities
• Able to travel between Canada and the US periodically

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as negotiated and ad hoc projects to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

VerticalScope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, ancestry, colour, race, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, disability, family or marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or any other protected ground or social area according to Human Rights laws.

If you require disability-related accommodation during the application, recruitment, and interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to make all possible adjustments to suit your needs.

Though we are only able to respond to applicants that are being considered for an actively open position, we sincerely thank all applicants who are interested in working with us and are glad to hear from you.