Head of Product – Growth
Mercury
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $289,700 - $362,100 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead Growth Product at Mercury, owning top-of-funnel conversion, activation, and virality as core levers for scaling the business
- Manage and develop 3–5 PMs across multiple product teams, setting a high bar for strategy, execution, and craft
- Develop product strategy and drive execution for partnership channels, website experience, conversion flows, and referral/expansion programs
- Deliver lovable product experiences to our customers while holistically managing product experience, adoption, and business outcomes/revenue
- Partner closely with the VP of Revenue, VP of Marketing, and your Design & Engineering counterparts to define the vision and roadmap for Growth
- Build and scale a high-velocity product organization - one that can move quickly on near-term goals while investing in durable, long-term platform work
Requirements
- 10+ years of product management experience, with a focus in PLG growth, GTM, or consumer-facing acquisition funnels
- 4+ years of people management experience, including 2+ years managing PMs
- A track record of building, scaling, and leading product teams across growth, conversion, or activation surfaces
- Experience leading multiple product teams (20+ engineers)
- Background in fintech or a high-growth PLG company
- Expert understanding of founders and early-stage businesses - their constraints, motivations, and how they adopt software to solve those challenges
- Deep fluency in funnels, cohort analysis, and data-informed tradeoffs - you should be able to break down a funnel, immediately know where to focus
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain Mercury’s products and programs and influence a wide range of internal and external partners
- A strong intuition for craft and customer experience - you care deeply about building products customers love
- Low ego and a "run through walls" attitude when it matters
- And, ideally, a sense of humor
Benefits
- base salary
- equity (stock options/RSUs)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
product managementPLG growthGTMconversion funnelscohort analysisdata-informed decision makingproduct strategyexecutionproduct experiencebusiness outcomes
Soft Skills
communication skillsleadershipteam managementcustomer experience intuitioninfluencehigh bar for strategycraftlow egoadaptabilitysense of humor