Principal Product Manager

Outsmart is a mission-driven, early-stage startup reimagining higher education for the age of AI by creating an entirely new collegiate experience that expands access and opportunity. Backed by $38M from top venture firms including Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed, the company is led by former Duolingo executives and a founding team that also includes Emmy Award winners. With a strong culture centered around high-impact, detail-oriented team members, Outsmart is already seeing significant traction, generating 1–5 million weekly organic views on social media.What You’ll Be DoingYou’ll work with learning, design, and engineering to build engaging, effective mobile-first learning experiences, while developing a deep understanding of our students and continuously improving the product through data and intuition. You’ll own and drive both 0→1 and 1→N initiatives, partner with leadership on product strategy and key decisions, and run fast iterations across onboarding, engagement, and retention to drive growth. You will be expected to vibe code and show your ideas, not just talk about them.Who You Are5 - 8+ years building and shipping consumer products (mobile preferred)Experience owning 0 → 1 and scaling products post-launchStrong product judgment and taste for user experienceTrack record improving engagement, retention, or growth metricsComfortable prototyping and testing ideas, not just writing specsAble to work autonomously in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environmentClear communicator who can work directly with founders and small teamsWhat You’ll OwnKey product initiatives from concept to launchProduct features across the learning experienceGamification mechanicsOnboarding, engagement, and retention surfacesExperimentation and iteration to improve core metricsProduct quality and user experience across shipped featuresProduct processes and ways of working as the team scalesWhat Helps You SucceedStrong product taste and attention to detailComfortable operating in ambiguityHigh ownership mindset, you follow things through end-to-endAbility to move quickly while maintaining a high quality barBias toward action, you ship and learn rather than over-planningCurious about users and consistently stay close to their needsWilling to roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to move things forwardEager to learn and receive feedbackSalary Range: $150K - $250KPerksCompetitive salary and equityHealthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)Parental leave for any full-time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents)15 PTO days per year, a winter break, and 12+ paid company holidays per yearRemote work daysLunch provided in-office dailyWorking with super talented people who want to make a difference in the worldOutsmart is committed to building an equitable and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.