Senior Product Manager

About The Company

At Scribd Inc. (pronounced “scribbed”), our mission is to spark human curiosity. Join our team as we create a world of stories and knowledge, democratize the exchange of ideas and information, and empower collective expertise through our four products:
Everand, Scribd, Slideshare, and Fable.

This posting reflects an approved, open position within the organization. We support a culture where our employees can be real and be bold; where we debate and commit as we embrace plot twists; and where every employee is empowered to take action as we prioritize the customer.

When it comes to workplace structure, we believe in balancing individual flexibility and community connections. It’s through our flexible work benefit, Scribd Flex, that employees – in partnership with their manager – can choose the daily work-style that best suits their individual needs. A key tenet of Scribd Flex is our prioritization of intentional in-person moments to build collaboration, culture, and connection.

For this reason, occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd Inc. employees, regardless of their location.

We hire with “GRIT”. In a tactical sense, GRIT is an acronym that outlines the standards we hold ourselves and each other to: G = Goals, R = Results, I = Innovative ideas, T = Team influence. We’re looking for someone who showcases the ability to set and achieve these standards.

Scribd is evolving from one of the world’s largest document libraries into a platform where active knowledge building happens. With a library of 300 million human-powered documents and 250+ million monthly visitors, our next chapter focuses on helping users move from simply finding source material to building deep, actionable knowledge.
As a Senior Product Manager, you will lead this zero-to-one transformation
, leveraging ML and LLMs to create workflows that feel effortless while remaining grounded, attributable, and trustworthy.

You will partner closely with Design, Engineering, Machine Learning, and Data Science teams to turn advanced technical capabilities into intuitive experiences that users rely on and return to. We’re looking for a product leader with a sharp sense of craft and the ability to set a clear direction amidst ambiguity. Ready to invent the future of knowledge discovery and help millions of people turn information into understanding?

• Develop and set the long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap for core platform features, defining both future goals and immediate, multi-quarter steps.
• Define and track success metrics for core user journeys at the company level.
• Balance short-term wins with long-term vision, delivering incremental improvements while building an extensible platform aligned with the company's multi-year strategy.
• Enhance the experience users have both as prospects and as subscribers across devices.
• Construct a product roadmap using domain knowledge and partnerships to prioritize opportunities. This requires evaluating difficult trade-offs and making bets with partial information.
• Communicate with clarity and influence, aligning product, engineering, design, sales, marketing, and executive stakeholders on strategy, roadmap, requirements, and expected impact.

• Minimum of 5 years of product management experience.
• A drive to improve quality for users while achieving business goals.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Comfort in the unknown and a track record of thriving amid ambiguity, including shaping multi-year visions and delivering incremental wins.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence without authority.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience building for the future while delivering today.
• Familiarity with both quantitative and qualitative research methods.

At Scribd, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location. San Francisco is our highest geographic market in the…