Wattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories. A leading global webnovel platform, Wattpad has democratized storytelling for a new generation of diverse Gen Z writers and their fans. Wattpad is part of WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem, where approximately 155 million monthly active users discover incredible stories in multiple formats. Come build the future of entertainment and storytelling with our global team, and write your next chapter with us!
Wattpad is part of the WEBTOON Entertainment family of brands, home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms. With approximately 155 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world’s leading webnovel platform--WEBTOON Productions, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others. To read more about our family of Brands, check out our website here.
Wattpad follows a hybrid work model, with employees working from our vibrant downtown Toronto office 3x per week.
We're looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy and roadmap for Wattpad's data platform and product intelligence capabilities.
This isn't a traditional analytics or reporting role. You'll build the platform that enables our products to make smarter decisions.
You'll partner with Data Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Product Managers to transform raw product events into reusable data products, trusted metrics, decision-ready insights, and an intelligent platform service that powers experiences across Wattpad.
Your work will shape how products understand readers, measure success, personalize experiences, run experiments, and make real-time decisions.
This is one of the foundational platform investments that will power the next generation of Wattpad.
What You'll Do:
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Define the vision and roadmap for Wattpad's data platform
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Own the long-term strategy for the systems that transform raw product events into reusable, trusted capabilities that power products across Wattpad
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Develop and prioritize the roadmap across areas including:
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Reusable data products
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Insights Layer
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Decisioning platform
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Data governance and discoverability
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Define the strategy and roadmap for Wattpad's Product Intelligence Platform, enabling products to make smarter, faster, and more consistent decisions
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Build the platform capabilities that transform raw data into trusted, reusable intelligence for teams across the company
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Work with our Content teams to deepen our content intelligence, transforming story metadata, taxonomy, and behavioural signals into reusable capabilities that power products across Wattpad
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Partner with Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science to create scalable foundations for personalization, recommendations, and product decisioning
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Establish trusted metrics, shared data definitions, and governance practices that improve consistency and confidence across product development
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Turn recurring product needs into reusable platform capabilities that reduce duplication and accelerate delivery across teams
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Balance long-term platform investments with near-term business priorities, making thoughtful tradeoffs that maximize impact
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Influence product and technical strategy across the organization, helping shape the future of Wattpad's data and intelligence capabilities
Required Qualifications:
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7+ years of Product Management experience, with experience owning platform, infrastructure, developer, AI, or data products
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Strong understanding of modern data architectures including event pipelines, data products, warehouses, semantic layers, metrics stores, feature stores, and APIs
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Experience working closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, and Software Engineering teams
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Experience defining product strategy across multiple stakeholders with competing priorities
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Strong systems thinking with the ability to identify reusable platform capabilities instead of one-off solutions
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and executive audiences
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Comfortable making decisions in ambiguous environments while balancing long term platform investments with near term business value
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Experience with modern product analytics and experimentation platforms such as Amplitude, Mixpanel, or similar tools for product measurement, behavioural analytics, and experimentation
What we offer (For Full-Time Only):
* Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
* Top industry health benefits, including vision and dental
Your own health/wellness account to spend each year
* RRSP Contributions (Canada), 401K Contributions (USA)
* Generous vacation and Maternity/Parental leave top-up program
* Corporate discount for gym memberships for you and your family
* Work from almost anywhere in the world for part of the year
* Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!
Wattpad is conducting all interviews in a distributed manner using applicable third party software where needed and using visual interface tools such as Google Meet and Zoom.
About Wattpad
Who are we? Entrepreneurs and Do-ers. Our vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories, and our mission is to use the power of community and technology to unleash the full potential of stories to the world.
What does that mean? We are visionaries, community builders, passionate problem solvers, storytellers, coffee snobs (tea drinkers, too!), curious by nature, and culturally diverse.
What are we obsessed with? Our users. Solving complex problems and maximizing flow. Learning constantly. Building the next great storytelling product. Finding the greatest stories ever told. Dogs (and cats), coffee, and good snacks.
How do we work? Autonomously, collaboratively, respectfully. Balancing with work, family, and play...and all while having a great time.
Unlock the best of both worlds with a role that keeps you connected! Wattpad has a hybrid work model, where employees enjoy the flexibility to connect with colleagues and collaborate on exciting projects in person, as well as the time and space to for productive work from home. This is your opportunity to be a part of our thriving workplace culture.
Wattpad encourages candidates to apply as long as they are authorized to work in Canada (excluding Quebec) as a precondition of employment. We are not able to sponsor applicants for work permits.
Culture and Diversity
Wattpad is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate. Period.
Wattpad welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We have taken a leadership position on creating a culture and an organization that truly values diversity. We are committed to fostering a global team that reflects the diversity of the Wattpad community. At Wattpad, we believe cultural fit doesn’t mean culturally identical, and diversity of thought helps us to challenge one another to think big and think differently. We consider employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other protected status.
If you have any special needs or accessibility requirements, please let us know. We will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.
Don’t meet all the requirements? Studies show women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs if they do not meet all the qualifications. Therefore, in an effort to build a more diverse workplace, we encourage you to apply anyways. You might actually be the right person or you may be a good fit for a number of other openings we currently have.
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