Principal Product Manager

Posted 6 Days Ago
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New York, NY
Hybrid
203K-304K Annually
7+ Years Experience
eCommerce • Food • Sales • Software
Grubhub connects millions of diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants.
The Role
The Principal Product Manager will define product vision, lead project execution, and collaborate with various stakeholders at Grubhub. This role involves setting product direction, developing go-to-market strategies, and expanding business opportunities while ensuring alignment across teams and driving growth.
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About The Opportunity
We're all about connecting hungry diners with our network of over 300,000 restaurants nationwide. Innovative technology, user-friendly platforms and streamlined delivery capabilities set us apart and make us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering. When you join our team, you become part of a community that works together to innovate, solve problems, grow, work hard and have a ton of fun in the process!
Why Work For Us
Grubhub is a place where authentically fun culture meets innovation and teamwork. We believe in empowering people and opening doors for new opportunities. If you're looking for a place that values strong relationships, embraces diverse ideas-all while having fun together-Grubhub is the place for you!
Grubhub's product team is looking for a technical customer-focused Principal Product Manager, to help us make the best products dedicated to our diners, merchants, and drivers. The ideal candidate will be data focused product leader who has experience taking a product from zero to one, has experience-centric mindset and can drive growth through both incremental improvements as well as strategic big bets. You will collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels across the organization including Senior Leadership and critical business stakeholders, and be responsible for the evolution and optimization of Grubhub's product experience. In addition, the ability to work backwards and think from a customer perspective is crucial.
The Impact You Will Drive:

  • Craft and define the vision of our products with product leads and the engineering team
  • Help lead and set the product direction for Grubhub including but not limited to: defining new opportunities, working with executive leadership, our engineering team as well as other teams to promote specific goals.
  • Lead projects through the definitional stages, working to ensure that we're working to solve the right problem and have clearly articulated problem statements and goals identified. Own accountability for the ultimate execution of the project, working cross-functionally to ensure that the solution that is built achieves the defined problem and goals.
  • Go to Market Strategy: we're looking for someone to build a new track and think outside the box. We need someone who knows how to calculate risks and has a strong strategy background.
  • Stakeholder Management: Previous experience working with VP-level stakeholders. Ability to read the room (VP meeting vs. Director/SPM meeting).
  • Seek out opportunities for expansion and growth by developing new business relationships
  • Collaborate cross functionally executing strategy across teams to drive growth
  • Partner with the Marketing Leads to ensure Marketing's long-term vision and strategy is aligned with Grubhub's long-term company strategy and goals


What You Bring to the Table:

  • 10+ years of relevant work experience in software development in technical leadership, product management, program management, or similar roles within an Agile environment
  • Ability to collaborate with C-level executives across broad organizations including technology, marketing, sales, operations, and finance
  • Direct experience with large-scale e-commerce platforms, A/B testing, web and native mobile application environments, and data analytics
  • Demonstrated experience working across the technology teams from UX, through to data science and backend teams
  • Work independently to define complex problems, prioritize effectively and deliver quickly
  • 'Work out loud' to arrive at solutions collaboratively and iteratively
  • Think and communicate clearly, in a way that builds trust across functions and hierarchies
  • Superior communication skills, including the ability to crystallize and broadly socialize insights into partners needs that the partners themselves may not be able to articulate
  • Able to influence outcomes and people without reporting lines
  • Experience with SQL using queries, reports and dashboards coupled with strong analytical and quantitative skills using data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, drive action, and monitor product health
  • Manage tradeoffs and evaluate opportunistic new ideas with team members, while managing overarching priorities
  • Strong technical understanding for area of product development and demonstrates an advanced understanding at the architecture level
  • An innate understanding of technology and how to use it to deliver outstanding and innovative products is a must
  • Proven ability to develop and maintain financial plans
  • BA/BS


***As a matter of company policy, Grubhub does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this role.***
The base salary ranges for this position are below. The ranges provided exclude other forms of compensation such as equity and bonus.
New York: $203,000 - $304,000 base salary range
Grubhub uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience. In addition to the base salary, the role might also come with equity and other pay incentives as part of the full compensation package.
And Of Course, Perks!

  • Flexible PTO . Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.
  • Health and Wellness . Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k matching, employee network groups and paid parental leave are just a few of our programs to support your overall well-being.
  • Compensation . You'll receive a great compensation package with eligibility for generous incentives, bonuses, commission, or RSUs (role-specific).
  • Free Meals . Our employees get a weekly Grubhub credit to enjoy and support local restaurants.
  • Social Impact . At Grubhub we believe in giving back through programs like the Grubhub Community Fund . Employees are also given paid time off each year to support the causes that are important to them.


Grubhub is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and encourage a workplace that is just as diverse as the customers we serve. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. If you're applying for a job in the U.S. and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
If you are a resident of the State of California and would like a copy of our CA privacy notice, please email [email protected].

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
10,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

Grubhub is part of Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY), and is a leading U.S. food ordering and delivery marketplace. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms, and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features more than 375,000 restaurant partners in over 4,000 U.S. cities.

Why Work With Us

Our teams thrive in a fast paced environment that strives to reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we serve. We value curiosity and data-driven mindsets to empower each other to think like owners, and innovate like entrepreneurs all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance and offering opportunities for professional growth

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