Product Manager, Lens Studio

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap’s Augmented Reality team invents the immersive camera experiences that are at the core of our products. From developing innovative new Lens features for Snapchat & Spectacles, to supporting the continuous growth and evolution of Lens Studio (our platform for an ever-increasing community of AR creators & developers), to designing the cutting-edge machine learning technology that makes stunning scene transformation Lenses possible — our Augmented Reality team is working hard on their mission to bring AR to more people, places, and moments, every day.

We’re looking for a Product Manager to join the Lens Studio team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

• Own and execute on your vision for our industry-leading AR authoring tool, Lens Studio

• Combine your technical background, design experience and passion for great developer tools to build out an ambitious roadmap that inspires creators and elevates the SnapAR brand

• Get deep in the weeds with developers – build Lenses so you can speak their language

• Deeply understand our business priorities and push forward initiatives that matter while ruthlessly cutting those that do not

• Buck trends; be a leader and influencer in the wider XR landscape

• Stay abreast of new technologies and look for ways to incorporate them in our products

• Evaluate tradeoffs, making decisions that balance the diverse needs of AR creators and developers across our entire ecosystem – Snapchat, Spectacles and Camera Kit

• Build close relationships with the engineers and designers who make Lens Studio, as well as our partners in dev rel and product marketing to drive successful execution of initiatives

• Execute throughout the product lifecycle, from gathering requirements and writing specs to creating wireframes, running experiments, analyzing data, and coordinating launch plans with marketing and other teams

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• AR/VR & AI

• 3D engines (Unity, Unreal), and/or XR engines and frameworks

• Design tools; Figma or similar

• Ability to define and analyze success metrics and input metrics

• Ability to think creatively and approach problems with system-level thinking

• Skilled in interpersonal communication, relationship management, and organization

• Knowledge of product-oriented quantitative analysis, including statistical analysis

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree or equivalent years of experience

• 4+ years of experience building and shipping products at a consumer or advertising technology company

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience across the entire product lifecycle including: defining product needs, prioritization, pre/post-launch execution

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $168,000-$252,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $160,000-$239,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $143,000-$214,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.