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We're putting together a talented team to build the #1 training platform for Runners

We help everyday runners become outstanding by providing world-class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you're improving your 5k time or training for your first marathon. To date we have built iOS, Android and Apple watch apps that help people achieve their goals by coaching them through the full journey and syncing to their favourite fitness devices.

We’re growing extremely fast and in November 2023 closed a new £5M funding round led by JamJar with participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Creator Ventures. And in 2024, we were selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for the 2024 iPhone App of the Year reflecting the innovation and impact of what we’ve built.

We want to grow as fast as we can into the future and are looking for individuals who will help us get there. For more about our background and growth check out our Careers Page!

We’re now looking ahead to the future and the people who want to help us build and scale Runna. Our aim is to reach millions of subscribers in the next 5 years and be the go-to training platform for any runner. Now is a magical time to join, we're still small, and everyone makes a foundational difference.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a talented and creative (Associate) Product Manager to join our highly-skilled and cross-functional Train Team to help develop the underlying engine that Runna is built on. You’ll be working at the cutting edge of fitness development, working with more data and users than anyone’s ever been able to before to enable a new era of training personalisation.

Specifically you’ll be working directly with our Principal PM Alex on the Training Engine, helping users generate incredibly personalised training plans, and adapt them to their busy lives. You’ll also be working closely with our coaches, modelling engineers, other Product Managers and Product Designers to help shape the future of Runna.

As an (Associate) Product Manager on the train team, your key responsibilities will include:

End-to-end product management: Working alongside a more senior PM, you’ll experience the full product development cycle from speaking to users, to developing the product strategy, roadmap and backlog, to working with designers and engineers to build and then managing release and support
User Research: Speaking independently to lots (and lots) of users to understand their needs and how we can improve their training
Data-Driven Decision Making: Assisting with collecting quantitive and qualitative user feedback as well as user behaviour analytics to prioritise and inform product decisions
Team Leadership: You’ll be working with a senior PM in a product team of 6-10 engineers to develop our Training Engine (building the optimal plans for users), learning how to lead and motivate a team
Stakeholder Management: Helping to communicate progress, insights, and decisions to the wider business. Building strong relationships with marketing, customer support, and other teams to align efforts and achieve common goals.
Market Analysis: Staying abreast of industry trends, competitor activities, emerging technologies and be inspired by other high-growth consumer apps. Using this knowledge to feed into plans and initiatives for Runna.

Questions you might be answering:

Which of our plans are performing the best, and the worst?
How might we iterate on our existing plan offering?
Which plans do our customers want us to improve the most? Why?
How does seasonality impact our plans and usage?

Requirements

We’re looking for someone that loves…

Diving into Data: Proficient in using data and analytics to drive decision-making. Comfortable and proficient with metrics, KPIs, AB testing and conducting experiments.
Engaging With Customers: Deep empathy for our customers and a passion for creating or improving products to enhance their lives. Ability to confidently and independently speak with customers and translate complex customer needs into actionable roadmap items.
Executing at speed: Proven track record of working closely with engineers and designers to scope lean and value-creating features, understanding how we measure success and then scaling and iterating them based on these metrics.
Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the big picture and develop long-term plans while also being detail-oriented and hands-on
Communicating: Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate ideas, requirements, and feedback to diverse teams outside of tech!
Leading and Collaborating: Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and driving growth through fast and iterative experimentation. Ability to motivate and organise the work of multiple team members.
Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Ability to pivot quickly in response to changing priorities or market conditions.

What experience we’re looking for

We care most about you reading the ‘We’re looking for someone that loves…’ section and thinking

“Wow this role was made for me!”

That said, for this role we are looking for the following three things:

1+ years professional experience in a product role or a role adjacent to product, like design, ops or analytics.
Strong, proven quantitative skills - preferably from a technical background (Engineering, Computer Science, Maths, Physics etc) or feel confident discussing algorithms, complex logic etc
A true passion for the problem we are solving - building the #1 app for all runners of all abilities

About you:

You’re willing to learn on the role, and get up to speed fast
You’re a “doer”; not just a “thinker”. You’re hands on and want to roll up your sleeves / get stuck in (you have a real ‘go get it’ attitude)
You’re low ego - you’re here to collaborate and work with the team
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills
You take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously
You’re London based (or able to work in person 3+ days per week)

Bonus points if you:

Are experienced working closely with designers and engineers
You have worked in a start-up or a fast-paced environment with an ability to pivot quickly in response to changing priorities or market conditions
Have a strong academic track record (A-Levels and University)
Have worked in (react-native) mobile application teams
Have worked with modelling, applied sciences or AI teams before
Have a strong interest in the health/fitness technologies
Are a runner! Seriously, this is a big bonus and knowing the difference between Intervals and Tempo sessions, sets and reps and HR and pace etc will help a lot with onboarding!

Our interview process

Our aim is to keep the interview process as straightforward and enjoyable as possible, and will consist of the following stages:

Kick off! (Please apply here via Workable)

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to better accommodate you throughout the interview process - this can be from scheduling interviews around childcare commitments to accessibility requirements. We want you to show your best self in the process ❤️

Introductory chat with Alex, Principal PM for the Train Team (30 minutes video call)
Take home task which you will have two hours to complete in your own time, and we will review in the next session
Professional product experience interview with two Runna PMs (45 minute video call)
Product case study and take home task review with Alex & Dom our co-founder (60 minutes interview)
Meet the team! A chance to come into the office, meet the rest of the train team as well as the co-founders and leadership. (Normally around an hour)

Once the process is finished, we promise to let you know our decision as soon as possible.

Benefits

Benefits and options

We offer a salary of £45-47.5k (Associate PM) and £52k - 72.5k (Mid-Level PM), plus equity in the form of Runna stock options.

Flexible working (we typically work 2-3 days in our office in Vauxhall)
Salary reviews every 6 months or whenever we raise more investment
25 days of holiday plus bank holidays
A workplace pension scheme
A brand new Macbook, a running watch of your choice, and anything else you need to do your best work
Private health insurance
Enhanced family care policy (3 months fully paid leave when a new Runna joins the family, fertility support & other benefits)
An hour slot each week (during work time) to do a Runna workout

At Runna we have a limited number of employment visas that we are able to sponsor and are limited by govt. guidelines so cannot offer sponsorship for this role.

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