Growth Lead

This is a 1-year contract role.

You will forge influential partnerships on and off-platform to reach new users, grow the community ecosystem and create an inviting environment that attracts and retains a growing user base. By combining your growth-minded expertise with an entrepreneurial approach, you will contribute significantly to Reddit's mission of bringing community, belonging, and empowerment to everyone in the world. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Steer and operationalize a small local community and content team to drive ecosystem growth and maintain overall ecosystem health (e.g. # of local communities, # of active moderators, DAU)
• Apply a creative, entrepreneurial approach, constantly driving your market pod and cross-functional partners to test and evaluate new ideas for local growth and engagement
• Execute comprehensive community strategies to grow and nurture local communities and maintain a healthy and thriving ecosystem
• Collaborate closely with the product team to ensure local product-market fit
• Analyze the content landscape and ecosystem to identify gaps and opportunities, ensuring Reddit meets local user needs and preferences
• Utilize your market expertise to identify trends, user behaviors, and growth opportunities: Understand the market’s "vibe" and adapt strategies accordingly
• Serve as a local spokesperson for Reddit, building influential relationships and partnerships both on and off the platform to reach and attract new audiences

What We Expect From You:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• Entrepreneurial spirit, ability to take initiative and drive projects independently 
• Proven track record of team leadership experience is a plus
• 7+ years of experience in operations, marketing, or a tech-related background
• A healthy blend of operations, growth marketing, and community/content expertise
• Data-driven and analytical mindset, proficiency in excel modeling and knowledge of SQL
• Passion for combining systems-thinking with data analysis to drive impactful decisions
• Exceptional communication skills to collaborate effectively with internal teams, users, moderators, partners, content creators, and influencers
• Results-oriented mindset with a keen eye for execution and attention to detail
• Innate knowledge of  market culture including language, current events, politics, customs, traditions, language, topics of interest, and taboos