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Product Manager

Santa Monica, California, United States

Location
Santa Monica, California, United States
Work
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Level
Mid level
Function
Product
Pay
$105K – $168K a year
Posted
3 months ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, $168K a year, is 16% below the median of $200K for mid level product jobs in California (middle half $165K – $232K, 109 jobs that state pay).

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About the role

Job Title: Product Manager

Location: Santa Monica, CA (On-site)

Employment Type: Full-time

Level: Mid–Senior

Company: fav

About fav

At fav, we believe that digital communities should be more than just spaces to watch content. Our platform is a place to connect, engage, and play, and empowers creators by enhancing audience participation and fostering deeper connections.

If you’re a self-starter eager to shape the future of social interaction with a team that holds itself to the highest standards, this is the place for you. We value open, yet respectful communication and real-time feedback to help each other grow quickly. If you’re passionate about gaming and have a knack for gamifying everyday life, you’ll thrive in our fast-moving, collaborative environment.

About the Role

We are looking for a Product Manager to lead our efforts in building and evolving reward systems, progression mechanics, and monetization strategies that enhance the experience for creators, gifters, and viewers. You will play a key role in shaping the incentives, live operations, game mechanics, and content delivery systems that drive engagement and retention across the fav platform.

This role requires someone who understands the intersection of gaming and social platforms, thrives in fast-paced, highly collaborative environments, is passionate about empowering creators, and is motivated to deliver a world-class user experience through gamification.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Product Manager with a strong background in consumer, social, or gaming products to help drive key areas of our mobile experience—specifically notifications, sharing systems, and core user flows.

This role is highly execution-focused and requires someone who deeply understands user behavior, engagement loops, and retention mechanics. You’ll work closely with engineering, design, and growth teams to ship impactful features that improve activation, re-engagement, and overall user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive product initiatives across notifications, sharing, and mobile user flows.
  • Define and optimize engagement loops, including push notifications, in-app messaging, and social sharing mechanics.
  • Partner with engineering and design to deliver intuitive, high-quality mobile experiences across iOS and Android.
  • Use data and user insights to identify opportunities to improve activation, retention, and engagement.
  • Write clear product requirements, define success metrics, and ensure high-quality execution.
  • Lead projects end-to-end, from ideation through launch and iteration.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with growth, marketing, support, data, and creator teams to align on product strategy.
  • Continuously test, learn, and iterate in a fast-paced, live product environment.
  • Anticipate user needs and identify opportunities to enhance the social and interactive experience.

What We’re Looking For

  • 4–8+ years of experience in product management, ideally in consumer-facing products.
  • Strong background in social platforms, gaming, or live-service products.
  • Deep understanding of mobile product development, including iOS and Android ecosystems.
  • Experience building and optimizing notifications, sharing systems, and engagement features.
  • Strong product intuition around user behavior, retention, storyboarding, and growth loops.
  • Ability to operate with speed and clarity in a fast-paced, startup environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Highly analytical with experience using data to drive product decisions.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional team communication, both in real-time and asynchronous.

What Stands Out

  • Experience working on real-time or highly interactive products.
  • Background in gamification, engagement systems, or creator tools.
  • Proven design thinking skills coupled with strong product scoping experience.
  • Strong understanding of viral loops and social mechanics.
  • Passion for live streaming, gaming culture, and creator ecosystems.
  • Experience building products at scale with millions of users.

Salary & Benefits

Compensation: $105k - $168k base + equity.

Benefits Include

  • Unlimited PTO.
  • 401(k) plan with a match.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid company holidays.
  • Competitive salary.

Where You’ll Work: This is a full-time, on-site position in Santa Monica. Core in-office working hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 10am - 4pm PT.

EEOC Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Source

Posted by fav on their own hiring page, jobs.ashbyhq.com. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 11:49 UTC; the original is the reference.

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