Join Proton and help build a better internet where privacy is the default. Proton was founded in 2014 by scientists from CERN on the belief that privacy is a fundamental human right. Since then, Proton has developed the world's largest encrypted email service and expanded into Proton VPN, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, and Proton Calendar, serving millions globally to protect their freedom and data. Proton is profitable, independent, and hires selectively from top applicants. If you want to do meaningful work with high-caliber people, this is the place.
This role is at the intersection of product strategy, community dynamics, and Proton's mission to give people back control over their digital lives. You will own the roadmap and execution for a product that brings privacy-first community experiences to millions of users.
Tasks
- Define and drive the product strategy and roadmap end-to-end, from first principles through to shipped features, without waiting for direction from above.
- Own the metrics that matter: activation, engagement, retention, and community health. Set targets, instrument the product to track them, and course-correct quickly when signals shift.
- Translate deep knowledge of how online communities work—growth loops, moderation, network effects, content dynamics—into a clear product point of view and a prioritized execution plan.
- Lead cross-functional execution across a team of 6–12 engineers plus design, data, and growth. Maintain velocity, surface blockers early, and keep the team focused on outcomes over activity.
- Drive structured discovery: user research, competitive analysis, and direct feedback loops that keep product decisions grounded in real behaviour, not assumptions.
- Represent the product externally when needed—to users, partners, and internal leadership—with clarity and confidence.
Requirements
- 10+ years of product management experience, with meaningful time spent on a social, messaging, or community platform.
- Deep understanding of community product mechanics; able to reason clearly about engagement loops, content moderation trade-offs, trust and safety, and network effects.
- Analytically sharp: define success in numbers, run structured experiments, and make data-informed decisions without losing sight of user intuition.
- Strong, direct communicator: write and speak with precision, push back when something doesn't make sense, and keep stakeholders aligned without over-meeting.
- Proven ability to lead a product autonomously: identify the right problem, build the case, and drive it to shipped without a roadmap handed to you.
- Nice to have: Experience building privacy-respecting alternatives to mainstream social or community platforms.
- Nice to have: Familiarity with open-source community protocols (atproto, IETF MLS, Matrix, etc.).
- Nice to have: Background scaling a community product from early traction to millions of active users.
Benefits
- Work that matters: Millions of people trust Proton with their privacy. The company answers only to its users.
- A great team: Diverse, collaborative, and tight-knit, with people from leading academic institutions.
- Technology: The right hardware and software to do your best work.
- Learning & Development: Investment in your growth, with real challenges and ownership from day one.
- Employee benefits: Strong health coverage, solid retirement options, generous leave, and wellness support.
- Stock options: From day one, you have a real stake in what is being built.
- In-person collaboration: Offices across Geneva, Zürich, Barcelona, London, and more, with most time spent collaborating face-to-face.
- Food: Lunch and snacks provided every day in the office.
- Transport: Coverage for public transport, bike allowances, or parking.
- Flexible working: You own your schedule; outcomes matter more than clock-in times.
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Das Team
The team is small and senior, working cross-functionally with engineers, design, data, and growth. Collaboration is diverse and tight-knit, with members from top academic backgrounds. Most collaboration happens face-to-face in offices across several cities.