Growth Product Manager

Imagine orchestrating product growth strategies that reach 80 million users globally. Picture yourself designing experiments that transform how people find work, build businesses, and change their lives across platforms that are shaping the future of work. This is your chance to join Freelancer (ASX: FLN) and drive growth for our category‑defining platforms: a thirteen‑time Webby Award winner, Escrow.com (the trust layer of the internet safeguarding over US$8 billion in transactions), and LoadShift (Australia’s freight revolution). As Growth Product Manager, you will: Own your product’s growth like a CEO, leading cross‑functional teams of engineers, designers and growth strategists to accelerate user acquisition, activation, revenue, referral, retention and resurrection metrics. Lead product discovery focused on identifying growth opportunities, creating a compelling product vision, and driving the roadmap in support of company‑wide growth objectives. Design simple, intuitive user experiences through high‑quality wireframes and mockups optimized for conversion, activation and retention across the entire user lifecycle. Build and scale growth engines through rigorous experimentation, designing and analysing A/B tests and other methodologies to deliver measurable impact. Execute across the full growth stack from user research and UX/UI design to engineering features, quality assurance, and acquisition strategies across SEO, SEM, paid social and viral loops. Conduct customer interviews that drive insights, translating qualitative and quantitative signals into growth hypotheses that move the needle on business metrics. Requirements: Proven experience managing and influencing high‑performing product teams in software‑product environments (preferably web‑based) to achieve measurable growth outcomes with clear portfolio evidence. Product leadership excellence with a track record of driving product discovery, vision and strategy resulting in roadmaps that delivered significant user and revenue growth. Demonstrable ability to apply critical, design and systems thinking to identify top growth opportunities and filter out lower‑impact ideas. Data excellence using SQL (and Python) to process complex datasets, derive actionable insights, and make data‑driven decisions that accelerate growth. Technical depth with hands‑on experience in software/web development and architecture of data structures, collaborating effectively with engineers. Growth channel fluency with strong understanding of acquisition channels (SEO, SEM, paid social, content marketing, viral loops, referrals), user segmentation and lifecycle marketing strategies. Experimentation expertise designing, executing and analysing A/B tests and other quantitative methodologies with fundamental statistical concepts. Technical or analytical degree (computer science, engineering, math, science, statistics, economics) or equivalent experience with demonstrable results. Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence, articulate complex ideas clearly and rally teams around ambitious growth objectives. Bonus Points (Let us know): Design proficiency creating high‑quality wireframes and mockups optimized for conversion and retention; a proven track record of iterative design improvement. Experience building products for large enterprise customers to drive adoption and expansion at scale. Track record working with logistics or operations teams to implement growth efficiencies that compound over time. Proven success executing and scaling content marketing, SEO improvements, and paid search campaigns that demonstrably grow user bases. Deep expertise with product‑led growth (PLG) strategies, including self‑serve onboarding, activation loops and expansion mechanics. International growth and localisation experience scaling products across diverse markets and cultural contexts. Familiarity with marketplace dynamics, network effects and two‑sided marketplace growth strategies. What’s In It For You: True meritocracy: Your impact directly drives your trajectory. We promote from within and celebrate high performers. Ownership culture: Run your product’s growth like it’s your business. We reward those who think and act like owners. Direct CEO access: Weekly town halls with unfiltered Q&A – your ideas reach the top without bureaucracy. Innovation & Learning: Biannual hackathons – two‑day innovation sprints where teams ship real solutions and compete for prizes. Cross‑functional exposure: Work directly with Engineering, Data Science, Design, and Marketing leaders, building skills that transcend traditional product management. Internet‑scale playground: Ship experiments across 80 million users – the breadth of impact is unmatched. Premium Sydney HQ: Grosvenor Place with harbour views, weekly building events, complimentary wellness classes, activities, promotions and deals. Friday culture: Catered lunches featuring rotating global cuisines from local restaurants – we finish each week together. Work hard, play harder: Beer taps, bar with killer views, and a soccer stadium with two tonnes of turf. Fully stocked kitchens: Coffee, snacks and everything you need to fuel long strategy sessions and growth sprints. You will be connecting 80 million people to economic opportunity worldwide. Every experiment you run, every feature you ship, every growth loop you unlock directly impacts someone’s ability to earn, build a business or change their life trajectory. Location: Greater Sydney, Australia – remote work options available for qualified candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr