Jackpocket
Jackpocket gives lottery fans an easy, secure way to order lottery tickets from their phone.

Head of Product

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Jackpocket is the first mobile lottery app in the U.S. that offers players a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, such as Powerball, Mega Millions, and more, via their smartphones. We're creating a more convenient, fun, and responsible way to play the lottery by modernizing the $300B global lottery market with a mobile platform that everyone, including grandma, can feel good about.

Jackpocket’s Head of Product will ensure our line of products continue to advance the company’s KPIs and overall vision. The Head of Product will work with key stakeholders to build, maintain and execute on the company’s product roadmap. The Head of Product will collaborate with the CEO and CTO to ensure Jackpocket’s technology stack remains cutting edge, while still maintaining the best user experience. The role will align company strategy and innovation through technology and a data-driven mindset. 

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and manage the product roadmap
  • Define launch timelines and release goals
  • Build a deep understanding of our users through a data-driven approach including market research, customer interviews, and usage studies
  • Work closely with marketing, analytics and engineering teams to understand business performance and key opportunities
  • Implement processes that both improve quality and speed of the development process
  • Communicate and get cross-team buy-in on product vision and roadmap
  • Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products
  • Ensure new product features and updates are delivered reliably, efficiently, and to full specifications
  • Champion a data-driven approach to decision-making

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years demonstrated B2C mobile app experience
  • Strong track record of success in building, managing and scaling products in the B2C mobile space
  • Strong understanding of user retention, engagement and monetization drivers, including experience managing products monetized with in-app transactions and / or subscription
  • Deep knowledge of customer desires and behaviors
  • Metric driven building experience
  • History of shipping products in a fast agile development using SCRUM methodology
  • Highly skilled in creating user stories that match company KPIs
  • Major UI/UX experience
  • Experience leading and mentoring product managers
  • History of building and grooming tactical product roadmaps
  • Dedication to pixel perfection when designing user experiences
  • Deep knowledge of technology stacks
  • Deeply analytical mindset and metric driven

Attributes

  • Proven leadership skills, including the ability to lead, develop and inspire product and engineering teams
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly evolve product strategy based on research and data
  • Demonstrated ability to drive consensus and buy-in with key stakeholders
  • High attention to detail, including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do what is necessary to create exceptional products
  • Natural communication skills - you understand and can articulate both technical and business requirements effortlessly
  • Phenomenal leadership and management skills (1:1’s, reviews, hiring, coaching, etc)
  • Strong analytical skills working with data to make product decisions

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

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What are Jackpocket Perks + Benefits

Jackpocket Benefits Overview

Competitive salaries; health benefits up to 100% coverage; stock options; generous PTO; sick days, and holidays; 401K matching; flex work schedule & remote work options; commuter benefits; career growth and promotion from within; snack & meal perks; wellness benefits: Citi Bike, Headspace & Teladoc memberships to name a few!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Jackpocket partners with nonprofits like Broadway Cares and Foster Dogs NYC!
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Every other friday we provide catered lunch as part of our "Friday Wins" meeting.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Jackpocketeers can take advantage of professional development opportunities like attending job-related conferences and seminars.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications

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