Staff Program Manager Brand Campaigns

Duolingo
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 152,000 - 228,000 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Problem-solving","Stakeholder management","Facilitation"]

Lead end-to-end, cross-functional programs at Duolingo across Brand and Marketing, turning strategy into scalable execution. Own plans, manage dependencies, and drive risk mitigation while coordinating with Product, Engineering, Creative, Analytics, Legal, and external partners. Build lightweight processes and rituals, mentor teams, and scale impact with a bench of freelance program managers from NYC, with 10–15% travel for shoots and events.

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3 months ago

Staff Program Manager Brand Campaigns

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end, cross-functional programs at Duolingo across Brand and Marketing, turning strategy into scalable execution. Own plans, manage dependencies, and drive risk mitigation while coordinating with Product, Engineering, Creative, Analytics, Legal, and external partners. Build lightweight processes and rituals, mentor teams, and scale impact with a bench of freelance program managers from NYC, with 10–15% travel for shoots and events.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead end-to-end planning and execution of multiple complex, cross-functional programs from inception through launch, reporting and retro. You’ll help define scope, milestones, owners, success metrics, and decision logs.
  • •Build and maintain integrated program plans and timelines; proactively identify risks, manage dependencies, and drive mitigation plans to protect delivery and quality.
  • •Run effective operating rituals (kickoffs, status, reviews, exec updates, retros) that drive decisions, surface blockers, and create clear next steps for all partners.
  • •Align stakeholders across internal teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, Creative, Design, Analytics, Legal, and external partners and agencies) around goals, scope, and trade-offs; communicate crisp status and recommendations to leadership.
  • •Create and improve lightweight processes, templates, and tools that teams actually adopt—raising the bar on documentation, visibility, and execution at scale.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 152,000 - 228,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in program/project management leading high-impact, cross-functional programs end-to-end in consumer tech or a comparable fast-paced environment, including multi-workstream initiatives with senior stakeholders.
  • •Proven mastery of integrated campaign planning and timelining; strong ability to manage multiple concurrent programs, dependencies, and change with clarity and calm.
  • •Excellent communication and facilitation skills; you simplify complexity, drive decisions, and influence across levels without authority.
  • •Demonstrated strength creating structure in ambiguity and designing systems/rituals that scale execution without unnecessary overhead.
  • •Data-informed mindset; you define success metrics and use results to shape next steps and recommendations.
Experience:10+ yearsConsumer techMarketingBrand campaigns
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingStakeholder managementFacilitation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AsanaJiraGoogle Workspace

Company Brief

Duolingo
Duolingo develops a gamified language-learning platform offering courses, practice exercises, and assessment tools for learners worldwide via web and mobile apps, using adaptive algorithms and motivational features to drive engagement and retention.
Industry: EdTech
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 500M to 1B
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, United States
Founded: 2011
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