Principal Product Manager, Marketplace Pricing

At Evolve we’re a hardworking team serious about hospitality. Our teams work every day to make vacation rental easy for everyone — from our owners who trust Evolve to build their business to our guests who rest easy with every stay to our Evolvers who make this difference a reality. Our values anchor our daily decisions and interactions with our customers, communities, and each other. Join our inclusive culture in one of the most rapidly-growing segments in travel. Find your home at Evolve.

Why this role

As a Principal Product Manager, Marketplace Pricing, you will lead the product strategy to price Evolve’ 35,000+ unique homes across 10+ marketplaces (such as Airbnb, VRBO, booking.com, Expedia) to maximize revenue for our owners. You will own the roadmap and drive execution for a suite of products including - SmartRates (our proprietary dynamic pricing algorithm), our predictive models and tools for our owners and Revenue Managers. 

We are seeking a self starter who is passionate about big data, experimentation, and growth tactics.  Successful candidates will be big thinkers who excel in dealing with ambiguity, possess strong analytical capabilities, and stellar verbal and written communication skills. They bring a strong ability for cross-functional collaboration and influencing a diverse set of leaders across Engineering, Revenue Management, Content, and Operations to identify opportunities and drive consensus on product investments.

As an integral member of a growing team in a fast-paced culture, you will have a unique opportunity to greatly influence and strengthen the future of the company.

What you’ll do

• Become a domain expert, and craft a vision and prioritize a roadmap for a suite of products to delight Evolve’s customers while driving business objectives

• Define key metrics, success criteria and align resources and effort towards that

• Partner with revenue managers, engineers, data scientists, designers and UX researchers to push the frontiers of machine learning, data science, and economics to develop highly reliable and scalable pricing systems

• Lead all aspects of experimentation and roll-out of new pricing capabilities, models and infrastructure while measuring the performance

• Run complex data analysis to generate business and customer insights for decision making

• Mentor other product managers, set and maintain a higher bar for our collective product quality

• Own and participate in executive reviews, responding to escalations, and driving follow through on issues identified

• Communicate complex findings and ideas clearly to stakeholders through strong critical thinking and an aptitude for problem-solving

What makes you a great fit 

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Product Management or related discipline 

• 2+ years of experience in marketplace pricing, advertising or related discipline

• Demonstrated success in data intensive quantitative analysis and recommendations

• Can actively engage ML engineers and data scientists while setting a bold technical vision

• Possess an entrepreneurial mindset: You are comfortable rolling up your sleeves, thrive in ambiguity, and move fast.

• Ability to  succeed in a high growth environment and will have thrived in ambiguity and shifting priorities

• Bachelor's degree preferred

Location 

We currently are able to hire throughout the U.S. except in the following states: District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. There are also certain positions that may have hiring impacts in the following states: California, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington. If you live in Colorado, you can work remotely anywhere in the state, at our downtown Denver office, or a hybrid of both!

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Compensation

Annual base salary range: $160,000 - $212,000, depending on relevant experience and location in the US.  This role will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on both company and individual performance.

How we reward Evolvers

Evolvers have access to highly competitive benefits and rewards that support their whole well-being so they can focus on bringing their best selves to work. 

Financial

• Industry competitive pay, including equity in the company for all Evolvers

• 401(k) with a 4% match that vests immediately

Family

• 6 weeks of paid parental leave for birth and non-birth parents

• Infertility coverage

• Child care discounts and locator support 

• Pet insurance to cover your furry children

Well-being

• Comprehensive health plans that include a 100% employer paid option for the Evolver

• 100% employer-paid dental and vision for the Evolver

• 8 free mental health visits

Unplug and Explore

• Take some time away from work with generous PTO, sick, holidays, and a personal holiday to celebrate what’s more important to YOU

• Annual Evolve travel credit after 1 year

• Discounts to stay at Evolve properties

Learn Every Day

• World class onboarding programs

• Learning and development opportunities

How we work together

With our core values as our guide, every Evolver helps shape the company we want to work for and the people we want to be. We’ve cultivated a culture of collaboration, care, and responsibility that we can all be proud of, and we’re excited to see what you’ll bring as your authentic self.

Still curious about who we are and what we do? Read more about our business and our culture at evolve.com.

EEO 

At Evolve, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military service or veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Evolve participates in e-Verify for all positions.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please let your recruiter know.