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$152,000 – $228,000
Listed on Duolingo’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Duolingo is seeking a Staff Program Manager to oversee complex, multi-quarter brand campaigns and marketing initiatives across the organization. This role suits experienced program leaders who thrive in fast-paced environments, excel at coordinating cross-functional teams, and can build scalable systems that maintain quality while accelerating execution.
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What they ask for
Required
- Lead complex cross-functional programs end-to-end from inception through launch
- Manage integrated program planning, timelines, risks, and dependencies
- Run effective operating rituals and stakeholder alignment meetings
- Design and improve lightweight processes and templates for team adoption
- Track performance against program goals and synthesize learnings
- Manage and hire a bench of freelance program managers
- Orchestrate multi-workstream campaign operations with Brand and external partners
- Experience in program/project management leading high-impact initiatives in consumer tech or fast-paced environments
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent programs with dependencies and change
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills across organizational levels
- Strength creating structure and designing scalable systems and rituals
- Data-informed approach to defining success metrics and shaping recommendations
- Deep proficiency with project management tools like Asana, Jira, or Google Workspace
- Experience orchestrating cross-channel marketing or product launches with Brand and external partners
- Experience leading contractors and freelancers with clear scopes, timelines, and quality standards
- Ability to work from New York City with willingness to travel 10–15%
Nice to have
- People management experience hiring, developing, and performance-managing program managers
- Experience coordinating multi-market or multi-team launches with localization
- Track record building decision frameworks and retro processes that stick
- Background across multiple program management tracks (Product, Design, Content, Marketing)
- Depth managing agencies and freelance teams for integrated brand campaigns
- Experience upleveling adjacent workstreams through coaching and tooling