Head of App Product & Operations (Mobile Growth Lead) - 64591456049

Head of App Product and Operations (Mobile Growth Lead)

Target Compensation: $3,000 to $5,000 USD / month (dependent on experience and at client's discretion)

Location: Remote (Latin America or Eastern Europe preferred)

Shift / Schedule: Full-Time (US Eastern Standard Time Alignment)

Employment Type: Independent Contractor

Open to all locations subject to candidate experience and strict US EST shift availability.Path to step into the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role as the business scales, including building and hiring your own team.

About the Company

Our client is an early-stage mobile technology startup launching a gamified social challenge and opinion-based entertainment app. Designed around points, casual competition, and social interactions, the platform's initial software build is complete and preparing for public market launch.

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Head of App Product and Operations to serve as the single operational lead taking the app from dev-complete to active market growth. Functioning as an implementation lead, you will manage user acquisition strategies, direct ad partner relationships, run beta testing and triage, and interface directly with the engineering team to prioritize fixes. As the platform scales, this seat offers a direct trajectory to transition into the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role and build out the internal operations team.

Key Responsibilities

• Launch Strategy and User Growth: Execute top-of-funnel organic and paid user acquisition campaigns across social media, influencer channels, and viral loops. Manage ad network integrations, point mechanics, and app monetization.

• Technical Operations and Triage: Serve as the direct liaison with the offshore engineering team to log bugs, prioritize feature backlogs, and coordinate sprint updates based on user feedback.

• Testing and Quality Assurance: Oversee beta releases via TestFlight and Google Beta, execute functional QA, and triage incoming user issues to maintain app performance.

• Product Iteration: Track user behavior analytics to recommend UI and UX improvements, challenge mechanics, and retention-focused features.

• Executive Growth Trajectory: Collaborate directly with the founding team to establish operational playbooks, monitor growth KPIs, and prepare to hire and lead the in-house team as CEO.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Relevant Experience: 4+ years in mobile app product management, mobile growth marketing, or mobile app operations. Prior experience launching consumer social apps, casual mobile games, or interactive platforms from development to active market usage is required.

• Track Record of Launch Ownership: Ideal background includes indie app creators who have launched and scaled their own apps, or early-stage startup operators who owned end-to-end execution.

• User Acquisition Skills: Proven ability to setup monetization networks, run user acquisition loops, and drive app store downloads.

• Technical Communication: Proficient in reading bug reports, prioritizing backlogs, and communicating technical requirements clearly to developers.

• Portfolio Requirement: Must provide verifiable app store links, portfolio samples, or case studies showing previous consumer apps launched and scaled.

• Schedule Alignment: Ability to work full overlapping business hours with US Eastern Standard Time (EST).