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<html><head></head><body><h2>What is Howbout?</h2>
<div>Howbout is the shared calendar app made for friends. Keep up with what they’re up to and find when they’re free to make plans together.</div>
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<div>We're on a mission to redefine Gen Z’s relationship with time - putting the calendar at the centre of friendship.</div>
<h4>Some highlights from our journey so far:</h4>
<div>🚀 More than 6 million users worldwide</div>
<div>💰 £11M+ raised from incredible investors, including Goodwater Capital, a Tier 1 venture capital funds (led by Chi-Hua Chien, who backed Facebook, Spotify and TikTok early), senior tech operators (like Snapchat and Deliveroo) and celebrities (including The Sidemen, Harry Maguire and over 30 more)</div>
<div>🤝 Partnered with incredible brands including Tinder, Sony Music and the Chicago Cubs</div>
<div>🌍 Have been listed in the top 10 social App Store charts in 20+ countries, including the US &amp; UK</div>
<div>📱 4.8-star rating across App Stores</div>
<div>🏆 2025 Great British Entrepreneur Awards Startup of the Year finalist</div>
<div>🏅 Named as one of the UK’s hottest startups on the Startup100 list 2025</div>
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<h2>What’s the role?</h2>
<div>We’re looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our growing product team alongside our Product Designer and VP of Product.</div>
<div>You’ll fully own Howbout’s new subscription product, Howbout+, managing the entire subscription experience, from strategy and pricing to user journeys, retention and growth. Working cross-functionally with design, engineering and leadership, you’ll turn our monetisation strategy into reality and create a subscription experience our users love.</div>
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<div>You’ll be working at the heart of Howbout’s product, on initiatives critical to the company’s success and future growth.</div>
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<div>This is a mainly in-office role based in our London office (currently in Shoreditch), with one day a week spent working remotely.</div>
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<h2>What will you be doing?</h2>
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<li>Own Howbout’s monetisation roadmap, beginning with subscriptions, in partnership with the VP Product and other members of the leadership team.</li>
<li>Oversee execution across design, engineering and marketing to ensure features are built beautifully, shipped smoothly, and communicated clearly.</li>
<li>Champion user empathy by speaking directly with users to uncover what really matters to them and why they use (or don’t use) Howbout.</li>
<li>Define, prioritise and deliver experiments, testing pricing, positioning, and features to improve conversion and retention.</li>
<li>Explore emerging monetisation models, partnerships, and platform opportunities.</li>
<li>Stay on top of best practices in app monetisation, growth loops, and consumer subscriptions.</li>
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<h2><br>Who are we looking for?</h2>
<div>We’re looking for a talented, ambitious and data-driven Product Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You should be passionate about building consumer apps and have experience scaling subscription models that turn free users into happy, paying customers.</div>
<h4>What do you definitely need to have?</h4>
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<li><strong>Track record:</strong> 4+ years of experience in product management, including experience managing subscription-based mobile apps.</li>
<li><strong>Ownership mindset: </strong>You’re accountable for outcomes, not just output, and you’re confident in taking full ownership of a product area.</li>
<li><strong>Consumer app experience: </strong>You deeply understand user behaviour and engagement drivers in mobile apps.</li>
<li><strong>Data-driven:</strong> You use data to inform decisions, define success metrics, and validate hypotheses.</li>
<li><strong>Strong communicator:</strong> You collaborate effectively with engineers, designers and marketers, bringing clarity and alignment to every project.</li>
<li><strong>User empathy:</strong> You’re obsessed with understanding what users value, and translating that into great experiences and business growth.</li>
<li><strong>Strategic thinker: </strong>You balance the long-term vision with fast-paced experimentation.</li>
<li><strong>Grit: </strong>You persevere towards ambitious goals, thrive in ambiguity, and love solving hard problems.</li>
<li><strong>Growth mindset:</strong> You seek feedback, embrace learning, and constantly push yourself and your team to improve.</li>
<li><strong>Team player:</strong> You’re collaborative, humble, and motivated by shared success.</li>
<li><strong>Sense of humour: </strong>We don’t take life too seriously at Howbout!</li>
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<h4>What’s nice to have?</h4>
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<li>Experience working on consumer social, lifestyle or productivity apps.</li>
<li>Familiarity with experimentation tools, analytics platforms, and A/B testing frameworks.</li>
<li>Experience scaling products internationally.</li>
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<h2>What’s in it for you?</h2>
<div>💸 Competitive salary</div>
<div>📈 Generous share option package, so you also have the opportunity to own some of Howbout!</div>
<div>🚀 Influence to shape the direction of a high-growth startup as an early employee</div>
<div>🎉 Weekly socials and regular company events with a social team</div>
<div>🎂 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, a day off in your birthday week and extra annual leave for every year at Howbout!</div>
<div>📚 Professional development budget to support training, skills &amp; progression</div>
<div>🥂 Social allowance - £500 per year to spend on plans with friends!</div>
<div>☺️ Employee Wellbeing + mental health support</div>
<div>🌎 Remote working allowance to work abroad</div>
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<h2>What are the next steps?</h2>
<div>Apply with your CV (and website if you have one), answering the following questions:</div>
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<li>What’s one app you think nails its subscription experience and why?</li>
<li>What’s one hot take you have about social or subscription apps?</li>
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