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Head of Growth Engineering

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Nextdoor is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you so you can belong. Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.

Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, businesses, and public services. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 335,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

Meet Your Future Neighbors

As the Head of Growth Engineering, you will lead a dynamic and impactful team focused on scaling Nextdoor’s user base and engagement. Growth is at the heart of Nextdoor’s mission to connect neighbors and build stronger communities. Your team will own the strategy and execution of engineering solutions aimed at driving top-of-funnel user growth, retention, SEO, and platform engagement.

This is a critical leadership role where you will collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Product, Design, and Data, to ideate, prioritize, and deliver growth initiatives. Your contributions will directly influence the success of our user growth funnel and the ongoing evolution of our platform.

At Nextdoor, we foster an inclusive, collaborative work environment and provide a hybrid work experience to support flexibility for our employees.

The Impact You’ll Make

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, excel at building and scaling teams, and are passionate about driving meaningful impact, this is the role for you. As a data-informed engineering leader, you will shape the strategic direction of our growth initiatives and guide your team to execute effectively.

Your responsibilities will include:

Defining Growth Strategies: Collaborate with Product to determine the highest-impact growth levers across Retention, SEO, and top-of-funnel user acquisition, and drive execution
Scaling Team Culture: Foster a data-driven, high-velocity culture of experimentation, iteration, and learning within the growth engineering team
Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction and architectural oversight, ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions align with growth objectives
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and Marketing teams to deliver cohesive, impactful growth initiatives
Organizational Development: Recruit, build, and mentor a high-performing engineering team, promoting a culture of excellence, accountability, and innovation
Strategic Vision: Articulate and execute a long-term vision for engineering systems supporting growth, ensuring incremental and measurable progress
Driving Results: Build ownership and accountability within the team, celebrating successes and learning from experiments

What You’ll Bring To The Team

Experience: 3+ years of leadership experience managing organizations of 30+ people, with a proven track record of delivering growth for consumer-facing platforms
Technical Expertise: Strong engineering background with the ability to guide architectural priorities and balance technical innovation with delivery milestones
Collaborative Leadership: Empathy-driven, strategic leadership with a focus on fostering open communication and constructive feedback
Data-Driven Mindset: Proficiency in leveraging data to drive decision-making, measure success, and iterate effectively
Customer Obsession: Deep commitment to understanding and addressing user needs through thoughtful engineering solutions
Execution Excellence: Demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan, and deliver high-quality results at scale
Cultural Leadership: A champion of Nextdoor’s values, contributing to a KIND culture and fostering strong in-person and virtual team connections

Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package.

The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $325,000 to $400,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.

We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.

Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

When it comes to benefits, we have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of health plans, including a 100% covered employee only plan, and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.

At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. We encourage everyone interested in our mission to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

For information about our collection and use of applicants’ personal information, please see Nextdoor's Personnel Privacy Notice, found here.

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What You Should Know About Head of Growth Engineering, Nextdoor

At Nextdoor, we're on a mission to cultivate a kinder world by connecting neighbors and building vibrant communities. As the Head of Growth Engineering, you'll be at the forefront of this mission, leading an enthusiastic team focused on scaling our user base and enhancing engagement. In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with diverse, cross-functional teams in Product, Design, and Data to create effective engineering solutions that drive user growth, retention, SEO, and platform engagement. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for making a meaningful impact, this role is perfect for you! Your responsibilities will include defining growth strategies, fostering a dynamic team culture that values experimentation, and guiding technical direction with a strong engineering foundation. You will recruit and mentor a high-performing engineering team while also addressing user needs with data-informed solutions. Your leadership will directly influence our user growth funnel's success, making your contributions pivotal to Nextdoor's ongoing evolution as we expand into more neighborhoods worldwide. We promote a collaborative workplace and an inclusive environment that allows flexibility, supporting a hybrid work model to enhance work-life balance. If you’re ready to drive results and help shape the future of our platform, join us in making neighborhoods stronger and more connected!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Head of Growth Engineering Role at Nextdoor

What skills are essential for the Head of Growth Engineering position at Nextdoor?

For the Head of Growth Engineering role at Nextdoor, essential skills include strong leadership experience, a technical engineering background, and a data-driven mindset. The ability to foster a collaborative team culture and recruit top talent is also crucial. Understanding user needs and employing effective growth strategies will help you succeed in driving user acquisition and retention.