Bending Spoons
Growth manager
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Growth manager
Join Our Growth Engineering Team at Bending Spoons
At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. A company that:
- Serves a huge number of customers
- Helps team members grow to their full potential
- Operates at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency
- Creates extraordinary value for shareowners
- Adheres to high ethical standards
We acquire and improve digital businesses for the long term, creating transformations that enhance innovation, benefit customers, and strengthen business performance. Our teams are small, autonomous, and talent-dense, with minimal hierarchy, operating with the ambition and agility of a startup. AI is integrated deeply into our workflows, enabling human judgment and machine intelligence to reinforce one another.
For driven, collaborative individuals, Bending Spoons offers an opportunity to learn, make impact, and progress your career exceptionally quickly.
A Few Examples of Your Responsibilities
- Understand: Build deep knowledge of your product, its business model, and key levers driving growth.
- Analyze: Leverage AI, automation, and advanced analytics to:
- Explore high-performing campaigns
- Identify patterns in user/product data
- Generate actionable insights
- Ideate: Turn insights, experiment results, and AI-assisted research into hypotheses and growth opportunities.
- Test: Design and run rigorous experiments with real users, collaborating with designers, engineers, and analysts for rapid iteration.
- Scale: Deploy successful ideas broadly, using learnings to inform the next phase of testing and discovery.
What We Look For
- Reasoning Ability:
- Solve complex problems from first principles.
- Structure ideas clearly while resisting biases.
- Pay meticulous attention to critical details.
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Drive:
- Deeply ambitious in all work.
- Maintains initiative, effort, and tenacity aligned with ambition.
- Sets and raises personal standards continuously.
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Team Spirit:
- Contributes generously without expectation of reciprocity.
- Adopts the strongest idea, regardless of origin.
- Willing to assist teammates hands-on.
- Relies on transparency, honesty, and reliability.
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Proficiency in English: Fluent reading, writing, and speaking.
What We Offer Our Team ("Spooners")
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Talent & Autonomy: Small, high-performing teams of industry leaders in autonomous, collaborative environments.
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Career Growth:
- Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions in revenue.
- Offer rapid advancement into critical strategic roles.
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Work-Life Flexibility & Support:
- Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited training/learning benefits.
- Top-tier health insurance, generous relocation assistance, parental support, and stunning annual retreats.
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Compensation:
- Salary Ranges (annual, starting points):
- London: £85,797 (entry) to £112,189–£250,512+ (experienced).
- Europe: €66,065 (entry) to €107,837–€188,848+ (experienced).
- Adjustable by location, experience, and impact potential.
- Potential for equity participation at a discounted price upon permanent contract offer (including 50% tax cut for Milan-based employees).
- Salary Ranges (annual, starting points):
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Commitment & Contract Types:
- Permanent or fixed-term roles, full-time or part-time.
Positions Available & Location Options
Location and Remote Flexibility: Goals-driven Spooners work across: ✅ Milan (Italy) – with 50% tax cut for international transfers ✅ London (UK) ✅ Madrid (Spain) ✅ Warsaw (Poland) ✅ Fully remote from eligible countries.
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Our Selection & Application Process
Prioritizing Excellence
- Strict Meritocratic Standards: No preferential treatment beyond demonstrated capability. Every candidate undergoes the same rigorous evaluation.
- Bold Assumption: This role is designed for someone who wants to excel, regardless of traditional experience or "perfection" in CVs. Avoid self-rejection!
Application Steps
- Apply exclusively via our official careers page ([link omitted]).
- Pass initial screening? Expect unfamiliar, challenging tests, requiring deep focus and problem-solving over hours.
- Patience: High standards mean roles may remain open for months or be reposted until the right candidate is found.
ADA Accommodations
We welcome applications from all individuals. If you have disabilities requiring reasonable accommodations, contact us through this form, and we’ll ensure equitable access to our process.
Before You Apply
- If you previously applied but didn’t receive an offer, wait at least one year before reapplying.
What to Expect When Joining Bending Spoons
A candid note:
Bending Spoons is demanding. We hold each other to high standards, expect significant commitment, and work toward extraordinary outcomes. These challenges accelerate learning, fulfill career growth, and create deep professional fulfillment—but commitment is key.
To integrate smoothly and hit the ground running:
- Expect on-site: During your first few months, you’ll primarily work in our Milan office if relocating.
- Support Provided: Generous travel and housing assistance to ease the transition, even during hybrid or fully remote setups afterward.
If this resonates with you and you’re ready to push boundaries, apply now—we’re excited to meet an exceptional new contributor.
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