General Manager, India
Duolingo
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Description
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!
At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
Read our blog to learn more.
About the role...
India is one of Duolingo's most important growth markets. We've operated there for a while, but believe it has much more potential than we've realized so far. We're looking for a seasoned leader to own Duolingo's trajectory in India and build our business in the market. In addition to being a strategic, resourceful, high-influence generalist, we want someone with excellent product sense, built through leading or partnering closely with product teams at global consumer tech companies. You'll set the strategy, build and rally our team on the ground, and serve as India's bridge to our global teams and leaders.
Your success will be measured on Duolingo's core metrics: user growth and monetization. Like most leaders at Duolingo, you'll work in a matrix. Team members report into their functions, and you'll lead them as one cross-functional team focused on India. Instead of managing a market P&L, you'll spend your time on things that move these core metrics.
This role is based in our Bangalore office and reports to the Asia Business Lead. We welcome candidates already in India as well as those willing to relocate.
🧠 You will...
- Be responsible for India's strategy and priorities, and accountable for results
- Build and lead an India-based cross-functional team, as well as the culture and operating cadence that hold it together
- Be the voice of India: bridge what's actually true in market and what our global leadership and teams understand about it, and translate company priorities into work that makes sense locally
- Work closely with product teams to shape India-specific product and course improvements
- Influence and align global, cross-functional teams to support the needs of India
✅ You have...
- 15+ years of experience in product, growth, or market leadership roles at global, high-growth technology companies
- A track record across both the US and India, credible with leadership abroad and effective on the ground
- Excellent product sense, particularly for how global products get adapted for markets like India
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence without authority, and an understanding of how different stakeholders think
- Experience working effectively with colleagues across different time zones and locations
- A bias toward acting on what you see rather than waiting for someone else to prioritize it
- Analytical and strategic, but also scrappy and willing to roll up your sleeves
- Passion for language education, for building Duolingo's business in India, and appetite for a multi-year bet
⭐ Exceptional candidates will have…
- Built a country team from near zero, including its culture and its credibility inside the company
- Adapted an international product for users in developing markets, especially India
- Fluency in one or more Indian languages beyond English
The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!
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Equal Employment Opportunity: Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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Benefits
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About this role
Duolingo sees India as a major growth opportunity and is seeking an experienced leader to build out the business from the ground up. You'd own the India strategy and results, leading a cross-functional team based in Bangalore while serving as the critical link between local market realities and global leadership. The role balances strategic direction with hands-on execution—you'll shape product decisions specific to India, influence global teams to support local needs, and drive the core metrics of user growth and monetization.
This is a generalist position that demands both product acumen and market leadership. You'll need 15+ years in product, growth, or market leadership at high-growth tech companies, with credible experience across both the US and India. Strong product sense is essential, particularly around adapting global products for markets like India. You should be comfortable working across time zones and functions, influencing without direct authority, and acting on what you observe rather than waiting for direction. The ideal candidate has built a country team from scratch, adapted international products for developing markets, or speaks an Indian language beyond English.
Based in Bangalore with equity compensation alongside base salary (₹11,969,600–₹17,954,400), this is a multi-year commitment to a meaningful mission in one of Duolingo's most promising markets.
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