Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, is stepping down from the role after a year at the job.
“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to pass the torch and demote myself to my natural state: a poster,” Bier wrote in an X post on Wednesday. “I’ll be stepping back from leading product for X and will continue as an advisor.”
Bier added that while working at X has been “the privilege of a lifetime,” running the app has been a 24/7 undertaking.
“It’s now time for me to take a breather,” he wrote.
He also thanked his boss, Elon Musk, and said the app would be in good hands with executives like Benji Taylor, X’s head of design, product team lead Mridul Singhai…
