Product Manager, Opinions
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Closing date
- Jul 30, 2021
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- Industry
- Media / Journalism / Advertising
- Function
- Management, Program Manager
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
The Product Manager, Opinions plays a critical role in growing our readership and deepening engagement across our core reader experience portfolio. In partnership with a Core User Experience Product Lead, this person will be responsible for owning the product roadmap for a strategic effort to grow our Opinions audience and amplify Editorial personalities.
In this role, you will take a data-driven approach to product development and execution. You will work in an Agile development environment and define feature requirements, execute against release plans, and proactively remove obstacles to deliver on product and business strategies. In collaboration with stakeholders, you will develop recommendations for evolving the experience of our journalism based on a deep understanding of performance data, user behavior, and the competitive landscape.
What you'll do
- Own the product roadmap and work with product leadership to align features and functionality to team and company objectives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize the backlog, and plan sprints that result in meaningful improvements for your users.
- Set product KPIs and partner with engineering and analytics to ensure product performance is properly monitored and that dashes and alerts are accurate and actionable.
- Utilize data and research to generate actionable insights and identify opportunities to evolve your product area to meet user needs.
- Lead through influence by building trust and alignment with clear, proactive communication about your plans, progress, successes, and setbacks.
Requirements
Minimum qualifications
- 1+ years as a product owner or product manager with experience in digital media or consumer-facing digital applications
- Ability to think critically and solve problems in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail
- Ability to work well across disciplines and build partnerships that result in better product outcomes
- Exceptional communication, writing, and presentation skills
- Experience using quantitative and qualitative data to identify user needs and inform solutions
- Experience with or strong interest in digital media and news
Preferred qualifications
- Working knowledge of industry standard software such as Microsoft Excel, Google Docs, Jira, Confluence
- Experience collaborating with large, remote teams using communication tools such as Slack and Zoom
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Company
Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!
Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.
More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
- Website
- https://careers.washingtonpost.com/
- Location
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1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20036
US
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