Principal Product Manager, News
About The Position
The Realtor.com® News & Insights team is seeking a visionary Principal Product Manager to lead the charge in growing and deepening their news audience across web and mobile. This role will focus on reimagining how millions of readers discover, engage with, and rely on news content, by expanding reach, growing audience, and building smarter, more dynamic experiences. The Principal Product Manager will own the full activation funnel, crafting seamless journeys to bring users back repeatedly. They will collaborate with editorial, design, engineering, and marketing teams to ensure journalism integrates seamlessly with core experiences and reaches a wider audience, delivering measurable value. This position also aims to unlock new business potential by building systems that drive engagement and revenue through content syndication and monetization strategies. It's a high-impact opportunity for a product leader passionate about media, user experience, and the future of real estate news delivery and consumption. The role reports to the VP, Editorial and Content.
Requirements
- 12+ years in product management, with at least 5 years focused on consumer-facing experiences—preferably in media, journalism, or content platforms
- Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field and/or equivalent experience.
- Strong business acumen, with a record of driving business growth through product and technology
- Proven success leading cross-functional teams in delivering mobile and web products at scale
- Experience driving engagement and retention through data-informed product development
- Experience in working with AI, writing content at scale and video
- A collaborative spirit and comfort working with editorial stakeholders, newsroom workflows, and mission-driven goals
- Strong product instincts, an iterative mindset, and a passion for delivering meaningful experiences to diverse audiences
- A bias for clarity, simplicity, and measurable impact
- You move with urgency, while maintaining standards and staying aligned with the company’s long-term vision.
Responsibilities
- Lead the vision, strategy, and execution for engagement experiences across platforms
- Define and maintain a platform roadmap that aligns with company-wide goals and priorities
- Develop and maintain product roadmap, and manage engineering priorities
- Develop onboarding flows and personalized entry points that introduce new users to our editorial voice and value proposition
- Define and iterate on core engagement mechanisms like push notifications, email preferences, user accounts, and personalized feeds
- Collaborate closely with newsroom leaders to ensure product experiences align with editorial goals and reader needs
- Partner cross-functionally with marketing, data, engineering, and design to drive KPIs like registered users, engaged time, and subscriber conversion
- Use a mix of user research, experimentation, and analytics to prioritize features and measure success
- Serve as a key product voice in internal conversations about growth, audience strategy, and loyalty
- Identify and prioritize future-facing opportunities, with a focus on AI and automation to deliver high-quality journalism at scale
Benefits
- Inclusive and Competitive medical, Rx, dental, and vision coverage
- Family forming benefits
- 13 Paid Holidays
- Flexible Time Off
- 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
- Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
- Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
- 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
- Free snacks and refreshments in each office location
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
