Product Director, Multimodal, News Product

The New York Times•New York, NY

2d•$195,000 - $215,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is seeking a Product Director to lead its Multimodal product team within the News Product Mission. The team's objective is to become the primary news entry point for millions globally by being the first read, watch, or listen for users daily. This involves innovating formats to make journalism more accessible and building an experience where users can engage with important content in their preferred format. The role requires a product leader passionate about news and committed to creating excellent news product experiences that match the quality of the journalism. The Product Director will report to the VP of News Product, manage a team of product managers, and collaborate with newsroom leaders, journalists, engineers, and designers to shape strategy and deliver high-quality multimodal experiences across platforms.

Requirements

7+ years of product management experience, including ownership of product strategy and roadmaps.
Experience building audio or video products and measuring their performance.
Experience working in or with a newsroom, editors or content creators.
Experience leading complex, cross-functional work and align stakeholders across levels, including senior leaders.
Consumer app experience (iOS/Android), including iterative shipping in a live product environment.
Analytical expertise and a data-informed approach to prioritization and tradeoffs.
Experience communicating complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences, with decision-making experience in ambiguous spaces.

Nice To Haves

People management experience leading and developing product managers.
Fluency in editorial workflows and standards.
Experience building internal tools or workflow improvements for journalists, content creators and production teams.

Responsibilities

Define and lead a multi-quarter roadmap for how audio and video evolve into a cohesive multimodal experience anchored in daily news needs and journalistic goals.
Cultivate relationships with editors, journalists and newsroom leadership. Translate editorial priorities into product direction, requirements and shippable features.
Build product experiences that reach and engage new readers, helping them build a daily habit with us, and increasing the time they spend with our journalism and our app.
Empower journalists with tooling that helps our newsroom create and publish high-quality multimodal journalism at the pace that the news cycle demands.
Lead a team of product managers, setting clear goals, operating rhythms and a high bar for product management and collaboration.
Partner with Engineering, Design, Data, and Project Management to deliver an impactful and iterative roadmap, using qualitative and quantitative inputs to prioritize and ship.
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.