Product Manager, Emerging Technology-News
About The Position
At VERSANT, our journalists bring the world’s stories to life. Behind the scenes, we need a tech-savvy connector who can make our tools and workflows sing in harmony. We’re looking for a Product Manager to own the newsroom collaboration platforms that keep MS NOW, CNBC, and E! News running at full speed. You'll experiment with emerging technology and next-generation platforms to reshape how a modern newsroom collaborates, creates, and connects with audiences. If you love turning messy workflows into smooth, well-oiled machines, and you can speak both “editor” and “engineer”, this job is for you.
Requirements
- 5+ years of product management or equivalent experience, preferably in news, media, broadcast, or digital platforms.
- A track record of making tools talk to each other through integrations and APIs.
- Familiarity with newsroom computer systems and editorial workflows.
- The ability to juggle multiple priorities without dropping the ball.
- A desire to roll up your sleeves and jump head first into the hairiest problems.
- A collaborative spirit and a mindset that sees accuracy not as extra effort, but as a professional standard.
- A passion for news and the people who make it happen.
Responsibilities
- Shape how our teams collaborate, share information, and stay in sync across fast-moving newsrooms.
- Streamline order management, resource scheduling, and assignment systems.
- Create smart notification strategies that get the right info to the right people, fast.
- Translate newsroom needs into actionable product requirements and initiatives.
- Anticipate and address adoption barriers by partnering with journalists, producers, operations, and engineering teams to bring ideas to life and deliver simple solutions to complex problems.
- Build consensus across editorial, technical, and operational teams with competing priorities.
- Serve as the bridge between editorial urgency and technical feasibility.
- Monitor KPIs and feedback to continuously improve performance.
- Communicate roadmap updates and release plans to all levels of the organization.
- Build scalable, reliable, and performant products, with continuous KPI measurement and monitoring to improve development and operations.
- Develop and deliver multi-year product roadmaps, balancing near-term priorities with long-term vision.
- Partner with product, engineering and design teams to ensure feature requirements are clear and appropriately captured as user stories in a product backlog.
Benefits
- This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
