Product Manager, News Product - Community

The New York Times•New York, NY

2d•$104,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is looking for a Product Manager to join our News Product mission. This team works with our newsroom to innovate across storytelling formats, surfaces and experiences and the tools that power them. As a Product Manager, you'll support product development across a range of editorially grounded initiatives. You'll partner with editors, designers, engineers, and analysts to evolve how we inform and engage our readers. You will have a specific focus on growing weekly usage of our comment section. This is a NYC-based, hybrid role. You can expect to go into the office two days a week.

Requirements

2+ years of product management or relevant work experience
Experience working in ambiguous, cross-functional problem spaces with multiple stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience working with editors or newsrooms
Experience growing an online community in a professional or personal capacity
Familiarity with editorial format and publishing workflows
An understanding of the evolving media, technology and news landscape
A desire to grow as a product manager and learn from experienced product leaders

Responsibilities

Define a roadmap by gathering requirements, authoring tickets, organizing the product backlog, communicating with partners, and assessing bugs and feedback
Translate product ideas or editorial needs into clear, tangible tasks for engineering and design partners, and helping maintain a prioritized backlog
Lead team ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, retros) and promoting a collaborative, inclusive, and mission-driven team culture
Develop collaborative relationships with partners in Engineering, Design, Data, Project Management, Audience Insights, and the Newsroom
Monitor product performance, gathering qualitative and quantitative insights, and using findings to inform product iterations
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.