Product Manager
The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2010 revenues of $2.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company’s core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
We are searching for a talented and experienced Product Manager to join our rapidly expanding mobile team. This individual should be immersed in the mobile marketplace of today and have a keen interest in shaping the future of news content in the marketplace of tomorrow. The ideal candidate has a background in product management, experience at a consumer-facing internet and/or mobile company, prior exposure to strategic development, and a strong familiarity with mobile technologies and development processes.
Responsibilities:
- Stay abreast of mobile technologies, including mobile web, native mobile applications, mobile video, and HTML5.
- Partner with mobile product team and key stakeholders to develop and maintain product roadmap.
- Collaborate with technology, design, marketing and editorial teams to improve the user experience and functionality of our mobile product portfolio.
- Liaise with the advertising and subscription teams to develop new revenue generating products and optimize existing mobile offerings.
- Manage 3rd party vendor relationships and projects.
- Track product metrics and key performance indicators.
- Maintain project plan milestones and keep them up to date through coordination with team leads.
- Assist in new product releases and ensure coordination between Marketing, Customer Care, and Public Relations.
- Meet regularly with Executive Director and Director to understand project and program status.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 3-5 years of product management experience with demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products.
- Understanding of mobile technologies and mobile business models.
- Ability to identify user needs and translate them into winning mobile product strategies.
- Strong quantitative and analytic abilities coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to solve problems with keen instincts and organizational experience.
- Background in or affinity for New York Times-quality journalism.
Ideal Candidate Will Also:
- Be comfortable working in an Agile development environment.
- Have experience working with mobile carriers, OEMs and others in the mobile value chain.
- Demonstrate a passion for news and emerging methods for conveying it.
- Value a sense of humor—or better yet have a good one.
- Have big thoughts and the courage to voice them.
The New York Times Company is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship or any other protected characteristic. The New York Times Company is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.
