Hearst Magazines

Director, Product Management, Platforms

The Hearst Newspapers Product Development team builds exceptional product experiences that balance editorial, business, and end user considerations in service of our mission. Our team includes engineers, QA, product managers, UX researchers, designers, and product operations specialists. We are organized into cross-functional pods supporting end users, internal users, and revenue goals. We work collaboratively and diligently. We are creative and disciplined. We are respectful, fun, and supportive of one another.

We are seeking a seasoned, technically adept Director of Product Management, Platforms to lead critical platform initiatives within our software development team. You will spearhead efforts to develop innovative AI-driven capabilities, integrate new services that connect content, users, and existing data sources and decisioning services, and create engaging, scalable platforms and products that enhance our content delivery and user engagement across multiple products, surfaces, and properties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, editorial, engineering, UX/design, and business stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and deliver platform enhancements and product innovations.
• Collaborate to define the strategic vision, roadmap, and execution for critical software development to support both existing digital publishing products and novel products targeted at new news-adjacent audiences that leverage innovative utility, discovery, and interactive capabilities, including:
  • Transition and rollout to a proprietary, federated CMS, focusing on metadata hygiene, system performance and data availability, and integrations with user data and real-time decisioning algorithms.
  • AI-powered content interaction capabilities at scale.
  • Flexible, extensible utility and UGC services.
  • Geography-enabled data and discovery.
• Act as a thought leader and advocate for AI and advanced technology adoption throughout the company, proactively identifying opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and pursuit of bold ideas

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, API-driven architectures, and microservices.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in product management, preferably in media, social platforms or other scaled consumer digital products, with at least 3 years in a senior management or IC role.
• Demonstrated success managing complex software builds, implementations or platform transitions.
• Strong understanding of AI technologies, including machine learning, NLP, generative AI, and their practical applications in content management and media products.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional product teams to deliver high-quality products and scalable platforms.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing senior executives and technical teams alike.
• Data-driven mindset with experience establishing meaningful metrics and KPIs.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working with editorial and content teams, with a deep appreciation for journalistic standards, publishing workflows, and content moderation approaches.
• Experience launching novel digital products or interactive platforms within media, social or content-focused industries.
• Join us in shaping the future of media through technology-driven innovation and strategic leadership.

In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York, is $160,000 - $180,000 + bonus. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York. If this role is open to candidates outside of New York, the salary range would be aligned to that specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate’s starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills and experience, training, certifications, and education.

About Hearst Newspapers

With more than 3,000 employees across the nation, Hearst Newspapers publishes 24 dailies and 52 weeklies, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman, Albany Times Union, and CT Insider. It is our singular mission to be the most trusted, most respected and most accurate source of news and information in the Hearst Newspapers communities that we serve. We place our readers' interests above all others, and dedicate ourselves to the principles of truthfulness, fairness and independence. We understand that the free flow of accurate information is vital to our system of government and the foundations of our economy.

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