Product Manager

Summary

Join Wirecutter, a New York Times Company, as a Product Manager to lead engagement and monetization efforts. You will craft a product strategy integrating storytelling experiences and brand deals, prioritize work based on reader and sponsor needs, and conduct experiments to refine the roadmap. Collaborate with advertising and partnerships teams, manage project scopes, and communicate effectively across teams. Maintain a strong aesthetic sense and ensure alignment with journalistic independence. This remote-friendly role requires occasional travel to NYC.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in product management
• 2+ years of product experiences that involved content creation and interaction experiences (e.g. creator economy, advertising, social media, affiliate marketing)
• 2+ years experience building interactive and immersive digital experiences for audiences
• 2+ years experience building or enhancing content management system products

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Product Director on crafting a compelling product strategy that smartly weaves new storytelling experiences and brand deals together into one cohesive digital experience
• Guide the prioritization of work and help make resourcing and prioritization tradeoffs in service of our readers, ad sponsors and brand partnerships by building convincing business cases that maintain profitable returns on investment
• Design and conduct lean experiments to test new concepts and experiences with target audiences for early insights and roadmap refinement
• Work closely with Advertising and Partnerships teams to influence and support the ad deal pipeline with a magnetic product roadmap
• Break large projects down into smaller, tactical scopes and sequential timelines to mitigate delivery risk and provide near-term and long-term value to customers and the business
• Manage up, down and all around with teams and partners with clear, relevant communications to uphold strong alignment behind project plans and progress
• Maintain an informed aesthetic taste and opinion on the visual and storytelling experiences we present to our readers and brand partners
• Partner with Design, Engineering and Editorial to deliver enticing and engaging user experiences that amplify Wirecutter’s breadth of journalism
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world