Senior Technical Product Manager

About the role

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and tech-savvy product leader with a passion for local news to help drive engagement, evolve internal tools, and drive operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Define and shape the product roadmap to solve critical problems to drive engagement, revenue growth, personalization, and operational efficiency
• Lead projects through product discovery, research, experimentation, usability testing, and the launch of iterative product improvements
• Champion user needs, pain points, and business opportunities across the organization to develop high-functioning features and products
• Work collaboratively to craft and execute on a strong product vision, and share the progress through written and verbal communication across all levels of leadership
• Manage the rollout of new products, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned on priorities and timelines, and track their adoption and impact
• Constantly seek out opportunities to increase personal and team efficiency and effectiveness in a dynamic environment
• Travel to Pittsburgh may be occasionally required for key team meetings

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in product management as a discipline; bonus points for experience in digital media and news
• A proven track record of driving ideas from concept to execution, with increasing complexity
• Experience writing technical reports and documentation and/or background in software engineering
• Systems troubleshooting, bug identification, test plan execution, and documentation related to system baselines
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate a creative vision, concepts, ideas, and solutions clearly, and effectively to stakeholders and internal teams
• Power to influence others and build consensus, while dealing with ambiguity
• A degree in a relevant academic discipline, i.e. science/engineering, visual or experiential design, journalism or domain expertise / equivalent professional experience

Qualifications

• Salary Range: $120,000 - $145,000
• Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors, including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations
• This role is not eligible for corporate bonus opportunity
• We constantly review all teammate pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equitable across the board
• Our amazing benefits include:
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Retailer savings - 401K plan offered through Human Interest, with a company match
• Student Loan Debt Repayment Assistance for qualified employees
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HSA., and coverage for family/dependents
• Sick Leave eligible for rollover
• Commuter Benefits
• 11 Paid National Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Parental Leave
• Company paid access to a wellness platform to support mental, financial and physical wellbeing

Skills

• Do what's right
• Work together
• Listen to be heard
• Deliver impactful results
• Be inclusive

Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Retailer savings - 401K plan offered through Human Interest, with a company match
• Student Loan Debt Repayment Assistance for qualified employees
• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA/HSA., and coverage for family/dependents
• Sick Leave eligible for rollover
• Commuter Benefits
• 11 Paid National Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Parental Leave
• Company paid access to a wellness platform to support mental, financial and physical wellbeing