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Associate Director, Product Management
WebMD
New York, NY, United States
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Overview:
WebMD (NASDAQ: WBMD) is the most recognized and trusted brand of health information and the leading provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers and health plans through our public and private online portals and WebMD the Magazine. The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD, Medscape, MedicineNet, eMedicine, RxList, theheart.org and Medscape Education. Our consumer portals and mobile health applications provide engaging, relevant and credible health and wellness information, personalized health assessment tools and access to online communities.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status
Responsibilities:
WebMD is seeking an experienced and accomplished Associate Director, Product Management to join our team and support the management and development of our online products for our core consumer site, WebMD.com.
The Associate Director is expected to perform all product management duties including product portfolio management, ideation with stakeholders and teams, users, markets and analytic inputs, requirements gathering, scrum team participation, agile product ownership, documentation and prototype preparation and post-launch product evaluation and maintenance. Stakeholders and teams include editorial, audience engagement, publishing, UX/design, engineering, QA, business intelligence and marketing.
The successful candidate must have the experience, vision, creativity, and drive to get up to speed quickly to perform this leadership role effectively and independently. A balance of business understanding and technical acumen is required to translate the business needs into a web platform and mobile app capability strategy that serves the present and anticipates the future to the greatest degree possible.
The successful candidate will…
• Plot and plan the product roadmaps for select portfolios
• Conduct competitive analysis and financial modeling as part of product strategy and planning
• Meet with business stakeholders to develop a product vision and related documentation and prototypes
• Interact with and convey requirements to implementation teams and ensure products meet specifications
• Keep all stakeholders regularly informed of product management and development planning
• Be a passionate advocate for our products and possess strong communication and presentation skills
• Be an expert on technical and industry trends and contribute forward-thinking solutions to meet business and operational objectives
• Manage multiple products simultaneously
• Provide consultative services to business stakeholders needing capability advisement
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of product related experience
• 8+ years’ experience in online and software product management and development; including gathering and documenting product requirements for development teams inclusive of business rationale, user needs and functional specifications
• Experience managing multiple teams/resources from multiple business lines - technology, design, editorial, business, etc.
• Proficiency in agile project management software and methodologies is necessary
• Proficient in all facets of product: UI/UX, marketing, design, roadmap , strategy, etc.
• Advanced presentation skills with the ability to demonstrate strong and confident communication, conversing easily among business, editorial and development teams
• Advanced understanding of core web technologies
• Expert organizational skills
• Experience with Omniture and data metrics analysis
• Experience with a digital publisher preferred
• Experience working with consumer-facing health, wellness, and/or lifestyle brands is a plus