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Director Product Management
Meredith
New York, NY, United States
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Job Title
Director Product Management
I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.
The Meredith Digital Product Management organization is expanding and seeks a proven Director of Product Management. We are in the midst of massive change, and are looking for a leader who can help us transform our brands and platform. You will be called upon to work with your peer Directors on the Product, Project and UX team to develop overarching strategies for our brands. Further, you will be expected to drive your own team of Product Managers to successful completion of data driven roadmaps. As a leader within our organization, you will be expected to work collaboratively, across organizations with peers in Marketing, Technology, Editorial, Sales, etc. These peers may be local, or across geographies in New York, Denver, or Des Moines. This is a tremendous opportunity to have a major impact on incredibly well known and beloved brands.
II. Essential Job Functions
Vision and Strategic Leadership
• Define, articulate and champion the product portfolio vision to teams, peers, stakeholders and executives
• Communicate a clear vision to senior executives and other stakeholders that simplifies complexity and generates excitement
• Define goals and KPIs for short-term and long-term results and drive the team to achieve them
• Establish and maintain the roadmap for the area of responsibility and, and drive prioritization decisions
• Maintain strong relationships with key business partners and senior executives to ensure product plans are aligned with company objectives/plans
• Maintain a deep understanding of consumer behaviors, the competitive landscape and technology trends to shape strategic decisions, plans and priorities
Product Management Oversight and Practices
• Stay current on all the leading Product Management tools, principles and practices, and advocate for continuous improvement that makes sense for the organization
• Lead and facilitate organized and productive meetings with all levels of the organization
• Partner with leaders in User Experience, Business, Sales and Engineering to establish and refine leaner, more iterative and collaborative processes across the full product development lifecycle
• Provide prioritization decisions and oversight on product backlogs
• Monitor and communicate performance against goals; identify and drive improvement opportunities
III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.
Education:
BA/BS Degree
Experience:
10+ Years experience in technology product management, 5+ years managing direct reports
Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Passionate about web/technology
• Capable of conceiving product strategies which can serve both high touch enterprise customers, and scale to drive economies of scale at the lower end
• Persuasive communicator – able to explain complex or intangible concepts to stakeholders at all levels
• Good listener – weighs input from multiple perspectives when forming opinions and recommendations
• Collaborative and team oriented work approach
• Experience gaining consensus among a large, diverse group of stakeholders
• Experience managing, training and mentoring others in Product Management methodologies and best practices
• Able to easily motivate and inspire team members, peers, stakeholders and executives
• Innovative; thinks beyond boundaries
• Analytical; solves problems at root cause and prioritizes effectively
• Continuous improvement mentality; never satisfied
• Comfortable speaking to large audiences and executives
• Flexible and open-minded; proactively seeks input from others
• Entrepreneurial drive and spirit; enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working within the Scrum framework
% Travel Required (Approximate):
15%