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Associate Product Manager, Product Development
Forbes
Jersey City, NJ, United States
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Description
Forbes is a dynamic, forward-thinking media company. Over the course of the past three years, we’ve grown both our print and digital audiences faster than any other major media company (according to Google Analytics and MRI). We continue that trajectory by investing in the best journalists, technologists and analysts in the business.
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and organized AssociateProduct Manager to join our expanding product team. They will work closely with Product Owners, engineers and designers to evolve our websites and tools to meet the needs of our users, brand partners, and editorial staff.
Forbes Product team members bring the best user experience, business strategy, and product design to market by validating creative ideas with usability studies, A/B testing methodologies and analytics. They work closely with the development leads and cross-functional teams on various corporate initiatives across different digital platforms - desktop, mobile, video, email, social, audio and more. If you're looking for challenges and opportunities similar to those of a startup, with the benefits of a seasoned, successful company, read on.
Responsibilities:
• Serve as first point of contact for product inquiries and support
• Assist with project planning and daily meetings
• Develop and maintain detailed schedules, requirements, and timelines in support of product roadmap
• Track milestones and tasks with assigned teams
• Participate in daily project stand-ups to monitor progress and adjust priorities if needed
• Communicate timelines and deliverables for cross team understanding
• Assist the efforts of cross functional teams to execute on strategic launches, product releases, and events and ensure all stakeholders are updated
• Manage the testing and launch process of key projects and feature releases
• Provide status updates to Product Owners and stakeholders on overall project health and obstacles
• Identify and escalate at-risk items appropriately
• Assist in development and organization of project documentation and assets
Skills & Expertise:
• 1+ years relevant work or internship experience
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Knowledge of agile development methodology (including scrum process, sprint planning and backlog management)
• Great team player with respect for others, yet able to work independently
• Enthusiasm for new technologies and new media
• Working knowledge of modern web and mobile technologies e.g. web browsers, apps, WordPress, etc. (bonus points for hands-on experience with web design or development)
• Familiarity with common productivity and process management tools (Trello, Asana, Jira, Keynote, Excel, Word, Google docs, etc.).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (technical or analytical field a plus)
Forbes Media is a global media, branding and technology company, with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles. The company publishes Forbes, Forbes Asia, Forbes Europe and ForbesLife magazines as well as Forbes.com and ForbesLife.com. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 75 million people worldwide with its business message each month through its magazines and 38 licensed local editions around the globe, Forbes.com, TV, conferences, research, social and mobile platforms. The Forbes magazine iPad app merges print storytelling with social sharing and the web. Forbes Media’s brand extensions include conferences, real estate, education, financial services, and technology license agreements.