Senior Product Manager, New Subscription Verticals

Dow Jones

  • New York City, NY
  • $135,000-165,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
About us:Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events.Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship The Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).About the RoleAs _Senior Product Manager, New Subscription Verticals_ , you will collaborate with our Newsroom and Subscription Strategy teams to define and execute long-term product strategies for launching new subscription offerings across Dow Jones' B2C brands, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and others. This is an individual contributor role where you will lead significant product areas, tackle complexity, and contribute to strategy with strong judgment and analytical rigor. Reporting to the [VP Product, Commerce / SVP Product, B2C], you will be responsible for identifying future trends and opportunities, and driving product initiatives from conception to launch. You will manage prioritization and trade-offs for complex product initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic company goals.You are a creative, resilient, and highly analytical self-starter with deep domain expertise in product strategy, marketing, and technology. You pride yourself on delivering impactful features without compromising quality and can effectively manage multiple initiatives concurrently while expertly influencing and communicating with stakeholders across various teams. You will model collaboration and build high-trust, high-performance environments, proactively removing blockers across teams.You Will:+ Lead the definition of product requirements and prioritize the roadmap for new subscription verticals, influencing across multiple teams without direct authority and effectively communicating product vision and strategy.+ Shape product strategy based on deep customer understanding, proactively identifying unmet needs and pain points for new B2C subscription opportunities.+ Drive digital subscription growth by creating and enhancing user experiences across the entire funnel for new verticals, including onsite placements, registration prompts, paywalls, shop pages, and retention initiatives.+ Own both the long-term strategy and roadmap for new subscription products, including enhancements and optimizations to increase conversion rates, engagement, and subscriber revenue.+ Perform in-depth analysis to demonstrate ROI and impact of new product launches, measuring against subscription goals.+ Work with research teams to gather and analyze qualitative and quantitative audience feedback regarding new products.+ Collaborate closely with software developers and UX designers throughout the product life cycle, exhibiting strong technical acumen and understanding feasibility to make smart product choices aligned with technology impact.+ Define and measure KPIs for success for new subscription verticals, ensuring accountability and aligning with business objectives.+ Able to decline requests (by saying no, or not at this time) and articulate the reasons, prioritizing effectively for new initiatives.+ Other duties as assigned.You Have:+ 7+ years of product management experience.+ Demonstrated experience in leading complex product initiatives with substantial impact, influencing across the organization without direct authority.+ Proven ability to independently define long-term product strategies aligned with business objectives, anticipating future trends and opportunities.+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate effectively across the full spectrum of internal stakeholders and customers, building robust partnerships.+ Passion and knowledge about digital media and news with deep subject matter expertise in new market opportunities.+ Expertise in data analysis to inform product strategy and decisions, defining and tracking key performance indicators for new product launches.+ Fluency in digital product, digital media, and subscription metrics, especially as they pertain to new vertical performance.+ Experience defining and implementing product requirements for new features on websites and/or mobile apps.+ Proven ability partnering with a technology organization, contributing to technical discussions and understanding the impact of technology choices.+ Proven strategic thinking skills and strong product judgment on complex and high-impact products, making critical decisions aligning with long-term goals.+ Experience conducting experimentation for new product features and launches.Our Benefits+ Comprehensive Healthcare Plans+ Paid Time Off+ Retirement Plans+ Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans+ Education Benefits+ Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave+ Family Care Benefits+ Commuter Transit Program+ Subscription Discounts+ Employee Referral ProgramReasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy – We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. Please put “Reasonable Accommodation” in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.Business Area: Dow Jones – TechnologyJob Category: Software Product EngineeringUnion Status:Non-Union rolePay Range: 135000 – 165000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including “elective” benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

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