Product Director, Multimodal, News Product

Product Director, Multimodal, News Product

New York, NY

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It's why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It's why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it's why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for.

Mission Overview & Responsibilities:

The New York Times is looking for a Product Director to lead our Multimodal product team within the News Product Mission. Our goal is to be the entry point for news for tens of millions more people around the world by being their first read, watch or listen—every day.

We've focused on making our journalism more accessible through format innovation for years. Over the next few years, we want to go further. We are building toward an experience where people can come to The Times and engage with the most important and interesting journalism. This experience will allow people to engage in the format that works for them every day.

The Multimodal team and the News Product Mission works on editorially-grounded initiatives with our journalists at the speed of the news cycle. We want a product leader who is passionate about the news and invested in creating news product experiences that reflect the same level of excellence as our journalism.

You will report to the VP of News Product and will manage a small team of product managers. You will partner with newsroom leaders, journalists, engineers, designers and other partners to shape strategy and deliver high-quality multimodal experiences across our platforms.

This is a hybrid position based in our New York City office. You can expect to go into the office at least two days a week.

Responsibilities:

• Define and lead a multi-quarter roadmap for how audio and video evolve into a cohesive multimodal experience anchored in daily news needs and journalistic goals.
• Cultivate relationships with editors, journalists and newsroom leadership. Translate editorial priorities into product direction, requirements and shippable features.
• Build product experiences that reach and engage new readers, helping them build a daily habit with us, and increasing the time they spend with our journalism and our app.
• Empower journalists with tooling that helps our newsroom create and publish high-quality multimodal journalism at the pace that the news cycle demands.
• Lead a team of product managers, setting clear goals, operating rhythms and a high bar for product management and collaboration.
• Partner with Engineering, Design, Data, and Project Management to deliver an impactful and iterative roadmap, using qualitative and quantitative inputs to prioritize and ship.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of product management experience, including ownership of product strategy and roadmaps.
• Experience building audio or video products and measuring their performance.
• Experience working in or with a newsroom, editors or content creators.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional work and align stakeholders across levels, including senior leaders.
• Consumer app experience (iOS/Android), including iterative shipping in a live product environment.
• Analytical expertise and a data-informed approach to prioritization and tradeoffs.
• Experience communicating complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences, with decision-making experience in ambiguous spaces.

Preferred Qualifications:

• People management experience leading and developing product managers.
• Fluency in editorial workflows and standards.
• Experience building internal tools or workflow improvements for journalists, content creators and production teams.