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The Wall Street Journal · 1 month ago

Senior Principal Product Manager - Wall Street Journal

NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$190K/yr - $235K/yr

12+ years exp

The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news and information. As Senior Principal Product Manager, you will lead product strategy for a new cross-functional team, defining the long-term product vision and partnering with senior newsroom leaders to enhance storytelling and audience engagement.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInternet

Responsibilities

Define the vision and roadmap for audience-facing products that enable newsroom priorities—from new story formats to enhanced storytelling capabilities

Lead cross-functional strategy across editorial, engineering, design and data to translate newsroom goals into high-impact user experiences

Drive product discovery through audience research, data insights, experimentation and close collaboration with newsroom partners

Develop prioritization frameworks that balance breaking-news demands with long-term innovation and audience growth

Influence senior stakeholders and make high-stakes trade-offs under tight timelines while keeping audience needs central

Mentor PMs within and across adjacent product areas, modeling product excellence and a deep understanding of both audience and newsroom needs

Qualification

Product ManagementData-driven decision-makingStakeholder managementUser researchNewsroom workflowsMentoring PMsTechnical fluencyAudience engagementFast-paced execution

Required

12+ years' of experience in a Product Manager role including experience at the Senior Principal PM / Lead IC level in which you owned strategy for complex, high-impact product domains

Proven ability to drive execution in fast-paced, mission-critical environments

Deep understanding of newsroom workflows, publishing systems, real-time content pipelines, or comparable operational systems

Exceptional stakeholder management and influence across editorial, engineering, and executive teams

Expertise in data-driven decision-making; strong ability to define and track operational + engagement KPIs

Bias toward action with ability to ship quickly while maintaining resilience and long-term technical health

Passion for empowering journalism and public-service information through modern technology