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Versant Media · 2 days ago

Product Manager, Emerging Technology-News

Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $140K/yr

5+ years exp

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment, and they are seeking a Product Manager to own the newsroom collaboration platforms. The role involves reshaping how modern newsrooms collaborate and create by experimenting with emerging technology and streamlining workflows.

BroadcastingInformation TechnologyMedia and Entertainment

Responsibilities

Shape how our teams collaborate, share information, and stay in sync across fast-moving newsrooms

Streamline order management, resource scheduling, and assignment systems

Create smart notification strategies that get the right info to the right people, fast

Translate newsroom needs into actionable product requirements and initiatives

Anticipate and address adoption barriers by partnering with journalists, producers, operations, and engineering teams to bring ideas to life and deliver simple solutions to complex problems

Build consensus across editorial, technical, and operational teams with competing priorities

Serve as the bridge between editorial urgency and technical feasibility

Monitor KPIs and feedback to continuously improve performance

Communicate roadmap updates and release plans to all levels of the organization

Build scalable, reliable, and performant products, with continuous KPI measurement and monitoring to improve development and operations

Develop and deliver multi-year product roadmaps, balancing near-term priorities with long-term vision

Partner with product, engineering and design teams to ensure feature requirements are clear and appropriately captured as user stories in a product backlog