Straight Arrow News · 6 days ago
Sr. Technical Product Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expStraight Arrow News is dedicated to delivering unbiased, comprehensive news coverage and is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager to enhance their digital products. The role involves driving initiatives that span content management, subscriptions, and audience insights, while collaborating with various teams to deliver mission-critical systems that improve user experience and business outcomes.
Media and EntertainmentNewsSocial Media
Responsibilities
Drive the technical design and delivery of subscription and monetization flows across web and mobile platforms, including payment processing and app store in-app purchase systems (Apple and Google)
Serve as the technical product lead partnering with design, editorial, and engineering to translate user experience goals and business objectives into concrete system requirements and architecture decisions
Author detailed technical product specifications, API contracts, data flows, and system diagrams; configure and implement features directly within integrated platforms and tools where appropriate
Lead technical integrations across numerous systems including identity/authentication systems, subscription/entitlement systems, content management systems, email service providers, etc
Own and prioritize the technical backlog and roadmap, balancing business impact, user needs, architectural integrity, and engineering constraints
Own the technical operation, configuration, and evolution of third-party SaaS platforms supporting subscriptions, identity, analytics, consent management, and experimentation
Increase engineering velocity by defining precise, testable technical requirements, acceptance criteria, and dependencies, reducing ambiguity and rework
Partner closely with engineering to design and implement end-to-end analytics and tracking solutions, including event schemas for user journeys, conversions, churn, and retention
Define, document, and enforce standards and best practices for user data handling, privacy, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA), working directly with data models and consent frameworks
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a Technical Product Manager with direct ownership of DTC subscription products, including acquisition, conversion, billing, renewal, and retention across web and/or mobile platforms
Demonstrated experience operating in subscription-driven businesses where product decisions are tightly coupled to revenue, churn, and lifecycle metrics
Strong technical understanding of digital analytics and event instrumentation (e.g., Google Analytics, Amplitude), including data layers, tagging strategies, and KPI definition for subscription funnels
Deep familiarity with consent management platforms, user privacy frameworks, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA), including hands-on involvement in implementation and enforcement
Hands-on experience integrating and managing customer identity and authentication systems, including OAuth and OpenID Connect–based social sign-on and customer IAM platforms (e.g., Auth0, Firebase Auth)
Proven track record partnering with engineering to design and implement subscription billing and payment systems, including credit cards, app store in-app purchases, and related backend workflows
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical specifications and explain complex subscription, identity, and data systems to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience building or scaling DTC subscription products in a media, publishing, or content-driven environment
Familiarity with customer data platforms (CDPs) such as Segment or mParticle, as well as data warehouses and ETL pipelines supporting subscription analytics and personalization
Experience designing and running A/B tests and experiments focused on subscription conversion, pricing, onboarding, and retention
Comfort with hands-on technical work, including light scripting, API testing, SQL queries, and debugging data or integration issues
Company
Straight Arrow News
Straight Arrow News is committed to covering every side of every story.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Kenneth Shapiro
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Recent News
2025-04-22
2024-11-01
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