USA TODAY Co., Inc. · 21 hours ago
VP of Product, Platform
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $275K/yr
12+ years expUSA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. They are seeking a Vice President of Product, Platform to own the vision, strategy, and execution of internal platform systems that support digital advertising and marketing products, driving innovation and operational efficiency across the organization.
Newspapers
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end platform product vision and roadmap for LocaliQ’s internal systems
Build shared capabilities that support multiple product lines and operational teams
Ensure platform decisions balance near-term enablement with long-term scalability
Reduce fragmentation, duplication, and accumulated technical debt across the organization
Identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities to apply AI and intelligent automation to internal platforms
Partner with Engineering to improve:
Data quality, normalization, and enrichment
Workflow automation and operational efficiency
System intelligence and decision support
Ensure AI-driven solutions are production-ready, measurable, and tied to clear business outcomes
Translate complex technical systems and architectural concepts into clear product strategy and priorities
Partner closely with Engineering leadership on sequencing, tradeoffs, and delivery
Establish strong product discipline around requirements, prioritization, and execution
Operate comfortably across infrastructure, data platforms, APIs, and internal tooling
Partner closely with Engineering and product portfolio leaders to translate platform capabilities into practical, high-impact solutions that enable the broader product organization and client success teams
Treat product portfolio leaders as key stakeholders and customers of the platform
Build platform capabilities that improve speed, reliability, and consistency for client-facing teams
Ensure internal platforms effectively support digital advertising use cases including campaign execution, reporting, optimization, and partner integrations
Understand the constraints and realities of ad-tech ecosystems, including data dependencies, APIs, attribution, and privacy considerations
Lead and grow a team of senior platform-focused product managers
Set a high bar for technical rigor, execution quality, and stakeholder communication
Coach PMs to operate effectively in complex, dependency-heavy environments
Qualification
Required
12+ years of product management experience, including senior leadership roles
Proven ownership of internal platforms, infrastructure products, or highly technical systems
Strong technical fluency across APIs, data pipelines, distributed systems, and cloud platforms
Experience applying AI, ML, or advanced automation to solve data or operational problems
Demonstrated ability to partner deeply with Engineering leadership
Preferred
Experience in digital advertising, ad tech, martech, or media platforms
Background supporting large-scale internal data and workflow systems
Prior hands-on technical experience (engineering, data, or technical PM)
Experience building platforms that serve multiple downstream product teams
Company
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Michelle Crossman
Manager of Columbus Magazines Group- Columbus Monthly, Columbus CEO, Columbus Weddings
Mike Reed
Chairman / CEO
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