People Inc. · 4 hours ago
Principal Product Manager
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $165K/yr
7+ years expPeople Inc. is seeking an experienced and strategic Principal Product Manager to own and evolve the core services, platforms, and content management systems that power the PEOPLE app. This role focuses on building scalable, reliable, and flexible platforms to enable editorial, product, and engineering teams to efficiently deliver high-quality consumer experiences at scale.
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Hiring Manager
Nate Waddell
Responsibilities
Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for core app services and CMS platforms that support multiple product surfaces and internal teams across the PEOPLE app ecosystem
Lead the execution of platform initiatives, balancing short-term business and editorial needs with long-term scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Serve as the primary product partner for internal customers (including editorial, business, content operations, engineering, and other product teams), deeply understanding their workflows, pain points, and success metrics
Be accountable for platform success through measurable outcomes such as internal adoption, content velocity, publish latency, system reliability, and downstream impact on consumer-facing experiences
Collaborate closely with engineering to shape technical strategy, including service architectures, APIs, data models, integrations, and platform capabilities
Manage platform dependencies across teams, align stakeholders on priorities, and reduce duplication of effort through shared services and clear product direction
Use qualitative and quantitative insights to inform prioritization and decision-making, validating solutions through internal user testing, phased rollouts, and experimentation where appropriate
Lead platform migrations, system improvements, and deprecations while minimizing disruption to internal teams and maintaining operational stability
Act as a hands-on platform product expert and mentor, sharing best practices and contributing to the overall maturity of product management within the organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field
7+ years of product management experience, including ownership of platforms, services, CMS, or internal tools that support multiple stakeholders and product surfaces
Proven experience defining and managing complex roadmaps for foundational systems in collaboration with engineering and cross-functional partners
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams through ambiguity, technical constraints, and competing priorities to deliver durable platform solutions
Strong systems thinking with the ability to design and evolve platforms that balance flexibility, consistency, and speed
Understanding of how platform services and CMS systems support and scale high-quality mobile app experiences across iOS and Android
Experience partnering with engineering on service-oriented architectures, APIs, and data-driven systems
Comfort working with legacy systems, platform migrations, and long-term technical investments
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and modern product development practices
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align diverse teams around shared platform goals
Preferred
MBA or equivalent advanced degree
Experience supporting content-heavy, media, or editorial-driven products
Company
People Inc.
People Inc. is a digital media company that specializes in research, technology, finance, operations, and consumer services.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2012-08-26Acquired
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Leadership Team
Neil Vogel
Chief Executive Officer
Nabil Ahmad
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2025-12-12
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