Product Manager, Platforms

At NBC News Digital, our mission is to transform our customers’ understanding of the world through best‑in‑class journalism and real‑time services. We are looking for a Platforms Product Manager to lead the strategy, execution, and delivery of audience and revenue‑driving initiatives across our award‑winning news products.

As a Platforms Product Manager you will own the strategy, execution, and successful delivery of audience and revenue‑driving initiatives, developing features and robust platform experiences. You will thrive on making impactful decisions that benefit both users and the business, drawing actionable insights from data and research.

Your passion is to discover, develop, and ship products that deliver meaningful benefit to our users and strategic growth for the company.

Day‑to‑day, you will learn which solutions are simultaneously impactful, usable, valuable, and feasible through product discovery, clear prioritization, and collaborative design thinking. You will lead, coach, and motivate a cross‑functional Agile team, author user stories, optimize team welfare, prioritize the backlog, and coordinate with partners, vendors, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Develop and share a deep understanding of the customer, data, business, and industry.

Establish, articulate, and advocate product vision, strategy, and what business‑facing success looks like.

Define and build consensus on meaningful metrics for success.

Prioritize upcoming sprints, features, and enhancements in the story backlog.

Build and maintain a roadmap (annual and quarterly KPIs and OKRs) to ensure alignment and focus on resourcing, progress, and success.

Create a clear path for defining value for users and business growth.

Author use cases and user stories and build shared understanding around user needs and the definition of “done.”

Identify and implement opportunities to reduce technical, business, and user experience debt.

Discover value‑driven opportunities via product discovery experiments and methods.

Identify and map customer goals, values, and needs rather than “wants” or “table stakes.”

Inform decisions with unbiased qualitative and quantitative data.

Ensure good communication and transparency by partnering with internal teams including editorial, marketing, advertising, business development, and others.

Coordinate and collaborate with product peers and their teams to share learnings, leverage shared effort, and ensure quality cross‑platform experience.

Qualifications

Minimum of 5+ years in digital growth experience, especially around platform performance, streaming experiences, and technical product management, combined with domain subject‑matter expertise and proven thought leadership.

Proven ability to deliver successful, valuable customer and business outcomes.

Strong user experience sensibilities.

Strong experience with analytics and using user research to drive decisions.

Strong experience with Agile methodologies, sprints, prioritization, and debt elimination.

Desired Characteristics

Human‑centered thinking and a strong empathy for solving problems for customers.

Exceptional written, spoken, and visual communication skills.

Exceptional storytelling skills.

Exceptional organizational and analytical skills.

Ability to speak fluently with business people, stakeholders, partners, and engineers.

Experience in the media, news, or technology/internet industries.

Experience with Product Discovery, Design Thinking, Lean Product a plus.

Hybrid Schedule
This position currently has a hybrid schedule, requiring presence in the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in‑office requirements at any time.

Benefits
This position is eligible for company‑sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.

Salary Range
$130,000 - $160,000 (bonus eligible)

Additional Information & Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in‑person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.

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