As SVP - Product Management (Product Platforms) you will be the visionary leader responsible for the foundational technology layer that powers Dow Jones. You will drive the evolution of our technical ecosystem into a unified Enterprise Platformenabling customers to seamlessly access the full breadth of Dow Jones content data and tools through a single cohesive experience.
As the leader of this function you will oversee the critical pillars managed by your VP direct reports including Customer Experience & Engagement (Messaging/Personalization) Publishing & Editorial Tools and Core Operational Platforms. You will act as the critical bridge between our engineering capabilities and our commercial ambitions leveraging deep business acumen to align technical platform expertise with the commercial strategy and growth goals of our GMs and Business Leaders.
You will report to the Chief Technology Officer.
Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology Engineering Data Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions we shape the digital landscape for our customers readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data mobile video and social platforms our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.
Define the Platform Vision: Drive the long-term product vision for APIs and cross-brand capabilities ensuring platform investments deliver measurable value and leverage across the enterprise while breaking down silos for a unified customer journey.
Execute Strategic Roadmaps: Lead the platform product management function partnering with engineering to optimize resource allocation manage multi-million dollar budgets and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality capabilities
Modernize Platforms: Liaise closely with Engineering leadership to deliver on the overarching technology strategy to consolidate legacy systems into a unified platform architecture. You will drive the evolution of platform teams to operate with increased efficiency by leveraging common capabilities shared services and standardized workflows
Drive Organizational Alignment: Partner with brand SVPs GMs and Commercial teams to align platform roadmaps with business priorities. You will ensure technical expertise is harnessed to meet commercial growth goals and foster a culture of technical excellence
Direct VP-Led Pillars:
Engagement Platforms: Oversee strategy for centralized messaging targeting and personalization tools
Publishing Ecosystems: Modernize tools used by global newsrooms to produce unrivaled content efficiently
Shared Services: Lead the strategy for APIs and infrastructure across web mobile audio and video
Search and AI capabilities: Lead the strategy for centralized AI-driven discovery and search capabilities providing enterprise-scale recommendation engines and generative AI tools across all brands
Core Web and Mobile: Drive the development of shared web and mobile infrastructure and common SDKs to standardize app development and accelerate time-to-market for brand-specific experiences
Liaise with Commercial Leadership: Act as a strategic partner to Business Leaders to ensure the platform acts as a primary engine for revenue and market expansion
Extensive Leadership Experience: 15 years of product management experience with significant time leading platform or infrastructure products and scaling high-performing teams in a complex multi-brand environment
Business Acumen & Strategic Influence: Proven ability to influence C-suite stakeholders and navigate organizational complexity. You can translate commercial strategy into technical requirements and make tough build vs. buy or centralize vs. federate decisions
Technical Mastery: A deep understanding of platform economics API design and a proven track record of building developer-facing products at scale
Commercial Fluency: Experience working directly with GMs and Sales/Marketing leaders to align technical roadmaps with P&L objectives and subscription growth
Educational Background: An undergraduate degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience) is preferred for engaging credibly on architecture decisions -OR- equivalent work experience
Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
Comprehensive Insurance Plans
Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
Education Benefits
Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
Commuter Transit Program
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program
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Non-Union rolePay Range: $315000 - $375000We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..Required Experience:
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