Data Product Manager

Advance Local   Jersey City, NJ   Full-time
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We are a progressive media company that fosters a collaborative working environment for talented individuals who can contribute to our success by bringing their skills and passion to a challenging and evolving industry. If you are looking for an opportunity to work remotely, join our team!

 

Advance Local is looking for a Data Product Manager to join our Product Delivery team to be part of a mission-critical team responsible for product development that support all our newsrooms across the country and our tens of millions of monthly visitors.

 

In this position, your focus will be driving the development of data-driven products that enhance the user experience and business outcomes of our digital news platforms through planning, integration, and maintenance of our data warehouse.

 

In this role, you will:

  • Help the stakeholder teams understand the data lake and what should be ingested and how to efficiently get it there.
  • Strategically Improve the user experience through data enrichment and efficiency of data pipelines.
  • Create and enforce policies for effective data management.
  • Formulate management techniques for quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data.
  • Devise and implement efficient and secure procedures for data management and analysis with attention to all technical aspects.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for data-driven product development that improve engagement, retention, and revenue.
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including executives, journalists, engineers, and external partners, to ensure product alignment and success.
  • Define and prioritize product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria, based on insights from user research, market analysis, and data analytics.
  • Manage the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from ideation and design to testing and launch.
  • Partner with data engineers and data scientists to implement data collection, analysis, and modeling, as well as develop algorithms and data visualizations.
  • Monitor and analyze key performance metrics for data products and make data-driven decisions to optimize product performance and ROI.
  • Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to data product development and data journalism, and provide thought leadership within the organization.

 

For this position we’re looking for candidates with:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as computer science, data science, or business; advanced degree preferred
  • Minimum five years’ experience in data analytics and product management relative to data products
  • Excellent understanding of data administration and management functions (collection, analysis, distribution, etc.)
  • Proven experience in developing and launching data-driven products and features, ideally in the media or publishing industry
  • Experience with modern database and information system technologies
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in data analysis, modeling, and visualization tools
  • Familiarity with agile product development methodologies and tools, such as JIRA or Trello
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and stakeholders
  • Passion for journalism and the role of technology in shaping the media landscape

The position pays between $135,000 and $155,000 annual salary

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Advance Local

Jersey City, NJ