First Product Manager (Local News Streaming Service) Job at Recruiting From Scratch
Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more.
If you are a fit, the team will reach out to you about this role or any others that may be a fit for our clients.
The Role
Our client is your go-to for hyper-relevant news, from local coverage to global current events. It’s the best way to watch a variety of coverage, all in one place, and absolutely free. They are one of the fastest-growing TV startups in the world and are already preloaded on 37% of all TVs shipped in the US. They provide viewers with stories from only the most trusted news channels, including ABC News, CBSN, Newsy, AP, CNET, Euronews, Cheddar, CBC, Bloomberg, and more local news coverage than any other streaming service.
Our client is redefining the future of TV news and we pride ourselves on our ability to move faster and execute better than anyone else in our industry. We accomplish this by working with the smartest people and staying on the cutting-edge. We measure ourselves by the impact we are having on individuals' daily lives and on the television industry as a whole.
Our client is redefining the future of TV news and we pride ourselves on our ability to move faster and execute better than anyone else in our industry. We accomplish this by working with the smartest people and staying on the cutting-edge. We measure ourselves by the impact we are having on individuals' daily lives and on the television industry as a whole.
In this role, you will:
- Own and manage integration feature capabilities across the TV experiences, including Fire TV, smart TVs, and gaming consoles
- Work with cross-functional product feature owners to optimize experiences for the TV platform
- Develop the strategy for improving the overall experience and maintaining a competitive footing for table stake features on the industry-leading TV devices
- Identify new potential device platform capabilities that might be leveraged
- Collaborate closely with cross-TV development teams to prioritize new feature work along with defect resolution
- Partner with development and data analysis teams to pinpoint areas of experience improvements on browsers to drive greater engagement
- Engage marketing and distribution teams to maximize reach on the TV
- Manage senior stakeholders through the entire product lifecycle: from definition to go/no-go decision
- Create and deliver exec presentations that explain experimentation practices, partner product features, and roadmaps, as and when required
- Help build a product culture at our client
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience developing and managing multiple products at scale, delivering excellent customer experiences and measurable business impact
- Strong experience with and understanding of browser platforms and web consumption behaviors
- Empathy for the user and how to meet their needs and simplify their lives
- A solid technical understanding to have technical conversations and know when to challenge developers and ask pertinent questions.
- Strong analytical skills to evaluate a wide range of detailed information, clearly identifying the pertinent points to determine coherent approaches to problems.
- Ability to be a team player willing to share responsibilities, confer with others, help others do their jobs, lead work streams where necessary, and manage and mentor a team of product managers.
- Has a high degree of software literacy and comfort with various project management tools such as Asana, Jira, Trello, or similar, and analytics software.
- Understanding of software development concepts and familiarity with Agile or Continuous Integration methodology - able to think holistically while building and learning iteratively.
- College degree in a related field preferred
- Experience in technology or digital media, preferably with consumer-facing products
- Passion for creating innovative and engaging consumer products in the digital ecosystem, focusing on streaming video, social media, interactive television, gaming, etc.
- Experience in the television industry, including business models, trends, and ecosystem of companies that comprise its preferred
- Experience with optimizing user experiences through iterative AB testing
- Experience converting business ideas and research into well-thought-out and timely product releases with an emphasis on customer value, revenue, and performance
- Outstanding verbal, written, and interpersonal communications with proven ability to work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, Operations & Engineering Leadership to foster shared ownership of product deliverables and shape and refine market-specific agendas.
Base Salary: $150,000 - 220,000 per year
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