Product Manager, Dow Jones
Spot Product Technology
$40-160k
Business news and financial information publishing
Job no longer available
Business news and financial information publishing
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$40-160k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver trusted news and data to help businesses and society make decisions for a better future.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years' relevant work experience in product management, customer service/success, project management, contracts administration, business analysis for digital products or business to business (B2B) products
- Understanding of actions required to accomplish a given goal and effectively break down complex projects into clear, actionable steps
- Experience thinking through all angles and implications of new projects to ensure there are no gaps in project plans
- Experience communicating with groups that have varying degrees of technical proficiency and understanding
- Written clear requirements documentation
- Strong project management skills
- Commodities, information services, or subscription business industry experience (preferred)
What the job involves
- In this newly created position of Product Manager - Spot Product Technology Projects, you will improve the efficiency of Product Technology (PT) development and reduce the amount of time it takes to implement projects, particularly adding new assessments and creating new reports
- You will move customers from legacy delivery methods to new, more easily maintained delivery methods
- You will also improve the Spot Group's understanding of customers
- You will report to the Director of Product Management - Spot Products Group
- Ensure that PT project requirements are fully specified so that development can proceed more efficiently
- Attend the majority of all PT sprint meetings and serve as the primary point of contact for PT and editorial in project execution
- Help manage the migration of customers from legacy distribution methods (emailed PDF, FTP/emailed raw data files) to new methods (Context, API)
- Work with the product director, PT, customer service, and sales, to establish a project plan to migrate customers to the API
- Plan and start leading a project to move customers from legacy raw data delivery methods to the API
- Schedule & help to conduct customer interviews, and organize & disseminate info learned from interviews
- Maintain and prioritize Spot PT project backlog
- Improve product reporting (e.g. demos, conversion rates, renewal rates, changes in annual contract value, etc.)
- Plan and execute initiatives to maximize product performance, including evaluating new features/content and, improving marketing and sales enablement
Our take
Dow Jones is a global leader in news and business intelligence, powering a range of well-respected brands, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial News, MarketWatch, and more. The company delivers its content to consumers through a range of formats, such as print, digital, mobile, and live events.
As companies seek to draw Millennials and Gen Z consumers to their platforms, adaptability is vital, since they are driving the demand for innovative tools and techniques, as the world evolves toward the digital-first era. Dow Jones has proven its ability to meet product optimization challenges with its reimagined Factiva offering that includes a list of new features, such as personalized results, an easy-to-use modern interface, and faster free-text search, all with a mobile-first design that adapts to any device.
The company has also focused on new product innovation by expanding its portfolio of capabilities and partnerships, further expanding into AI-powered personalization technologies and ongoing digital transformation. Already a powerhouse in the market, Dow Jones is well set to capitalize on future expansion and innovation opportunities and between 2019 and 2024, doubled its digital subscription base from 2.43 million to 4.86 million.
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Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 20 weeks of parental leave
- 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave
- Up to 4 weeks of remote work per year
- 1 paid volunteer day annually
- $700 caregiver reimbursement
- Headspace emotional wellness membership
- ClassPass fitness and wellness membership
- Financial rewards for well-being activities
Company HQ
Theater District, New York, NY
Leadership
Almar Latour
(CEO)Before becoming the CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, they were the Publisher of Barron’s Group and Executive VP of Dow Jones. They were also the previous Executive Editor of The Wall Street Journal.
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