Principal Product Manager

$150,000 - $175,000/Yr

Dotdash Meredith - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

Remote - New York, NY

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Principal Product Manager will lead the development and execution of the PEOPLE app, driving innovation and aligning product strategies with market needs. This role requires a visionary leader who can manage cross-functional teams, optimize app features, and ensure the successful delivery of initiatives that enhance user experience and meet business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute specific features or initiatives within the app, ensuring alignment with overarching business and app strategies.
• Manage and optimize the app roadmap and backlog, ensuring timely and effective delivery of features that improve user outcomes.
• Be directly accountable for the performance and success of product features, monitoring KPIs and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Deeply understand user needs and specific use cases, leveraging insights to solve key problems and improve feature performance.
• Collaborate with product marketing and consumer insights teams to create feedback loops that inform strategy and prioritization.
• Lead and guide cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and marketing, to deliver high-impact initiatives.
• Analyze user behavior and app performance data to inform prioritization and decision-making.
• Validate solutions through prototypes, user testing, and A/B experiments.
• Act as a hands-on product expert and mentor within the organization.

Requirements

• 10+ years of product management experience with a proven ability to own and deliver feature-level excellence in mobile applications.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing roadmaps and optimizing feature performance through data-driven insights and user feedback.
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to achieve ambitious goals in mobile app development and delivery.
• Advanced understanding of mobile app ecosystems, including technologies and user behaviors on iOS and Android platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field (MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred).

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency in user-centered design principles and prototyping.
• Expertise in analytics tools, A/B testing, and app store optimization.
• Strong familiarity with Agile methodologies and modern mobile app development practices.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Adoption or surrogate assistance
• Donation matching
• Tuition reimbursement
• Basic life insurance
• Basic accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Supplemental accident insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Short term and long term disability
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Family care benefits
• Generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
• 10-12 paid holidays annually
• Generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
• Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance