Group Product Manager, API Performance and Content Syndication - New York, New York, United States

Business Insider is hiring a Group Product Manager for API Performance and Content Syndication to join our Delivery Group. This Group Product Manager will build, maintain, and optimize the backend services, systems, and infrastructure that power the storytelling on our website and beyond.

Business Insider is for people who are driven, optimistic and always looking forward. Our mission is to inspire action through thought-provoking stories. We tell our audience what they want and need to know to improve their lives and the world with storytelling that is accessible, smart, sometimes unexpected, and always helpful. Our team members embody and uphold Business Insider’s three core values: we are all one team, we are effective, and we strive to get better every day.

Our Product Team is an impactful, positive, and inclusive force. We value effectiveness, outcomes over output, and we bring our best selves to everything we do and everyone we meet. 

The Role & Team:

As a Group Product Manager, you will be a player/coach as this role is a combination of Individual Contributor and Manager. 

You will be the product owner dedicated to improving our content API performance, architecture, and developing products designed to engage readers on partner sites across the web. You will collaborate with business and engineering stakeholders, content management teams, and other product managers to identify opportunities for improvement of our API infrastructure and Syndication products, translating business problems into technical solutions. You will focus on how our digital products serve the needs of our audience, our clients, and our journalists. 

This role reports directly to the VP of Product and is part of the Delivery and Distribution team. It can be in-office, hybrid, or fully remote.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and align multiple product lines to meet strategic objectives, emphasizing constant value, improvement, and innovation.
• Mentor and manage a team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of innovation and data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to develop and maintain a cohesive product vision and roadmap.
• Drive transparency and alignment through cross-functional communication, ensuring progress and solutions are understood across the organization.
• Define and track key product metrics, guiding data-informed decisions and quarterly goals for effective resource allocation and strategic direction.

The Ideal Candidate Has:

• Extensive knowledge of product management principles, theories, and frameworks, with a proven track record of applying these to manage and grow successful product lines.
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills, with experience guiding and developing product managers towards achieving their full potential.
• Demonstrated experience in leading product teams and managing multiple products or a portfolio of products with quantifiable success.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate vision, strategy, and complex ideas to all levels of the organization, including public speaking and presentation proficiency.
• Proficiency with modern product management, analytical, and engineering tools such as Jira, Figma, Trello, Looker, and Google Analytics or their equivalents.
• A passion for news, media, journalism, or the relevant industry domain is a plus, contributing to a deep understanding of the audience's needs and market trends.
• Experience working closely with Site Reliability (SRE) or Cloud Engineering teams.
• Engineering background in backend systems is a plus, particularly with GoLang.

Salary & Benefits:

• Salary: $155,000 - $175,000 (dependent on skills, experience, and competencies)
• Unlimited PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 16 weeks of parental leave
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Matched and vested 401k plan
• Access to resources for financial planning guidance, family planning services, mental health, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Additional benefits include commuter benefits, phone reimbursement, gym membership discounts, and more 

Business Insider is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and, when making employment decisions, does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality or national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and military or veteran status. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups to apply.

Are you passionate about this opportunity, but worried that you don’t have 100% of the experience we’re looking for? We still want to hear from you! Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to the Insider community.

About Business Insider: 

Business Insider is a global journalism company that covers the world of  business, tech, innovation, and beyond. With headquarters in New York and offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Belfast, and Singapore, we reach an audience of more than 375 million with storytelling that’s fascinating, unexpected, and always helpful.

As a company, we strive to be inspiring and effective, we value Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Our company motto is “get better every day,” which means we value all people. Diversity reflects the different life experiences, identities, and perspectives that make each of us unique. For more information on our DEI mission click here.

Business Insider supports a distributed workforce that allows for varied work locations. Many roles are eligible for 100% remote or hybrid remote/office work unless otherwise noted.