Job Description:

Dow Jones Job Location - Barcelona Job ID

About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers, and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video, and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

About the Role:

The Product Manager II (Factiva), is responsible for the product strategy and overall management of the functional product development lifecycle for Factiva's global News and Business Information platforms. You will report directly to the VP of Product, and will be part of the Factiva Product Team (including other Senior Product Managers and Principal Product Managers) and will require regular interaction and liaison with Dow Jones Technology, Design, Data & AI and Business teams, as well as third-party vendor partners, outside of Dow Jones.

It is the responsibility of the Product Manager II (Factiva) to ensure that both the existing Product features are operating as specified and all new product features are defined, specified, scoped, scheduled, delivered and communicated both internally and to our client base. The Product Manager will independently manage the full lifecycle for larger features or product components, demonstrating proficient product judgement, analytical skills, and prioritization aligned with strategy. You will contribute to your area's strategy, building cross-functional partnerships, influence immediate stakeholders, and possess solid domain/technical expertise. They operate with autonomy on clearly-defined product areas.

You Will:

• Help to define and design the product roadmap (driving significant impact on departmental results) by understanding market opportunities and the competitive landscape in the News, Tech, Data and AI worlds - anticipating future trends and opportunities.
• Collaborate with research, proposition, sales, design, engineering, data & AI and client service teams to ensure Product Market Fit and successful execution of product initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop, prioritize and deliver product features and enhancements. Ensure the roadmap is clearly understood by stakeholders.
• Be a key contributor to the Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Ups and Sprint Retrospective ceremonies, ensuring that agreed priorities are adhered to, minor changes are quickly clarified and progressed and the backlog is constantly being refined to benefit our Designers and Engineers.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (together with Engineers and Designers) and ensure pre-launch blockers are tracked, prioritised and resolved. Be an advocate of frequent release and feedback cycles.
• Be a champion of gathering and analysing Voice of the Customer feedback, developing a deep customer understanding, proactively identifying unmet needs and pain points and integrating these into the quarterly planning process.
• Help with the communications (internally and externally) of new feature releases and maintenance of user guides.
• Be comfortable working with distributed Product, Engineering and Design teams.

You Have:

• At 4+ years of experience with a product delivery track record, being able to influence stakeholders across teams, build robust partnerships, and possess deep domain or technical expertise.
• Demonstrable experience solving complexity and contributing to strategy with analytical rigor. (e.g. prioritization and trade-offs for complex product initiatives, aligning with strategic company goals).
• Experience working with Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum and/ or Kanban).
• Ability to model strong collaboration skills and building high-trust, high-performance environments, removing blockers across teams.
• Exhibits strong technical acumen, able to understand and contribute to technical discussions with engineering teams. Understands feasibility and can make smart product choices aligned with technology impact.
• Experience in scoping, budgeting, scheduling and delivering complex project implementations.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family (paid by Dow Jones)
• Extra paid Time Off (30 days of holidays/year)
• Possibility to work remotely for 3 months/year (desplazamiento program) or one week of remote work per quarter
• Meal benefit with Pluxee (171€/month on top of your salary)
• Retirement Plans (Dow Jones will pay 2% of a members Pensionable Salary and match employee contribution up to a maximum of 3 %).
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Well-being Resources (200 USD allowance per quarter, Classpass, etc.)
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

#LI-Hybrid

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role, based in Barcelona.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including women, people with disabilities, and those from underrepresented groups. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role