Posted:
10/17/2024, 5:00:00 PM
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Product
Workplace Type:
Hybrid
Yahoo Inc. is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900M people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love—from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news—with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media.
A lot about you:
AOL seeks an energetic, passionate, strategic, and entrepreneurial Principal Product Manager to lead the development, and management of our growing commerce business. This is an exciting opportunity to innovate the AOL experience and be a gateway to expansive content, products, community, and experiences allowing millions of users to immerse themselves in topics they love, and discover new depths with every click.
This role requires a seasoned product leader with a deep understanding of market trends, customer needs, and technology. The Principal Product Manager will collaborate closely with talented cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, researchers, and editors, to drive product innovation and ensure the successful delivery of high-impact solutions that align with the company’s business objectives.
Job Responsibilities:
Imagine new product capabilities and solutions and move your new ideas through the product lifecycle to build/development activities
Effectively partner with stakeholders across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features and prioritization based on the business impact of each new initiative
Translate the product roadmap and features into a well-defined requirements documentation inclusive of member feedback and acceptance test criteria
Perform effectively in an agile environment and continuously review the business needs, refine priorities, outline milestones and flag opportunities/risks as they arise
Develop and maintain appropriate tracking and reporting of the product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment areas
Define and hit quarterly and annual objectives and key results.
Develop a deep, ambitious, and research supported product roadmap focused on solving user needs that delivers impactful business results.
Drive alignment across the product team (pms, design, engineering), cross-functional partners (editorial, marketing, operations, sales, legal, etc), and the executive team.
Skills & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree and 5-10 years of product development experience
Proven track record of delivering data driven solutions with a customer-first mindset
Established background in launching software or services in partnership with engineering teams and high degree of proficiency in prototyping, iterative development, understanding of Agile principles
Experience successfully driving end-to-end delivery of data and intelligence solutions, including a wide variety of mechanisms, e.g. dashboards, APIs, real time alerts, etc.
World class product vision, strategy, planning, development, and execution
Proven track record launching products on time and scaling to hit their goals
Demonstrated ability to fuse editorial sensibility with product strategy and business objectives
Exceptional written and oral communication skills to both lead cross-functional meetings and to communicate clearly with executive leadership
Love of digital interactive media and the entrepreneurial drive to innovate its future
Experience driving diversified revenue businesses across advertising, commerce, and subscriptions
Data driven thinking and decision methodology
Strong UX and design sense
The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.
The compensation for this position ranges from $136,125.00 - $283,750.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.
If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.
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Website: http://www.yahoo.com/
Headquarter Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Employee Count: 5001-10000
Year Founded: 1994
IPO Status: Delisted
Last Funding Type: Series B
Industries: Email ⋅ Internet ⋅ Native Advertising ⋅ Online Portals ⋅ Search Engine ⋅ Social Media