Transform Yahoo News into the most trusted, personalized, and engaging mobile news experience on the internet
Requirements
- 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years focused on mobile consumer apps.
- Proven success leading end-to-end mobile product strategies that grew DAUs, retention, and monetization.
- Experience building or leading consumer products powered by AI or machine learning — ideally in personalization, summarization, or content creation and recommendation systems.
- Strong product judgment, with fluency in data analysis, A/B testing, and user research methodologies.
- Familiarity with media ecosystems and the challenges/opportunities in the current news landscape.
- Deep understanding of user-centered design, product mechanics, and app lifecycle engagement strategies.
- Experience at a consumer news, media, or content-driven company (e.g. streaming, social, audio, or publishing)
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the Yahoo News App product strategy, roadmap, and KPIs aligned with Yahoo’s company mission and engagement-focused business goals.
- Lead ideation, execution, and optimization of breakthrough features that acquire and retain users inside the app.
- Grow and retain DAU by optimizing onboarding, content discovery and outreach mechanics.
- Partner with internal teams to ensure News App innovation builds on internal capabilities while influencing foundational investments.
- Advocate for the user while prioritizing features that drive key business metrics.
- Set a culture of experimentation and fast iteration through rigorous use of A/B testing, retention analysis, and behavioral insights.
- Mentor and manage PMs toward career growth and excellence in their roles.
Other
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across editorial, design, engineering, and business stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.
- Flexible hybrid work options, with occasional in-person events or team sessions.
- Adhering to Yahoo policies
- Working effectively in a fast-paced environment
