Xumo seeks an Executive Director of Product Management, Xumo Play to drive the strategy, development, and optimization of Xumo’s premier, consumer-facing FAST app experience, aiming to increase engagement, retention, and ad revenue.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in product management, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles within the streaming media, AVOD/FAST, or digital media industries.
- Proven success launching and scaling consumer-facing streaming products with a strong understanding of UI/UX principles.
- Demonstrated expertise in managing cross-functional teams including product, design, personalization, and customer care.
- Deep knowledge of ad-supported streaming ecosystems, including programmatic advertising, targeting, and monetization strategies (including with SSAI).
- Capability to lead both Front End (user-facing) and Back End (Server/API development) features and functionality.
- Familiarity with data privacy regulations and best practices for compliant data handling.
- Strong analytic skills, with experience analyzing internal metrics such as engagement, retention, ad performance, and revenue.
Responsibilities
- Develop and articulate a compelling long-term product strategy aligned with Xumo FAST business goals.
- Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of Xumo Play’s core products, including live channels, on-demand content, user interface, search, recommendations, and personalization features.
- Drive continuous improvement of the Xumo Play user interface and experience, ensuring intuitive navigation, content discoverability, and personalized engagement across all devices.
- Utilize internal analytics, user feedback, and industry benchmarks to inform product decisions, optimize user journeys, and influence engagement and retention.
- Partner with engineering, content, marketing, advertising, and sales teams to ensure seamless execution of product initiatives and revenue growth strategies.
- Lead the implementation of industry best practices for data security, privacy, and accessibility.
- Implement best practices for product development, testing, release cycles, and continuous improvement, partnering with Project Management and Development teams on Xumo Agile methodologies
Other
- Leadership
- Flexible
- Problem Solving
- Communicator
- Proactive
- Strategic
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Must be able to present detailed strategies and roadmaps and provide executive leadership with the information they need to know.
