Hearst Magazines needs to empower product teams, data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to innovate with data and AI effectively, responsibly, and at scale by treating the data platform itself as a product, focusing on its capabilities, usability, and ability to accelerate data-driven initiatives.
Requirements
- 5+ years of product management experience, with a significant focus on data platforms, data infrastructure, analytics platforms, or developer platforms.
- Strong technical understanding of modern data architectures, big data technologies (e.g., data lakes, data warehouses, streaming data), data governance, and MLOps concepts.
- Proven ability to understand the needs of technical users (engineers, data scientists) and translate them into a strategic product roadmap for a platform.
- Experience in driving adoption and measuring the success of internal platforms or services.
- Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineering teams and internal customer teams.
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
- Understanding of agile methodologies for platform development.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the data platform from the perspective of its internal users (product managers, engineers, data scientists, analysts).
- Gather and prioritize requirements from various internal teams for data platform capabilities, including data ingestion, storage, processing, governance, experimentation tooling, ML model deployment, and data access/querying tools.
- Collaborate closely with Data Engineering and Platform Engineering teams to ensure the data platform architecture and development align with product strategy and user needs.
- Work to improve the usability, reliability, and scalability of the data platform, reducing friction for its users.
- Champion data governance, data quality, and security best practices within the platform's product strategy.
- Develop documentation, training materials, and support processes to enable internal teams to effectively leverage the data platform.
- Define and monitor metrics related to data platform adoption, performance, user satisfaction, and its impact on the velocity of data-driven product development.
Other
- Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle, and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
- Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops, and exclusive industry events.
- Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
- Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
- Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
