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Lead Product Manager

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SmartNews

2024-10-01 19:39:47

Job location San Francisco, California, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Other

Job description

About SmartNews

SmartNews is a global leader in redefining information and news discovery, committed to providing users with accurate, timely information and supporting quality journalism. We combine the power of our unique machine-learning technology with the expertise of our first-rate editorial team to bring news that matters to millions of users from our over 3,000 global publishing partners.

Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, SmartNews has offices in Tokyo, San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, and Singapore.

The Team

Join our dynamic US Product Team, where we drive transformative and impactful product innovations! We're responsible for shaping and executing product strategies, managing the full product lifecycle from concept to launch, and delivering exceptional experiences. Our team thrives on collaboration with cross-functional partners and makes bold, strategic decisions to prioritize, pivot, or sunset initiatives that don't align with our vision. We lead with passion and empower our teams to achieve outstanding results.

The Role

As a Lead Product Manager, you will be creating an innovative, user-focused news platform that leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver real-time, high-quality journalism.

Here's what you'll do:

Ship positive product change to customers

Build product strategies

Translate product strategy to executions, working with cross functional partners

Make hard decisions to prioritize, pivot, and cancel initiatives

Lead and motivate the team to deliver products

Manage the product life cycle

Requirements

Minimum requirements

10+ years of product management or equivalent experience

Capability to spearhead the entire product experience and turnround business

Agile in experimenting and adopting new technologies and product experiences

Decisive and rapid in setting a direction and changing it

Experience of navigating through a successful full product lifecycle: from concept to prototype, to test, to full-release, to iterations

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong communication and conflict resolution skills

Nice to have experiences/skillsets

Technical degree (computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, economics or related field)

Proven track record of building ML solutions

Proficiency in Japanese language is highly valued

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation range: 178 500 base salary, plus bonus and equity

401(k) with employer matching

Up to 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family

A benefits plan with monthly allowances

Complimentary lunch, snacks, and beverages in the office

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