Overview

Axios, a fast-growing media company, is looking for a Product Manager to join our team to help us manage our ongoing technology initiatives. These projects are key to the company’s success and growth and require a skilled, detailed manager to keep them on track.

WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON

In our increasingly busy and complicated world, the flow of news and information is constant. To combat the overwhelm and cut through the noise, we put the reader first and align our goals with theirs. Our commitment is to provide content worthy of people’s time, attention and trust, through a mix of original and smartly narrated news and analysis of media trends, tech, business and politics in the most efficient, illuminating and shareable ways possible.

In short, we’re here to make people smarter, faster, our readers come to Axios to get caught up on what’s important and why it matters and we build products to facilitate and enhance that experience.

WHAT WE’RE ALL ABOUT

We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. We believe that inclusion drives true innovation and a best-in-class experience for our readers and team members alike. We are intently focused on building a user-centric, editorially rich organization with an innovative and collaborative work culture contributing to the future of news.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY COMBINATION OF THESE SKILLS:

  • Track record of shipping products that solve problems and delight users
  • Commitment to quality – you take pride in facilitating your team to deliver unmatched products with measurable value
  • Clear thinker and precise communicator in both speaking and writing
  • Driven by passion, not ego and take pride in your craft
  • Curious about news, information, and the role is played in the lives of our users
  • Self-motivated to dive in and figure things out and proactively reach out for help when necessary
  • Self-motivated, well organized, and have the analytical skills that allow you to make difficult decisions thoughtfully
  • Ability to run efficient meetings, facilitate discussion and present to senior leadership

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Process

  • Employ and evolve a set of repeatable and scalable agile processes using a streamlined toolkit to ensure your team has everything they need to execute on the product vision.
  • Help develop product specification documents with UX and design and translate into concise user stories to ensure clarity for developers.
  • Plan ahead and ensure product backlog is prioritized, groomed, and has sufficient detail.

Collaboration

  • Partner with Design and User Research to collect feature requests, user behavior trends, and analyze support issues to identify areas of improvement within the product.
  • Partner with user research to identify user needs and communicate these insights to design and development teams to ensure successful feature implementation.
  • Work closely with senior technical leads, create sprint tickets, keep the team on track and meeting deadlines.

Execution

  • Manage sprint planning and coordinate releases which includes providing project progress, status & visibility.
  • Drive product development through the entire development cycle, from ideation, design, and development, through to launch, support and optimization.

WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT YOU:

  • YOU LOVE OUR USERS.You’re always seeking to gain a deeper understanding of their needs so you can come up with new ways to serve and delight them.
  • YOUR INTEGRITY IS INSPIRING.You know at your core what’s the right thing to do, and you’re the first to express when you see something that’s not.
  • YOU’RE CURIOUS AND INQUISITIVE.To the benefit of everyone, you challenge yourself to learn about different perspectives that help you grow, learn, and develop expertise.
  • YOU’RE RECEPTIVE.You don’t assume that no news is good news and welcome constructive feedback and reflection.
  • YOU CHALLENGE YOURSELF.In a supportive environment, you’re not afraid to engage in discussions that invite different perspectives – in fact, they help you learn and develop expertise.
  • YOU’RE EXACTING, YET FLEXIBLE.Prepared, precise, and proactive could be how your colleagues describe you, but never dogmatic, rigid, nor stubborn.
  • YOU’RE AN ADVOCATE.You build long-term relationships of accountability and are responsive to the experiences, voices and perspectives of all people.

NICE TO HAVES:

  • Familiarity with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)
  • Familiarity with Google Analytics for investigating user behavior
  • Previous coding experience of any kind

NEXT STEPS:

Send in your application with your resume/cv and a brief cover letter. If you want, feel free to be creative in how you convey your interest in Axios or why you’re perfect for the role.