Quick Take:Axios is a media company dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We're hiring a Senior Product Manager to lead the charge on AI & Automation to lead their team as well as work hand-in-hand across the business to educate and evangelize to support adoption of new technologies. In this exciting role, you will be a thought-leader for Axios and feel the impact of your efforts across the company!
Why it Matters:The Senior PM will product-lead the Research, Automation, and Development (RAD) team and reports to our Director of Product for Data. This person will champion a culture of smart efficiency and help make us smarter about leveraging technology to solve problems.
The Details:The ideal candidate is a strategic problem solver. This person is highly collaborative and thrives on partnering with others to make the greatest impact. They will also have a passion for Axios, an entrepreneurial spirit, and possess the following skills:
Expert in delivering on the strategy of AI and automation. Able to see the signal from the noise to determine what is best for the business
Strength in collaborating across technical and business teams to effectively leverage technologies to make an impact on business outcome.
Strong past experience leading cross-functional ML/AI engineering teams in an agile environment
Awareness of ML operations principles and how they apply to product development teams
Past experience educating, evangelizing, and guiding in areas of data and technology
Strong communication and organizational skills; ability to turn complex technical efforts into easy to understand professional communication
Strength in running small iterative projects, analyzing outcome, and developing well-thought out proposals as the result of data
Experience evaluating and leveraging third party tools, keeping up with latest trends, and knowing when to suggest building vs buying
Preferred experience in media and/or with SaaS products
Strong analytical skills and the ability to analyze and disseminate significant amounts of information, with attention to detail and accuracy
Experience with using business intelligence tools (Looker preferred, but not required)
Ability to present findings to all levels of the organization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A strong track record of collaborating effectively with colleagues across multiple agile teams
An appreciation for trustworthy news and information.
In this role, you will
Use your agile skills to develop and manage roadmaps, prepare for and run applicable team ceremonies, and maintain well planned and delivered sprints
Collaborate with your team as well as partners and stakeholders across the Product, Engineering, and Design department as well as Growth, Editorial, Revenue and Operations to deliver on data objectives and inform actionable product enhancements
Support incoming data requests with urgency, creative problem solving, and focus
Be an excellent partner and communicator for your team and stakeholders
What Axios brings to the table besides salary:
401(k) with employer match
Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
Dental and vision coverage
Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
One mental health day per quarter
Annual learning and development stipend
$100 monthly work-from-home stipend
Tele-mental health services through Headspace
OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
Access to the Axios "Family Fund", which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
Virtual company-sponsored social events
A strong and positive work environment
A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
Starting salary for this role is in the range of $130,000 - $170,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation and benefits. Axios' compensation philosophy takes into account cost of labor differentials across the country. Because this is a remote-optional job posting, this salary range takes into account all possible locations within the United States, but candidates will only be eligible for the salary range for their location.
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