Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900M people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love—from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news—with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media.

 

 

A Little About Us

Yahoo's Media Platform Product team enables core media business capabilities across Yahoo verticals.  We provide products and services to help each product vertical enable use cases faster and cost-effectively. As a result, they can leverage advanced capabilities that any independent vertical would not be able to buy or build. The Content Management team within the Media Platform focuses solely on creating the best experience for content creators, from onboarding to engaging with their audience. As the leader of this team, you will be responsible for defining and executing the mission and vision for this product area and working closely with the other Media Platform pillars to create a set of reusable capabilities. In addition, you will work closely with Data Science and Engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle to empower your team to create experiences that help content creators focus on making the best-in-class content for their audiences.

 

A Lot About You 

We're looking for an impressive individual who is passionate about all aspects of product management, is highly organized, and communicates well with internal and external stakeholders.  At Yahoo, PMs are responsible for creating a team culture that conceives, designs, and ships excellent products. You do this by modeling ownership and accountability, superb team leadership skills, humility, and curiosity.  As a PM, you understand, inspire, and focus your team(s) using excellent listening skills, influence abilities, and crisp, effective communication. You complement these skills with technical knowledge that informs your judgment regarding timelines, scope, quality, priorities, and trade-offs.  Ultimately, you are the expert on how products are designed, used, measured, improved, and generate business value. You support this expertise with a keen ability to break down large, complex problems into well-defined, manageable problems and an ability to use data to inform your judgment.

 

Your Day 

• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders & customers about product ideas and feature requirements.

• Aligning with cross-functional leaders to create high-velocity product execution

• Bringing to market product-based solutions & features across multiple delivery teams (PM, Engineering, Design, marketing, sales, etc.)

• Aligning with analytics and metrics – KPIs that drive business growth and engagement

• Setting the mission and vision for the product area and defining a product strategy to achieve the vision.  

• Executing the strategy with the team

• Creating an environment for your team to be passionate about solving customer problems

• Providing coaching and mentorship to grow and motivate the team

 

You Must Have

• 15+ years experience in a tech company in a related position (PM, Engineering, Project Mgmt, Technical Support, Technical Sales, Technical / Professional Services or Consulting, etc.)

• An ability to multitask, organize & lead complex projects, detail orientation, and be able to summarize.

• Experience managing teams of product managers

• Experience delivering products using Agile / Scrum software development & Engineering practices.

• Experience working with teams (Marketing, Sales, Service, Support, etc.) and GTM processes.

• Build an outstanding team and develop a winning attitude among employees

• Empower a product team and manage their performance. 

• Guide team members by providing coaching and mentoring at desired levels. 

• Provide support to recruit talent for the organization and team.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think independently.

• Exceptional listening and communication skills (written, verbal)

 

 

Nice To Have

• Experience in large-scale digital content publishing - CMS systems

• Experience using ML and AI techniques that drive product features

• Experience applying process and data modeling activities to streamline user experiences

 

 

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

 

 

At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.

 

 

US Only: Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19.  This position will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events).  Yahoo is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.