Job Description

Job Description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. This mission is rooted in our belief that great journalism has the power to make each readers life richer and more fulfilling, and all of society stronger and more just.
Every day, journalists at The New York Times report more than 200 stories from dozens of countries around the world on topics ranging from major international events to the best way to roast a chicken. Those stories are read, listened to, and watched by more than 100 million people each month across our web and mobile products.
Our Product Management team supports our mission by envisioning and building the products and platforms that make all of that possible. We work collaboratively across departments to develop everything from the mobile apps that you use to read the news, cook, or play games, to the underlying systems and infrastructure that power those experiences.
To ensure our continued growth and success, we are hiring an operations leader to intentionally grow our Product talent and nurture our Product culture across the organization. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer and partnering closely with Product leadership, the Executive Director of Operations will be responsible for designing and managing essential processes (e.g. how we hire talent with diversity at the forefront), leading strategic projects to make our teams more effective and inclusive (e.g. Product onboarding or training programs), building product community (both internally and externally), and much more.
What youll do:

* Manage important Product talent processes in partnership with Human Resources to attract and retain extraordinary and diverse talent, including our hiring, career framework and promotion processes

* Oversee department-wide trainings (e.g. in-house programs or external conferences) focused on Product craft and skills

* Lead strategic projects, such as the development of a Product-specific onboarding program, mentorship programs, and projects that make our teams more effective and inclusive

* Prepare written communications and presentations for the team and senior audiences, including regular newsletters / slacks and town halls

* Design and pilot an APM rotational program for early career product managers

* Plan and run our community programs, including our monthly Product All Hands and conversations with external product leaders

* Help identify speaking opportunities for product managers to raise the visibility of The Times as a product-driven company

* Oversee Product knowledge management, including our hub for product documentation, templates and best practices

* Drive decisions around new tooling to support product functional work

* Create processes for tracking data essential to the operation of the department

What youve done:

* 7 or more years of experience as part of a product development organization

* (Product leadership experience is strongly preferred

* You have successfully lead projects and processes involving people from multiple disciplines to great impact

Who you are:

* Comfortable communicating through writing, in person and through presentations

* Effective at collaboration with people from diverse backgrounds, teams, and working styles

* Committed to sharing, receiving, and acting on feedback

* Passionate about The New York Times and the impact its journalism can have

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local Fair Chance laws.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local Fair Chance laws.