Sr. Principal Product Manager: Audio & Video Platforms

Job Description:

About the Team:

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data, Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers and users. From revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile, video and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and technologies.

About the Role:

As Senior Principal Product Manager for Audio/Video Platforms, you will lead the strategy for a capability vital across the entire Dow Jones portfolio, with a primary focus on consumer-facing B2C products like The Wall Street Journal. Your vision will empower users to engage with rich, high-quality media experiences, centered around the evolution of our mobile Media Center. This role involves tackling the complex challenges of media at scale, from advancing our mobile video discovery experiences to modernizing our podcast publishing capabilities. You will also deliver our live video product strategy, ensuring our platforms reliably deliver the premium, high-impact coverage our audiences expect. You will shape the future of audio and video across our portfolio, driving significant business value. This role reports to the VP of Product of Core Experience Platforms.

You Will:

• Develop, own, and champion the overarching product strategy for a unified video and audio ecosystem that scales across our consumer surfaces, internal workflow tooling, and podcast distribution.

• Lead the integration and continuous improvement of media experiences across Dow Jones apps and web platforms, building a cohesive destination for media consumption.

• Drive engagement through modern discovery features, implementing automated tools that support multi-format publishing (such as vertical and horizontal video) and enable the rapid creation of video snippets.

• Elevate the subscriber experience by experimenting with and implementing interactive engagement hooks, such as subscriber-only commenting, real-time Live Q&A, and live polls.

• Establish and centralize video landing pages to prioritize active live events and streamline video discovery.

• Optimize internal workflows to drastically reduce setup time for live events, replacing highly manual processes with scalable, automated solutions.

• Partner cross-functionally with the newsroom, consumer product, and advertising teams to build automated messaging strategies (push/email) that drive traffic during key media moments and test new monetization formats.

You Have:

• 12+ years of experience in product management, with a significant track record in a leadership capacity focused on large-scale digital media platforms, streaming technologies, or news publishing products.

• Demonstrated experience developing product strategy and operational plans for complex media ecosystems, spanning modern mobile video consumption, live streaming, and podcast distribution.

• Proven ability to deeply understand diverse user journeys and translate a premium brand’s editorial vision into actionable, scalable product solutions.

• Deep understanding of A/V platform technologies, including video player ecosystems, Media Asset Management (MAM) systems, live/VOD infrastructure, and dynamic video paywall monetization.

• A strong analytical mindset focused on defining and monitoring KPIs related to media engagement, completion rates, and subscriber retention, while continuously evaluating the competitive landscape.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans for you and your family (paid by Dow Jones)

• Extra paid Time Off (30 days of holidays/year)

• Possibility to work remotely for 3 months/year (desplazamiento program) or one week of remote work per quarter

• Meal benefit with Pluxee (171€/month on top of your salary)

• Retirement Plans (Dow Jones will pay 2% of a members Pensionable Salary and match employee contribution up to a maximum of 3 %).

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Well-being Resources (200 USD allowance per quarter, Classpass, etc.)

• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: 100,000 € - 125,000 €

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.