Yahoo · 1 week ago
Principal Product Manager, Yahoo News Apps
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $284K/yr
7+ years expYahoo is a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, offering a portfolio of iconic products. As a Principal Product Manager for the Yahoo News App, you will shape and deliver the product vision for a personalized mobile news experience, guiding cross-functional teams to improve user engagement and product quality.
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Responsibilities
Shape product strategy for features that improve engagement, trust, and long term user value
Turn complex signals, data, and feedback into clear product opportunities and direction
Lead ideation, prioritization, and delivery of content and discovery experiences that help users stay informed
Refine onboarding, navigation, and notification experiences to drive growth and retention
Collaborate across engineering, design, editorial, data, and platform teams to ship reliable and scalable features
Raise the quality of specs, design reviews, and product decisions through thoughtful feedback and structured thinking
Advance a culture of fast learning through research, testing, and iteration
Help teams balance speed and quality and make clear tradeoffs in pursuit of meaningful outcomes
Provide mentorship and guidance to PMs and cross functional partners and help elevate decision making across the team
Influence roadmap planning and investment decisions at the pillar level and ensure visibility with senior leadership
Qualification
Required
Deep experience building and shipping mobile apps in Android and iOS
Highly effective written and presentation communication skills in a cross-functional and remote environment
Seven or more years of product management or related experience delivering meaningful consumer facing products
Proven ability to create clarity from complex or noisy information and turn it into strong product direction
Demonstrated strength in setting priorities and driving outcomes with speed, conviction, and structure
Deep instincts in understanding user needs and turning them into simple and effective experiences
Fluency in data analysis, experimentation, and user research and the ability to translate insights into momentum
Experience guiding cross functional teams and aligning engineering, design, editorial, and platform partners
Experience working in content, media, or other ecosystems where trust, quality, and relevance shape user expectations
Preferred
Experience in news, media, streaming, or content heavy products
Familiarity with video, audio, and interactive storytelling formats
Ability to create order, clarity, and forward progress in complex product spaces
Experience operating in fast moving consumer product organizations that ship continuously
Benefits
Healthcare
A great 401k
Backup childcare
Education stipends
Much (much) more
Company
Yahoo
Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Verizon Media.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.8MKey Investors
SoftBank GroupSequoia Capital
2021-05-03Acquired
1996-04-12IPO
1995-11-30Series B· $4.8M
Leadership Team
Monica Vorn Mijaleski
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Gupta
SVP Finance / Chief Treasury Officer
Recent News
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