Product Manager, Yahoo Weather
Yahoo
Product Manager - Yahoo Weather
Full time
United States of America - Remote
Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.
A Little About Us
We are reimagining the Yahoo Weather product experience across the company – from the Yahoo Weather apps to the Yahoo homepage. As millions of people use Yahoo Weather each day to understand how the weather will impact them, we believe that investing in a better product experience will help us fulfill Yahoo’s mission to be a trusted guide to online content and enable people to accomplish their goals no matter how big or small. We are excited to speak with mid-level to senior-level product managers for this role.
A Lot About You
You are a product manager who welcomes the challenge of building a new consumer product experience from the ground up. You are comfortable being one of the first members of a newly formed team. Product designers consider your partnership critical to solving customer problems and delivering exceptional user experiences. Engineers jump at the chance to work with you again. You never throw requirements over the fence – you work collaboratively, follow through on commitments, and trust the team to do the same. You set a high bar for product quality and have a keen eye for detail. Teammates and stakeholders appreciate your clear and fearless communication style. You enjoy sprints as much as strategy. You are curious, driven, and know how to find a work-life balance.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with product design and engineering to design, build, and deliver features for the relaunch of Yahoo Weather on desktop and mobile web, plus future releases of mobile apps across iOS and Android.
Help deliver new integrations of weather data and content across Yahoo product surfaces such as Home, Search, Newsletters, Mail and partner portals.
Draft and review product requirements with design and engineering teams to gain alignment and determine level of impact and effort.
Lead instrumentation and measurement efforts to understand Yahoo Weather’s product performance, monetization efforts, and user patterns.
Communicate project status on a regular basis with stakeholders across the News and Home product team
Work with leads from Research, Business Intelligence, Marketing, Monetization, Finance, and Sales to improve our understanding of our customers, drive awareness of our products, and deliver value for our advertising partners
Minimum Qualifications:
4+ years experience as a PM building a consumer-facing product on web and mobile
Experience in weather, social media, or news is a plus, along with knowledge and experience shepherding native mobile apps through release cycles
Proven ability to ship product features and deliver measurable value to customers
Exceptional writing ability and asynchronous communication skills
A desire to grow professionally, develop new skills, and take constructive criticism
An understanding of how the news industry has evolved – including traditional media, social media, and the creator economy
A quintessential teammate – adaptable, supportive, hard working, and enjoys a good laugh
An interest in weather and strong opinions about consumer apps
The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.
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The compensation for this position ranges from $96,000.00 - $200,000.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.