About the Role
The Corporate Data Team is seeking a Senior Product Manager, Product Operations & Data Governance to lead the operational execution of the enterprise data product portfolio. This role combines ownership of product operations, technical program management, enterprise data governance, and consumer privacy operations to ensure the successful delivery and ongoing operation of Hearst's enterprise data platform. The ideal candidate combines strong product management and program management experience with a practical understanding of privacy operations, enterprise data governance, and the digital media data ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Drive execution of the Corporate Data Team's product portfolio, including planning, scoping, sequencing, dependency, and risk management across various departments.
- Manage the delivery cadence, including intake, prioritization, status, and executive reporting, surfacing risks and blockers early.
- Partner with stakeholders to manage complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.
- Develop and continuously improve product operations processes, governance frameworks, documentation, and reporting.
- Own consumer privacy-rights workflows from design through ongoing operation.
- Translate legal and regulatory requirements into actionable product requirements, operational processes, and engineering deliverables.
- Lead the enterprise data governance function, including role-based access controls, metadata management, data lineage, data retention, provenance, and governance documentation.
- Coordinate internal teams and external vendors for successful implementation of enterprise data capabilities.
- Gather and prioritize business requirements, develop product specifications, and partner with Engineering to deliver enterprise data capabilities.
Requirements
- 6–10 years of experience in Product Management, Product Operations, Technical Program Management, or enterprise technology delivery, preferably within digital media, advertising technology, marketing technology, or enterprise data platforms.
- Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional initiatives spanning Product, Engineering, Architecture, Legal, and business stakeholders.
- Exceptional program management skills including planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, stakeholder communication, and executive reporting.
- Strong product management experience, including requirements gathering, roadmap planning, prioritization, product specifications, and partnership with engineering teams.
- Working knowledge of consumer privacy operations, including data subject rights (DSARs), consent management, privacy preference management, data retention, and applicable privacy regulations.
- Experience establishing or operating enterprise data governance programs, including metadata management, access controls, data lineage, governance processes, and operational controls.
- Proven ability to build scalable operational processes, governance frameworks, documentation, and reporting.
- Experience coordinating enterprise technology vendors, platform implementations, and third-party data or marketing technology partners.
- Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive alignment.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Preferred experience with consent management platforms, CDPs, DMPs, identity resolution platforms, data clean rooms, cloud data platforms (e.g., BigQuery, AWS), and project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms.
- Advanced degree preferred.
Skills
- Product Management
- Product Operations
- Technical Program Management
- Enterprise Data Governance
- Consumer Privacy Operations
- Data Subject Rights (DSARs)
- Consent Management
- Privacy Preference Management
- Data Retention
- CCPA/CPRA
- Metadata Management
- Access Controls
- Data Lineage
- Governance Processes
- Operational Controls
- Stakeholder Communication
- Executive Reporting
- Requirements Gathering
- Roadmap Planning
- Prioritization
- Product Specifications
- Software Development Lifecycle
- Vendor Coordination
- Platform Implementation
- Jira
- Confluence
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 6-10 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Advanced degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $170,000-$190,000
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance programs
About the Company
- Hearst Corporate Data Team
- Hearst
