Senior Product Manager

Who We are?

In a world where political polarization and media distrust are at an all-time high, Ground News offers people a better way to stay informed and open-minded. Our mobile app, web app, and browser extension are home to a community of mindful newsreaders who use our news comparison platform to easily see every side of a story and engage with news beyond their filter bubble.

Unlike most news companies, our audience and our values do not align with any specific political ideology. Unlike most tech platforms, we don’t use manipulative algorithms to keep users on our platform to sell more ads.

We are supported by our readers who pay for a subscription to build a more nuanced understanding of the news, the world, and themselves.

The Opportunity – Senior Product Manager

As the Senior Product Manager for the team, you will work with a team of engineers and designers to create UX intensive experiences to delight our customers. In this role, you will guide important features from conception through release - guiding the conception, scoping, design and implementation through release. You will also oversee making iterative improvements.

We passionately seek to understand customers’ perspective, are business savvy, have a bias toward data-driven action and can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development. This will be a fast-paced and influential role where you will help us shape both the product and the company’s future.

What you’ll Do:

• Be the go-to person for all things product, you will tackle complex user and business problems and you’re able to balance both needs and prioritize effectively
• Research and articulate the needs of our customers and business; identify opportunities for product growth and innovations
• You will think holistically about the experience and edge cases and can ask the right questions to uncover and remove potential roadblocks
• You can define the scope of features, crucially breaking down work to validate the riskiest hypotheses, demonstrating natural leadership and guiding the team through this process; working collaboratively towards resolution
• Constantly research trends and be up to date on the latest products, services and tools

What you’ll Have:

• 5+ years professional experience in product management shipping products
• Quick ability to learn complex subjects and explain those subjects to others
• Technical and ability to breakdown features into bite-size components
• Experience working with designers, engineers and other stakeholders
• Proficiency with Analytics tools such as Amplitude/Mixpanel/Segment/Tableau
• Experience submitting tickets on ticket boards such as Jira/Github boards
• Experience working with and submitting feedback to designers in Figma
• Project management experience with Notion, Coda, or other organizational tools
• Ability to own projects end to end with minimal supervision
• Passion in making a product that customers love
• A Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent work experience

Why work at Ground?

Co-founded by a former NASA engineer and Bain consultant, a position with Ground News provides an unparalleled learning experience both personally and professionally. At Ground, we prioritize growth: both for our business and team members. You’ll have the freedom to work remotely and play a key role in the development of Ground News products.

This is an opportunity to work with a growing and mighty team that is fighting every day to build a world where cooperative, civil debate is the norm, media is accountable, and critical thought is the baseline of our information consumption. Ground is based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, but this role is remote

Ground news takes pride in being a harassment- and discrimination-free space for everyone, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, nationality, neurotype, personal appearance, political affiliation, professional background, race, religion, or sexual identity or orientation. Our culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for everyone. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding accessibility needs, please contact talent@ground.news, and a member of our team will be happy to help.

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