Senior Product Manager

We're looking for a Senior Product Manager who's creative, driven, and genuinely excited about journalism. Someone who sees technology as a way to get great ideas in front of more people - and who wants to help shape how The Atlantic reaches readers in a changing media landscape. You'll work on products that matter: our Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism deserves a reading experience that lives up to it.The right person for this role is a sharp problem solver and an opportunity finder who shows up with ideas and perspective. . They move fast, try things, learn from what doesn't work, and keep going. You'll report to the Product Executive Director and work closely with editorial, design, engineering, and data science. It's a collaborative team that cares deeply about the work — and we're looking for someone who does too.What You'll DoDrive the product roadmap for how readers experience The Atlantic — across web, mobile, and email — with a focus on building innovative editorial experiences that reach broader audiences in new ways.Lead mobile-first development across iOS and Android, treating the app as a primary home for our journalism, not a secondary surface.Identify and pursue opportunities to ship interactive experiences that bring stories to life — immersive formats, reader tools, and new ways of engaging with ideas.Run experiments constantly. Use what you learn to prioritize what gets built next and clearly explain the reasoning to the team.Track the metrics that matter, communicate what they mean, and use them to make smarter product decisions.Write clear, thorough product specs that give engineering and design what they need to do their best work.Build substantive and productive relationships across editorial, engineering, design, marketing, and audience research — and keep everyone moving in the same direction.What We're Looking ForExperience5+ years in product management, preferably at a media, subscription, or consumer tech company.A history of shipping products people actually use — from early idea through launch.Experience running A/B tests and building experimentation into how your team works.Comfortable making progresswith engineers — you understand the tradeoffs even if you're not writing the code.Familiar with AI and how it can be applied to editorial products and reader experiences.Has presented strategy to senior leaders and knows how to make a case for a point of view.Skills & MindsetSelf-starter. You don't wait to be told what to build — you identify the opportunity and go.Cares about journalism and its impact on the world.Not in a résumé way — in a real way.Resourceful and inventive. You can identify unmet needs, craft practical strategies, and imagine experiences that don't exist yet, all while building excitement. Loves to experiment. Comfortable being wrong, learning fast, and trying again.Can build a quick prototype or rough mock to test an idea before committing to building the real thing.Strong with data analysis and identifying insights, while equally good at listening to what readers are actually saying.Wants to create positive change through the products you build and the way you work with others.Nice to HaveExperience working in or alongside a newsroom.Background in subscription growth, retention, or lifecycle marketing strategy.This role is based in New York City or Washington, D.C.Salary minimum: $115,000; Salary Maximum: $175,000This is a Guild position.About The Atlantic:The Atlantic has, for more than 160 years, advanced ideas that matter and sparked global conversation on the most important issues of our time. We aim to bring clarity and original thinking to questions of consequence, on topics ranging from politics, the economy, and global affairs to technology, science, and culture. As the third-longest-running magazine in America, we find ourselves at a remarkable moment: one of both continuation and transformation, of upholding our legacy while continuously reinventing ourselves for the future._____________The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC ("The Atlantic") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Atlantic is committed to diversity and encourages members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, LGBTQ people, people of color, and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.Job offers to work at The Atlantic are contingent upon the candidate’s successful completion of reference checks and compliance with The Atlantic's COVID-19 vaccination policy. The Atlantic requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including subsequent boosters, and submit proof of vaccination status. Employees who cannot receive the vaccine because of a disability/medical contraindication or sincerely-held religious belief may request an accommodation (e.g., an exemption) to this requirement.SummaryLocation: Washington DC - The Wharf; New York - Prince StType: Full time