Chief Product & Tech Leader for Innovative Journalism

19th News; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time off

Sick time off

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Work-from-home reimbursement

Job summary

The 19th News is seeking a Chief Product Officer to translate strategy into a bold product and technology vision. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and shape how journalism is delivered on and off platform, partnering with the editor-in-chief to execute audience strategy.

In collaboration with stakeholders, you will steer roadmap decisions, balance priorities, and drive initiatives across CRM, CMS and internal tools, including a focus on secure, scalable architectures and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product management and leadership, preferably in a journalism organization.
• Experience leading product and/or technology strategy at an organizational level.
• Knowledgeable about architecture, tooling, risk and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing product and tech roadmap aligned with organizational priorities.
• Own decisions on resource allocation and priority setting across teams.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to reflect current priorities and trade-offs.
• Coach editors, designers and engineers to deliver outcomes with impact.
• Drive security, privacy and responsible AI initiatives across platforms.

Skills

Product leadership

Roadmap strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Team building

AI initiatives

Tools

CRM

CMS

Linear

Airtable

Slack

Job description

The 19th News is seeking a Chief Product Officer to translate strategy into a bold product and technology vision. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and shape how journalism is delivered on and off platform, partnering with the editor-in-chief to execute audience strategy.

In collaboration with stakeholders, you will steer roadmap decisions, balance priorities, and drive initiatives across CRM, CMS and internal tools, including a focus on secure, scalable architectures and AI-enabled