Director, Product Management - Retention, CNN Digital Products & Services

CNN; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 168,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays and sick time

Job summary

CNN seeks a Director of Product, Subscriber - Retention to join their Revenue and Growth Product team. This role focuses on defining and executing the subscriber retention strategy for CNN's direct-to-consumer subscription business. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of product management experience, a proven track record in improving retention metrics, and strong cross-functional leadership skills. Compensation range is $168,000 to $312,000 annually, along with comprehensive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of product management experience in direct-to-consumer subscription business, with focus on retention.
• Proven track record of improving retention metrics through product-led initiatives.
• Experience leading products across the full lifecycle from concept to optimization.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead CNN’s subscriber retention product strategy.
• Identify high-impact retention opportunities based on user insights and business priorities.
• Build, manage, and develop a high-performing team of product managers.

Skills

Product management

Retention metrics improvement

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Your New Role

CNN is seeking a Director of Product, Subscriber - Retention to join our Revenue and Growth Product team and lead our retention strategy and execution for our direct-to-consumer subscription business. Working closely with your partners in growth marketing, engineering, design and analytics, you will be responsible for the end-to-end subscriber lifecycle with a singular focus on reducing churn, increasing engagement, and maximizing customer lifetime value. The growth and sustainability of CNN’s digital subscription business is a core pillar of WBD’s long-term strategy, and this role is central to that effort.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Retention Product Strategy & Ownership: Define and lead CNN’s subscriber retention product strategy, translating data-driven insights into high-impact product led initiatives across onboarding, subscriber engagement and churn mitigation, with accountability for key retention metrics.
• Roadmap & Execution: Identify high-impact retention opportunities based on user needs, behavioral insights, and business priorities. Translate those opportunities into a clear, prioritized roadmap and partner with engineering, design and growth marketing to execute. Align cross-functional stakeholders around retention strategy and execution to deliver measurable results.
• Data-Driven Experimentation & Optimization: Champion a test-and-learn culture by partnering with research, design, and analytics to validate hypotheses through experimentation and continuous optimization. Leverage churn propensity models, behavioral signals, and cohort insights to design and execute targeted retention initiatives that reduce churn and improve the subscriber experience.
• Team Leadership: Build, manage, and develop a high-performing team of collaborative, data-driven product managers. Set a high bar for product discovery, experimentation, and customer-centric decision-making while coaching and mentoring team members for growth.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Communication: Serve as the primary retention product leader for senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners. Represent retention product priorities and roadmaps at all levels of the organization, including executive leadership, using clear storytelling and data to drive alignment and inform company-level decisions.

Qualifications & Experience

• 6+ years of product management experience in a direct-to-consumer subscription business, with significant focus on retention.
• Proven track record of improving retention metrics through product-led initiatives spanning onboarding, engagement and voluntary and involuntary churn reduction.
• Deep expertise with product management best practices including techniques for identifying customer needs, hypothesis-driven roadmaps, prototyping, AB testing and user-centered design.
• Experience leading products across the full lifecycle, from initial concept and discovery through launch, iteration, and optimization.
• Exceptionalcross functionalleadership, collaboration and stakeholder managementskills, with the ability to influence and align teams withoutformal authority.
• Experience growing and managing a team of product managers, setting clear expectations, and inspiring them to grow and succeed.
• Deep understanding of retention and engagement KPIs (e.g., voluntary and in voluntary churn rate, cohort analysis, LTV, NPS) and how to use them to inform product strategies.
• Excellent communication and storytelling ability across all levels of the organization, includingexperience presenting product strategy and outcomes toexecutivestakeholders.

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Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $168,000.00 - $312,000.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation. If you’re a qualified candidate with an arrest or conviction record, please know that your application will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.