General Manager, Investing Club

Versant; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 260,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Versant, the parent company of CNBC and related media brands, is seeking a General Manager to lead the Jim Cramer Investing Club, driving growth, strategy, and member experience for a premier subscription business. The role partners with Jim Cramer to shape vision, pricing, and new offerings that deepen connections with investors and the CNBC community.

The GM will own the Club’s performance, collaborate across editorial, product, marketing, analytics, and events, and develop revenue

Qualifications

• 10+ years in subscription, digital media, or related field.
• Deep understanding of direct-to-consumer subscription economics.
• Experience growing a subscription or membership product.
• Experience in events, sponsorships or partnerships is preferred.
• Strong commercial, analytical and product orientation.
• Interest in financial markets; experience in financial media is preferred.
• Ability to lead across cross-functional teams.
• Entrepreneurial, growth-minded with strong business judgment.

Responsibilities

• Own the Club’s overall strategy and business performance, including subscriber growth, revenue, engagement and retention.
• Partner with Jim Cramer to establish the vision and priorities for the Club and deliver a premium member experience.
• Develop and execute strategies to drive subscriber acquisition, engagement and retention and increase subscriber lifetime value.
• Identify opportunities to expand the Club’s value proposition through new products, content, features, benefits, events and member experiences.
• Develop opportunities around live events, sponsorships and partnerships to strengthen the member experience and create new revenue avenues.
• Partner with Growth and Marketing to optimize the subscriber lifecycle, including acquisition, conversion, renewal and win-back.
• Partner with Insights and Analytics to monitor performance and translate data into growth strategies.
• Evaluate pricing, packaging and other commercial opportunities to drive sustainable growth.
• Lead cross-functional execution across editorial, product, marketing, audience development, analytics, technology, events and finance.

Skills

Executive leadership

Growth strategy

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Subscription business

Entrepreneurial mindset

Financial markets interest

Job description

• Compensation: USD 260,000 - USD 285,000 - yearly

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job Description

CNBC is seeking aGeneral Manager to lead the Jim Cramer Investing Club, one of the company’s most important premium subscription businesses, and shape its next phase of growth.

The General Manager will serve as the business owner for the Club, with responsibility for its overall strategy, growth, member experience and financial performance. Working closely withJim Cramer, the General Manager will help set the vision and priorities for the Club and translate that vision into an ambitious growth strategy.

This is an opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader to build on a powerful existing franchise growing membership, strengthening the value proposition, and developing new products, experiences and offerings that deepen the relationship between Jim Cramer, CNBC and the Club’s highly engaged community of investors.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Club’s overall strategy and business performance, including subscriber growth, revenue, engagement and retention.
• Partner closely with Jim Cramer to establish the vision and priorities for the Club and deliver a distinctive, premium member experience.
• Develop and execute strategies to drive subscriber acquisition, engagement and retention and increase subscriber lifetime value.
• Identify opportunities to expand the Club’s value proposition through new products, content, features, benefits, events and member experiences.
• Develop opportunities around live events, sponsorships and partnerships that strengthen the member experience and create new avenues for growth and revenue.
• Partner with Growth and Marketing to optimize the subscriber lifecycle, including acquisition, conversion, renewal and win‑back.
• Partner with Insights and Analytics to monitor performance, understand subscriber behavior and translate data into actionable growth strategies.
• Evaluate pricing, packaging and other commercial opportunities to drive sustainable growth.
• Lead cross‑functional execution across editorial, product, marketing, audience development, analytics, technology, events and finance.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10+ years of experience in subscription, digital media, financial services, consumer technology or a related business.
• Deep understanding of the direct‑to‑consumer subscription business, with demonstrated experience leading and growing a subscription or membership product.
• Strong understanding of subscription economics, including acquisition, engagement, retention, pricing and lifetime value.
• Experience developing events, sponsorships, partnerships or other complementary revenue opportunities is strongly preferred.
• Strong commercial, analytical and product orientation, with the ability to translate strategy into execution.
• Deep interest in financial markets and investing; experience in financial media or investing products is preferred.
• Proven ability to lead and influence across highly collaborative, cross‑functional organizations.
• Entrepreneurial, growth‑oriented mindset with strong business judgment and execution skills.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in‑person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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