Manager / Senior Manager, Data Products & Programs

Simon and Schuster Books; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Broad Based Ownership program

Job summary

Simon & Schuster US is seeking a senior product leader to own outcomes across digital publishing platforms. You will partner with business stakeholders to define users, decisions, problems, requirements, success metrics, and roadmaps grounded in measurable value.

You will oversee the full software delivery lifecycle using agile or hybrid methods, translating enterprise priorities into sequenced plans and investments, and coordinating cross-functional teams across publishing, operations, finance,

Qualifications

• 7+ years in product management or related roles, with cross-functional leadership.
• Experience delivering software products through discovery, requirements, architecture and design coordination, iterative development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Strong ability to convert strategy into executable roadmaps and outcomes.
• Proficiency with data platforms, analytics, APIs, automation, and responsible production use of AI/ML.
• Ability to simplify complex workflows, lead adoption, influence without authority, and connect technical delivery to business value.
• Excellent executive communication, able to align senior business and technology leaders around outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own product outcomes by defining users, decisions, problems, requirements, success measures, and roadmaps grounded in measurable value.
• Lead software delivery across the full development lifecycle using agile or hybrid delivery methods.
• Turn strategy into execution by translating enterprise priorities into sequenced plans, milestones, dependencies, capacity needs, and investments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across publishing, commercial, operations, finance, engineering, analytics, decision science, security, and external partners.
• Manage delivery rigor: plans, dependencies, risks, budgets, vendors, release readiness, and blockers; resolve tradeoffs early.
• Design for adoption: map workflows, involve users, lead pilots and change plans, establish feedback loops, training, and support.
• Guide responsible data and AI products by embedding privacy, security, data quality, oversight, explainability, and governance into product decisions and delivery plans.
• Measure value and impact: track adoption, cycle time, decision quality, operational impact, and business outcomes; refine portfolio strategy accordingly.

Skills

Product management

Technical program management

Software delivery

Digital transformation

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Agile/hybrid delivery

Job description

Simon & Schuster was named to Forbes magazine list of America's Best Mid-Size Employers 2022. Simon & Schuster is a global leader in general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world's most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Adams Media, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.

What You Will Do

• Own product outcomes. Work directly with business stakeholders to define users, decisions, problems, requirements, success measures, and product roadmaps grounded in measurable value.
• Lead software delivery. Manage the full development lifecycle from discovery and design through build, testing, release, stabilization, and continuous improvement using agile or hybrid delivery methods.
• Turn strategy into execution. Translate enterprise priorities into sequenced plans, milestones, dependencies, capacity needs, and investment choices across discovery, forecasting, optimization, and automation initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams. Create clarity and momentum across publishing, commercial, operations, finance, engineering, analytics, decision science, security, and external partners.
• Manage delivery rigor. Own integrated plans, dependencies, risks, budgets, vendors, release readiness, user acceptance, and executive reporting; resolve blockers and escape tradeoffs early.
• Design for adoption. Map current and future workflows, involve users throughout development, lead pilots and change plans, and establish feedback loops, training, support, and ownership after launch.
• Guide responsible data and AI products. Build privacy, security, data quality, human oversight, explainability, and responsible-use requirements into product decisions and delivery plans.
• Measure value and improve. Track adoption, cycle time, decision quality, operational impact, and business outcomes; use evidence to refine products, priorities, and the broader portfolio strategy.

What You Bring

• Relevant experience. 7+ years in product management, technical program management, software delivery, digital transformation, or a related role, including leadership of complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Software-development leadership. Demonstrated experience managing software products through discovery, requirements, architecture and design coordination, iterative development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Product and program discipline. Strong product discovery, roadmap, prioritization, dependency, risk, budget, vendor, release, and outcome-management skills; fluency with agile and hybrid approaches.
• Data and AI fluency. Working knowledge of data platforms, analytics, machine learning, APIs, automation, and the controls required for responsible production use.
• Business transformation. Ability to simplify complex workflows, lead adoption, influence without authority, and connect technical delivery to measurable business value.
• Executive communication. Ability to frame decisions, communicate progress and tradeoffs clearly, and align senior business and technology leaders around outcomes.

Preferred

• Relevant domain experience. Publishing, media, retail, supply chain, marketplaces, or other content- and inventory-based businesses.
• Portfolio leadership. Experience coordinating multiple interconnected products, distributed teams, external vendors, and multi-year transformation programs.

An Inclusive Workplace.

We welcome candidates with different paths and perspectives. If you do not meet every preferred qualification, we still encourage you to apply.

Simon & Schuster US is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). At Simon & Schuster US, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do. From employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression), age, citizenship status, marital status, and Veteran status where protected by law or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable. Additionally, employees have access to our industry-first, Broad Based Ownership program, which makes all employees partners in our shared success.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals in accordance with applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at [insert contact information]. Unrelated emails, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster role will be employees of Simon & Schuster, LLC, subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice, and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.