Senior Product Manager, AI Content Platform

Hearst

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 175,000 - 195,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Hearst seeks a Senior Product Manager for the AI Content Platform to lead strategy, development, and evolution of the enterprise AI content platform powering AI-driven search, personalization, and recommendations across Hearst. You’ll own the vision and execution for semantic enrichment, embeddings, knowledge graphs, and metadata to transform content into structured, machine-understandable assets.

The ideal candidate combines deep product management experience with a strong understanding of AI,

Qualifications

7–10 years of product management experience in enterprise platforms or AI-powered products.
Strong understanding of modern AI technologies including LLMs, RAG, vector embeddings, semantic search and knowledge graphs.
Experience with vector databases, search technologies, metadata management, and content processing pipelines.
Experience defining product strategy, roadmaps, requirements, and success metrics for highly technical platforms.
Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills with ability to translate emerging technologies into scalable enterprise capabilities.
Excellent communication skills with experience influencing senior leadership and aligning cross-functional stakeholders around long-term platform strategy.
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Science, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Own the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for Hearst's enterprise AI Content Platform, serving as the foundation for AI-powered products and services across the company.
Lead development of enterprise content intelligence capabilities including vector embeddings, semantic search, knowledge graphs, ontology management, metadata enrichment, entity extraction, and AI-driven content understanding.
Define the product vision for scalable content processing pipelines that transform editorial content into AI-ready assets supporting retrieval, recommendation, personalization, and generative AI applications.
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and business stakeholders to prioritize platform capabilities and deliver enterprise solutions.
Drive development of semantic search, vector databases, retrieval pipelines, and RAG capabilities that improve discoverability and AI performance.
Evaluate emerging AI technologies, foundation models, embedding models, vector databases, and semantic technologies to continuously improve platform capabilities.
Translate complex AI and machine learning concepts into product requirements and actionable engineering roadmaps.
Serve as the product leader for enterprise content intelligence, enabling downstream personalization, advertising, audience insights, and AI-powered consumer experiences.

Skills

Product management

Platform product

AI fundamentals

Semantic technologies

Data platforms

Stakeholder communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (CS/DS/Engineering)

Tools

Vector databases

Knowledge graphs

Semantic search

Content processing pipelines

Metadata management

Job description

About the Role

The Hearst Corporate Data Team is seeking a Senior Product Manager, AI Content Platform to lead the strategy, development, and evolution of Hearst's enterprise AI content platform. Reporting to the VP, Identity Product Development, this role will own the product vision and execution for the foundational capabilities that enable AI-powered search, personalization, recommendation, knowledge retrieval, and generative AI applications across Hearst.

Job Description

About the Role

You will define and deliver the next generation of enterprise content intelligence services, including semantic enrichment, vector embeddings, knowledge graphs, content ontology, metadata, and semantic search capabilities. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders, you will transform Hearst's content into structured, machine-understandable assets that power enterprise AI products and experiences.

The ideal candidate combines deep product management experience with a strong understanding of AI, semantic technologies, and modern data platforms. This role is hybrid and based in New York City.

Key Responsibilities

Own the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for Hearst's enterprise AI Content Platform, serving as the foundation for AI-powered products and services across the company.
Lead development of enterprise content intelligence capabilities including vector embeddings, semantic search, knowledge graphs, ontology management, metadata enrichment, entity extraction, and AI-driven content understanding.
Define the product vision for scalable content processing pipelines that transform editorial content into AI-ready assets supporting retrieval, recommendation, personalization, and generative AI applications.
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and business stakeholders to prioritize platform capabilities and deliver enterprise solutions.
Drive development of semantic search, vector databases, retrieval pipelines, and RAG capabilities that improve discoverability and AI performance.
Evaluate emerging AI technologies, foundation models, embedding models, vector databases, and semantic technologies to continuously improve platform capabilities.
Translate complex AI and machine learning concepts into product requirements and actionable engineering roadmaps.
Serve as the product leader for enterprise content intelligence, enabling downstream personalization, advertising, audience insights, and AI-powered consumer experiences.

Qualifications

7-10 years of experience in Product Management or Platform Product Management, with experience building enterprise platforms or AI-powered products.
Strong understanding of modern AI technologies, including LLMs, RAG, vector embeddings, semantic search and knowledge graphs.
Experience working with vector databases, search technologies, metadata management, content processing pipelines, or knowledge management platforms.
Experience defining product strategy, roadmaps, requirements, and success metrics for highly technical platforms.
Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills with the ability to translate emerging technologies into scalable enterprise capabilities.
Excellent communication skills with experience influencing senior leadership and aligning cross-functional stakeholders around long-term platform strategy.
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Science, or related field preferred.
Preferred experience in digital media, publishing, advertising technology, recommendation systems, search technologies, or enterprise AI platforms.

Compensation & Benefits

In accordance with applicable law, Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York City. The reasonable estimate, if hired in New York City, is $175,000-$195,000. Please note this information is specific to those hired in New York City. For candidates outside New York City, the salary range will be aligned with the specific location. A final decision on the successful candidate’s starting salary will be based on a number of permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, training, certifications, and education.