Senior Product Manager, Data Ops & Governance

Hearst; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid holidays and PTO

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Hearst is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Product Operations & Data Governance, based in New York City. You will own the operational execution of Hearst's enterprise data product portfolio, establishing the product operating model and governance for scalable, compliant data products.

You will partner with Product, Engineering, Legal, Security, and Hearst's divisions to drive governance, privacy operations, and identity-related data capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years in Product Management or enterprise technology delivery.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple domains with executive stakeholders.
• Strong product management experience including requirements, roadmaps, prioritization, and SDLC collaboration.
• Working knowledge of privacy operations (DSARs, consent management, privacy preferences, data retention) and related regulations such as CCPA/CPRA.
• Experience establishing or operating enterprise data governance programs (metadata, access controls, data lineage).
• Proven ability to build scalable operational processes, governance, and reporting for delivery predictability.
• Experience coordinating enterprise technology vendors and third-party partners.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills; ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of the Corporate Data Team's product portfolio across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Legal, and consumer divisions.
• Run delivery cadence: intake, prioritization, status, and executive reporting; surface risks early.
• Partner with stakeholders to manage complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.
• Develop and improve product operations processes, governance frameworks, documentation, and reporting.
• Own consumer privacy-rights workflows from design through ongoing operation.
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into actionable product requirements and engineering deliverables.
• Lead enterprise data governance, including access controls, metadata management, data lineage, and governance documentation.
• Coordinate internal teams and external vendors to balance priorities and timelines.
• Gather and prioritize business requirements and deliver enterprise data capabilities supporting identity, governance, privacy.

Skills

Product Management

Program Management

Cross-functional leadership

Privacy Operations

Data Governance

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Hearst is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Product Operations & Data Governance, based in New York City. You will own the operational execution of Hearst's enterprise data product portfolio, establishing the product operating model and governance for scalable, compliant data products.

You will partner with Product, Engineering, Legal, Security, and Hearst's divisions to drive governance, privacy operations, and identity-related data capabilities across the organization.