Product Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

THE COMPANY

NewsCred is the leading content marketing platform. Pairing cutting-edge 
software with world-class content, we transform brands into storytellers.
NewsCred's Content Marketing Cloud© provides the easiest end-to-end 
solution for content planning, creation, publishing and analytics. In one 
place, brands gain unprecedented access to the world's largest content 
marketplace, including licensed content from over 4,000 publishers and 
original content from our award-winning journalist network.


Through NewsCred, global brands like Pepsi, P&G, Dell, General Electric 
and AIG have seen explosive growth in social sharing, engagement and 
lead generation.


Founded in 2008 by Shafqat Islam, Iraj Islam and Asif Rahman, NewsCred
has offices in New York, London and Dhaka and is backed by FirstMark 
Capital, Mayfield Fund, IA Ventures, Greycroft Partners and others. 


Learn more at newscred.com and follow us on Twitter @newscred

Job Description

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced product manager to join us at our well-funded B2B startup. Our clients are large media companies and major brands who use our API and Content Management Tools to power websites and apps with high quality content.

Responsibilities
  • You have a passion for designing and building innovative products. You are obsessed with clients and excited about finding creative technology solutions to address their business challenges
  • You can juggle simultaneous projects at once and distinguishing what is important from what is urgent and prioritize your time accordingly
  • You have an exceptional ability to communicate complex technology to high level executives one moment and then digging into code/architecture with engineers the next
  • You are strategic and creative tinkerer who stays on top of the latest technology and business trends
  • You have a preference for simple user interfaces and think high fidelity prototypes make the best product specifications (no lengthy PRDs please!)
  • You can communicate your product vision clearly, structure a plan to reach it, and inspire a cross functional team to execute like a well-oiled machine
  • You can work autonomously, but possess good instincts to know when you should escalate
  • You believe in our mission to support high quality independent journalism and its importance to the ecosystem we live in

 

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Work with designers and engineers to conceptualize and document new features and products
  • Organize and lead cross-functional agile software development teams
  • Moderate ideation of new products and features
  • Contribute to strategic decisions with the product and executive teams
  • Provide support to NewsCred’s sales & marketing teams during new business development, client support challenges and creation of product marketing collateral
  • Give and solicit feedback from other team members with the aim of producing the highest quality work
  • Academic background in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field (or substantial relevant experience). No bonus points for MBAs, but it’s totally fine if you have one
  • Minimum of 3-5 years in product management
  • Familiarity with Agile software development processes

NewsCred is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.