Senior Product Manager
Morning Consult
Product
Washington, DC, USA
Posted on Oct 11, 2024
About Morning Consult:
Morning Consult is a global decision intelligence company changing how modern leaders make smarter, faster, better decisions. The company pairs its proprietary high-frequency data with rigorous analysis to better inform decisions on what people think and how they will act.
This position will be based in one of our office locations (New York, NY; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL) or remote in the United States.
Our award-winning and modern, open concept offices are located in Washington, DC, Chicago, IL and New York, NY. All three offices are accessible by public transportation and in close proximity to great restaurants and shopping.
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The Role:
As a Senior Product Manager at Morning Consult, you'll be a key contributor to our mission to equip decision-makers with superior, high-frequency data and rigorous analysis. This position is a fusion of problem-solving, innovation and customer-centric focus. Working in sync with our engineering managers and designers, you will focus on identifying user problems and employing the latest technology to devise solutions that deliver customer value and drive business growth.
While you’ll develop deep expertise in one area in this role, you’ll also have the opportunity to think holistically about the Morning Consult ecosystem of products, constantly looking for ways to integrate, innovate and enhance our offerings. Your ideas have the potential to chart a new course on everything from our sample collection strategy to our B2B SaaS platform to our consumer news and analysis product.
If you're passionate about data, you're in for a treat! We have mountains of data just waiting to be transformed into valuable insights for our customers. This role opens the door to endless possibilities, inviting you to leverage our data in creative ways to develop intuitive solutions and disrupt the decision intelligence landscape. This is your chance to take on exciting challenges, learn, grow and make a real difference.
Your role here isn't just about managing a product. As a dynamic problem solver, you'll collaborate with partners across the organization, leveraging collective wisdom to engineer optimal solutions. In the midst of complexity and ambiguity, you'll consistently deliver excellent results, playing an integral role in shaping the future of decision intelligence. At Morning Consult, every challenge you solve and every decision you make brings us one step closer to transforming the way leaders make decisions globally.
The Product Team at Morning Consult:
The Product Team at Morning Consult thrives on collaboration and innovation. We are a small but closely-knit group of high performers dedicated to pushing the boundaries of product thinking. Our mission centers on defining strategy, prioritizing initiatives for maximum impact and facilitating seamless communication between engineering teams, business stakeholders and client-facing roles. We act as the voice of product across the company and tirelessly share necessary context from customers, stakeholders and technical experts. By joining our team, you’ll be part of an environment that not only values your insights but also actively seeks to elevate your contributions to new heights.
What You'll Be Working On:
- Collaborating closely with Engineering Managers and Product Designers to lead a team in identifying and prioritizing compelling problem statements
- Plotting a course for progress by setting ambitious but feasible goals for your team. You will work with Product leaders to shape portfolio goals that align with our company's OKRs
- Translating complex concepts into an actionable roadmap, you'll ensure that product goals and features are clearly communicated and understood by customers, stakeholders and team members
- Leading your team to develop innovative solutions by tactfully questioning assumptions to guarantee projects deliver rapid, iterative customer value
- Organizing and prioritizing a product backlog, detailing clear user stories and acceptance criteria. As a mentor, you'll coach your team to write robust tickets
- Defining and refining metrics to measure success as you make progress on your roadmap. Using qualitative and quantitative data to report progress and steer data-informed product decisions
- Diving into exciting special projects beyond your team's scope. These ventures will open up opportunities to drive additional business value and challenge your core PM skills
- Embodying our ethos of “building bigger than ourselves,” proactively identifying and addressing issues throughout the company. You’re a leader on your team, but also within the product/engineering division and beyond, building bridges to solve larger problems more rapidly
- Performing such other tasks and duties as may be required or assigned from time to time in the Company’s discretion
About You and What You’ve Done:
- 5+ years of product management experience, preferably in B2B SaaS and/or on external API or data products
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, agile environment and operating beyond one team or assigned work
- Strong analytical skills, with a proficiency in interpreting and utilizing data to drive decision-making
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts in a clear and compelling manner across different audiences
- Demonstrated experience in customer interaction, with the ability to balance an empathetic understanding of user needs with delivering business results
- Willing to take feedback, learn and grow; an ethos of continuous self-improvement
Note: We view the above section as a guide, not a checklist. Research shows that underrepresented/marginalized groups are less likely to apply for a job if they feel that they don’t meet 100% of the qualifications. We welcome diverse and non-traditional backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t satisfy every single bullet on this list! It’s expected that you’ll learn and grow throughout your time at Morning Consult, so if you’re open to building new skills, we’d love to hear from you.
The expected salary range for this position is $124,900 - $205,500, with a midpoint of $165,200.
In most cases, we target the midpoint of our salary ranges for new hire compensation. This placement is reflective of full proficiency in a role. This role is eligible for an equity grant, which will be discussed in your initial recruiter conversation. Please see an overview of Morning Consult’s benefits on our Career Page.
We are committed to a work environment that is inclusive to all and free of discrimination. It is our policy to be an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, citizenship status or any other factors prohibited by law. Morning Consult will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals.
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