Senior Product Manager, Sports

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We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to own and evolve key areas of our Sports product portfolio across desktop and mobile web. This role sits at the intersection of audience needs, business goals, and technology—responsible for defining product direction, driving execution, and delivering measurable impact.

You will partner closely with editorial, engineering, design, data, and revenue teams to build experiences that deepen engagement, improve retention, and unlock monetization opportunities. Success in this role is measured by product-specific KPIs tied to audience growth, engagement, and business outcomes.

This is a hands-on role for a product leader who can move fluidly between strategy and execution—defining where we’re going while ensuring we deliver high-quality experiences along the way.

What You’ll Do

• Own and drive the product roadmap for defined areas of the Sports experience across web platforms
• Translate audience insights, business objectives, and company strategy into clear product direction and prioritized initiatives
• Partner with design and research to identify user needs and validate solutions through rapid experimentation
• Work closely with engineering teams in an Agile environment to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans
• Use data and analytics to evaluate product performance, inform decisions, and continuously optimize outcomes
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to align stakeholders, resolve trade-offs, and ensure successful product delivery
• Establish and track KPIs that measure the impact of product investments on engagement, retention, and revenue
• Contribute to a culture of experimentation, accountability, and continuous improvement

What We’re Looking For

• 3–6 years of experience in product management for consumer-facing digital products (media or sports experience preferred)
• Strong understanding of Agile development processes and experience working closely with engineering teams
• Proven ability to use data and metrics to inform strategy, test hypotheses, and measure success
• Experience with product discovery methods, including user research and experimentation
• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear product requirements and executable plans
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across teams
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment
• Bias toward action, with a track record of shipping impactful products

You, Ideally

You’re passionate about sports and how fans engage with teams, players, and content. You understand the importance of speed, accuracy, and relevance in real-time experiences—and you’re motivated by building products that people rely on every day. You’re equally comfortable defining strategy and diving into the details to make it happen.

The annualized base salary for this role will range between $145,000 and $160,000.  Base compensation is reflective of many factors, including, but not limited to, the market in which one lives/works, individual education level, skills, certifications and experience. Note: variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable.