Product Manager

Senior Digital Product Manager

FOX Digital Consumer Group

Blue Ash, Ohio

Posted: 1/25/2019
FOX Sports is the global innovator in sports production and we are looking to maintain our creative excellence in the digital world with the consumer products that we create for our customers.
FOX Cincinnati, a division of the FOX Digital Consumer Group, is looking for a passionate Senior Digital Product Manager who enjoys working in a casual, flexible, high-paced work environment.
At FOX Cincinnati, we develop the software and build the products millions of sports and entertainment consumers choose to enjoy. Our strong product development team is expanding as the demand for digital entertainment continues to grow. Now's your chance to get into the sports and entertainment industry while also advancing your creative and technical skills. Mobile development, platform development, web development -- it's all happening now.
For this position, we are specifically looking for a Senior Digital Product Manager to help us define the interactive products we create. You will be expected to envision and execute original product concepts that enable FOX Sports to stand out from the competition and that leverage emerging technologies and consumer preferences. This is accomplished by working closely with various departments, especially the design, engineering and QA teams.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree
  • 5-8 years of full-time digital product management experience
  • Experience wireframing conceptual products
  • Experience writing product specifications for development teams
  • Experience managing product roadmaps and backlogs
  • Technical background with a detailed understanding of web and mobile platforms
  • Solid understanding of digital analytics, data analysis and the research process
  • Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) with varied audiences
  • Strong affinity for sports and familiarity with competing products
  • Interest in gambling, live streaming, data visualizations, esports and social media platforms
Responsibilities:
  • Lead the product development process from discovery to release
  • Collaborate with business, editorial, product, design and engineering during discovery process
  • Produce detailed written specifications for web and mobile app products
  • Gather requirements to define minimum viable product and phasing
  • Lead sprint planning meetings with the product development teams
  • Perform thorough user acceptance testing with strong attention to detail and performance
  • Collaborate with QA, design, and engineering leads to verify releases
  • Review, mentor and guide less experienced product manager teammates
  • Participate and/or lead product brainstorming sessions
  • Stay current on digital development practices and the technology industry
  • Stay current on sports and entertainment products, topics and trends
  • Other duties and responsibilities, as assigned
What we're really looking for is someone who...
  • Generates innovative ideas that are well-defined and easy to digest
  • Takes great pride in his/her work and is excited to show it off to friends
  • Is passionate about building unique features that are highly functional, needed and useful
  • Analyzes a problem and thinks through multiple solutions before soliciting feedback
  • Is always looking to improve, learn from and share ideas and knowledge with his/her peers
  • Truly understands the team approach shared among product, design, engineering and QA
  • Consistently meets deadlines, anticipates issues and raises concerns early
  • Solves problems without being asked
  • Enjoys working with others
  • Is flexible and open to feedback
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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