Technology Product Manager

We are seeking a Product Manager to lead the enhancement of TEGNA's internal CMS/digital publishing platform and a native mobile collaboration application.

In this role, you will partner with editorial leaders, newsroom teams, and engineering organizations to translate complex workflows into intuitive, high-impact solutions that help journalists and producers plan coverage, create stories, collaborate in real time, and publish content across multiple channels.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product discovery, definition, and lifecycle for the internal enterprise CMS and mobile collaboration platform.
• Gather requirements from newsrooms, business stakeholders, and technical teams; translate them into clear, testable epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria ready for development.
• Maintain a healthy, prioritized backlog across both products.
• Build strong partnerships with Editorial leadership, business stakeholders, and newsroom teams to deeply understand current-state workflows, pain points, controls, and desired outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering teams throughout sprint cycles.
• Lead agile planning, sprint execution, backlog refinement, and release planning using agile frameworks.
• Manage scope, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations.
• Establish traceability from customer requirements through delivery and release.
• Monitor post-release feedback, adoption metrics, and operational KPIs.
• Lead stakeholder communications covering roadmap priorities, release plans, dependencies, tradeoffs, risks, and post-launch performance.

Requirements

• 4+ years of Product Management or Product Owner experience with demonstrated ownership of customer-facing products or internal platform systems.
• Familiarity with content management systems, digital publishing platforms, media asset management systems, or collaborative editing tools.
• Strong understanding of the software development process and lifecycle.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum delivery teams and managing backlogs in Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and decision-making skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of newsroom operations, editorial workflows, journalism, or media technology.
• Experience with analytics platforms to measure adoption, engagement, and feature success.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration concepts.
• Experience with governance, risk, and compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with tools like Confluence, Figma, Visio/Lucid, and Microsoft Suite.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and eye care coverage.
• 401(k) program with company match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit and paid holidays.
• Access to virtual doctor's appointments and therapy sessions.

Pay Range $100,000-$150,000 USD