Lead Product Manager

About SmartNews

SmartNews is a global leader in redefining information and news discovery, committed to providing users with accurate, timely information and supporting quality journalism. We combine the power of our unique machine-learning technology with the expertise of our first-rate editorial team to bring news that matters to millions of users from our over 3,000 global publishing partners.

Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, SmartNews has offices in Tokyo, San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, and Singapore.

The Team

Join our dynamic US Product Team, where we drive transformative and impactful product innovations! We’re responsible for shaping and executing product strategies, managing the full product lifecycle from concept to launch, and delivering exceptional experiences. Our team thrives on collaboration with cross-functional partners and makes bold, strategic decisions to prioritize, pivot, or sunset initiatives that don’t align with our vision. We lead with passion and empower our teams to achieve outstanding results.

The Role

As a Lead Product Manager, you will be creating an innovative, user-focused news platform that leverages cutting-edge technology to deliver real-time, high-quality journalism.

Here's what you'll do:

• Ship positive product change to customers
• Build product strategies
• Translate product strategy to executions, working with cross functional partners
• Make hard decisions to prioritize, pivot, and cancel initiatives
• Lead and motivate the team to deliver products
• Manage the product life cycle

Requirements

Minimum requirements

• 10+ years of product management or equivalent experience
• Capability to spearhead the entire product experience and turnround business
• Agile in experimenting and adopting new technologies and product experiences
• Decisive and rapid in setting a direction and changing it
• Experience of navigating through a successful full product lifecycle: from concept to prototype, to test, to full-release, to iterations
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills

Nice to have experiences/skillsets

• Technical degree (computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, economics or related field)
• Proven track record of building ML solutions
• Proficiency in Japanese language is highly valued

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

• Compensation range: 178,500 ~ 287,500 base salary, plus bonus and equity
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Up to 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• A benefits plan with monthly allowances
• Complimentary lunch, snacks, and beverages in the office

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