Technical Product Owner

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Technical Product Manager

The Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN) is looking for an experienced, dynamic & detail-oriented Technical Product Manager to support & work alongside a big team of journalists & content creators. The candidate will work with our newsroom, engineering & product teams to provide technology solutions that support MBN’s digital strategic initiatives. The Candidate will analyze & document user processes, workflows & platform requirements for MBN’s in-house tools, such as content management systems (CMS), media & digital asset management systems (MAM/DAM), tag management systems (TMS) & digital rights management systems (DRM).

The ideal candidate is a very detail-oriented technical project manager who can translate complicated business requirements into actionable deliverables. S/he must possess significant knowledge & hands-on experience in the broadcast & digital media industry.

The primary duties and responsibilities of the Technical Product Manager include, but are not limited to:

• Work with the editorial staff, stakeholders, engineers & senior management to identify, document, prioritize & build requirements for new & incremental internal tools to support the overall editorial team's workflows & functionality.
• Fully understand the technology within the digital media & marketing space & how they relate to whatever that is under development.
• Set & measure baseline metrics that will be used to inform prioritization decisions.
• Lead meetings with senior cross-functional stakeholders, communicate & provide visibility into project priorities, & solution options that drive stakeholder alignment.
• Effectively present business cases for digital platform initiatives to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with training & enablement organizations to plan and deploy effective end-user training & ensure successful change management.
• Provide superior customer service to all internal customers.
• Become an expert on MBN’s Digital brands, tools & services.
• Identify & drive opportunities for platform innovation & growth. Position Description
• Lead the development of the consumer-focused product strategy & vision supported by internal & external analysis.
• Define and maintain creative, high quality, simple product roadmaps based on team strategy and vision.
• Develop detailed, crisp business requirements & user stories that can be used to create product specifications and architecture for each product and application.
• Work closely with engineering teams and program management to deliver products to market
• Proactively identify and resolve issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic and technical goals.
• Maintain project controls that accurately reflect completed work against project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with editorial stakeholders and technical project leads.
• Collaborate with other product owners on dependencies.
• Continually drive product development towards a meaningful balance between user needs, business objectives, resource utilization, and technical feasibility.
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of technical project management or business analysis experience in the media industry.
• In-depth understanding of the typical use cases for Digital platform implementations (CMS, Analytics, Personalization, DAM, Mobile Strategies, Tag Management, Social Media, etc.).
• 3+ years’ experience working in digital media and/or digital marketing industry.
• Experience evaluating & deciding on technology platforms, including rationalizing a datadriven build vs. buy decision.
• Full understanding of system integration technologies & best practices.
• Experience using Agile methodology & tools (i.e. Jira) to deliver projects.
• Demonstrated ability to create, maintain and manage product backlogs & system roadmaps.
• Experience working on digital media platforms, web technology & standards, cloud services, & mobile application platforms.
• Experience translating business requirements into individual epics, features and user stories.
• Excellent analytical, communication (both verbal and written), facilitation/organizational skills.
• Liaise effectively with cross-functional business & technical teams.
• Mastery of project management principles.
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Ability to apply technology solutions to address business challenges.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and successfully delivering results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.
• Bachelor’s degree with a technical discipline or relevant.
  
  

MBN is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.