VP, Product and Design, News VERSANT

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Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Product leader to help us build the next set of innovative products for the news brands within Versant, the new spinoff from NBCUniversal. This is an exciting time to be joining a newly created product and tech unit that will support the ambitious digital goals of CNBC, MSNBC and E!Online.

The Vice President, Product and Design will be responsible for helping craft the product strategy along with the CPTO and key stakeholders, use customer insights and data to come up with a set of features, build out a roadmap and then deliver against the agreed roadmap. They will lead and inspire a team of product managers, UX, design professionals as well as the customer experience / service team. 

This person must have a passion for digital or journalistic content and be a huge consumer of news and media. To succeed, this person will need to be equally fluent in the editorial, technical, and commercial worlds.

Responsibilities

• Work with the CPTO and key stakeholders to craft a product strategy for each of the 3 brands (CNBC, MSNBC and E!Online) that is coherent and reviewed every 6 months to 1 year
• Use the business and product strategy to come up with feature ideas that are then tested with consumers or validated using existing data and insights
• Craft a roadmap of features that is both pragmatic but also ambitious and communicate that roadmap to stakeholders in a transparent way
• Work to move the roadmap from a set of deliverables and output to a set of outcomes that are clearly communicated to stakeholders so they can understand the value of product work
• Hire, motivate and performance manage a team of product managers, design and UX professionals as well as the customer experience / support teams
• Coordinate the roadmap with the technology team to ensure we are building features the right way, but also allowing time to build new capabilities, pay down technical debt and bug fix
• Ensure that the product and design work is rooted in customer insights
• Ensure creative problem solving by the product team so that solutions are provided and alternative approaches considered when trying to solve customer pain-points
• Ensure design and UX work is of the highest standards and has the right mix of customer understanding, taste-making and art of the possible

Required Qualifications              

• Minimum of 10 years of product management experience with at least 5 years leading a product and design team
• Demonstrated ability to drive product management, product planning and roadmaps, including launching new products
• Proven understanding of web, mobile apps and OTT products in the consumer (B2C) space and/or in media and publishing

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to work with senior executives and advise them on how to approach complex product problems through user insights or smart prioritization of the roadmap
• Proven ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team and to hire well and create a well-performing team
• Strong experience on evangelizing for the customer through the use of research, data, user testing etc.
• Experience working in subscription business, a news organization or a content company / publisher
• Strong communication skills - knows how to do a presentation for senior management and leave them wanting more
• Strong ability to run a cohesive, collaborative team successfully and build successful relationships across business areas
• Bachelor's degree desired; MBA a plus

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.  Salary range: $230,000 - $270,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)).

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.