Chief of Staff to the Chief Product Officer

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

 

The New York Times is looking for an experienced leader to join the Chief Product Officer’s team and to help grow our digital product priorities. As an individual contributor, you will report directly to and help maximize the effectiveness of the CPO, including serving as a strategic advisor on many issues, leading select special projects and ensuring execution of important projects. You should apply if you are a collaborator with experience working with other senior executives and can partner across the organization. You will represent the CPO and orchestrate efforts across XFun (our product development organization). You will also collaborate with the newsroom to create systems that help refine our news and product operating model.

This is a complex role with an intense pace of work that offers opportunities for professional growth and influence, personal development, and fun. We’re on a quest to build the essential news and lifestyle subscription and the Chief of Staff will play a large role in that future. 

What you’ll do:

• Relationship management and collaboration: support the CPO and leaders on her team to identify and resolve a range of opportunities and challenges related to our ability to implement our product development strategies, goals, and more. You will also develop effective relationships with the newsroom to ensure that we can implement our plans with ambition and urgency.

• Writing and research: partner with the CPO and our Comms team to draft speeches and talking points for a wide range of (primarily) external speaking engagements about The Times’s strategy, AI / Generative AI, product-driven growth, DEI, and more. 

• Prioritization: ensure the CPO’s time is used effectively, and in service of our highest priorities. Includes:

  • Orchestrating high-profile internal meetings and external events, including shaping event agendas, drafting talking points, and preparing the CPO

  • Effective follow-through on meetings and high-priority projects

  • Tracking the progress of priority projects and deliverables, and ensuring timely and successful delivery

  • Deft management of multiple things per day that pop up and require quick attention / decision-making

• Strategic product advisor: oversee new projects and product goals that are often early stage and fall outside of existing XFun teams, bringing together multiple leaders and helping to drive decisions and great outcomes. You’ll also serve as an important advisor on broader product function and product development / product strategy topics.

What qualities you have:

• Impeccable overall judgment

• Excellent strategic and product judgment

• The ability to collaborate with people from diverse backgrounds, teams, and working styles, and creating inclusive spaces for the people you work with

• A willingness to speak up and stand up for your ideas

• A commitment to getting the details right

• An eagerness to give, receive, and act on feedback

• An orientation toward making others better

• Deep curiosity in the consumer product space

• Support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of work experience, including time spent working directly for a senior executive or official, whether in media, tech, politics, or elsewhere

• Consumer product experience from roles product management, product marketing or strategy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Media experience

The annual base pay range for this role is between:$185,000—$200,000 USD

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