Director Lifestyle Products

Director of Product, Lifestyle Brands

Why Hearst Magazines? Hearst Magazines is one of the largest publishers in the world, with more than

25 brands, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s BAZAAR, Popular

Mechanics, and O the Oprah Magazine. We reach more than 150 million people every month in the

United States alone. But we’re more than just our magazines. We engage our audience across all

mediums and channels – print, digital, video and social – with sophisticated content creation, distribution

and data capabilities. We create, package and sell products with cutting-edge technology and proprietary

platforms. Together, we are reinventing publishing for the 21st century.

Your Impact

We are seeking a Director of Product, Lifestyle Brands to provide product expertise and

vision across our content experience, reporting to the head of Product and Technology team at Hearst

Magazines. The person in this role will be accountable for Product Management and Strategy, defining

and communicating a product roadmap aligned with company objectives, and supported by business

cases, market research, customer data and competitive analysis. Hearst Magazines has a global audience

of 400 million unique digital visitors, with 21 brands in the U.S, including Men’s Health, Delish, Runner’s

World, ELLE, and Cosmopolitan, and close to 200 websites around the world.

As a Director of Product, Lifestyle Brands you must enjoy spending time with stakeholders and

evangelizing their needs. You balance strategic thinking with outstanding execution – holding yourself

and your team accountable to delivering successful outcomes. You quickly build credibility and partner

effectively with stakeholders, holding yourself and your team accountable to driving outcomes. This

position is based in New York City at Hearst Tower, the world headquarters of Hearst Communications,

Inc.

Responsibilities

• Shepherd product roadmap through execution, validation and adoption.
• Manage a solid team of product managers, providing mentorship and defining clear individual goals

that align with revenue and consumer objectives.

• Act as day-to-day contact for vendor relationships to ensure all data driven product needs are

anticipated and supported.

• Continually monitor performance of products and adjust our approach to development based on that

feedback.

• Track and report on product delivery and performance.
• Prioritize product pipeline effectively based on company strategies, resources, and time.
• Lead communication between developers, designers, and business stakeholders to resolve conflicts,

address dependencies, and remove impediments to delivery.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product management and technology management in the area of consumer facing Web

sites for media & entertainment.

• Experienced in and understand the complexity of working in a mature, geographically spread

organization.

• Have a track record of building relationships with stakeholders, partners, clients and also individual

team members.

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required.
• Proven track record of full responsibility through the product life cycle in a fastpaced, Agile

environment. Has shipped highly successful products.

• Extensive cross-functional and senior stakeholder exposure and management

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa. This is HYBRID in NYC 3 days/week.

The base salary for this role is between $168k – 204K annually. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.