Sr. Product Manager, Site Performance

Job Description

Your New Role…

As a Senior Product Manager specializing in Site Performance, you wil be a member of the CNN Digital Content Platform team, which is responsible for creating the foundational capabilities that power industry-leading experiences enjoyed by millions of news consumers across the globe.

The Sr Product Manager will lead a team focused on optimizing technical performance in order to deliver a fast, responsive end user experience. You'll lead the efforts in performance monitoring,
optimizing core web vitals, page load speed, and page weight, ensuring that we balance our storytelling and user experience ambitions with web performance standards.

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, engineers, and business stakeholders, to define a strategic vision for enhancing site performance.
• Develop and maintain performance budgets, setting clear benchmarks for core web vitals, page load speed, and page weight. Ensure these budgets align with business
objectives and user expectations.
• Spearhead the creation and management of monitoring tools that continuously track performance metrics against established budgets. 
• Utilize data analytics to analyze performance data, extract actionable insights, and provide recommendations for performance enhancements, measuring success through quantifiable metrics.
• Facilitate productive discussions among engineering, design, and product teams regarding performance tradeoffs and optimization strategies. 
• Lead efforts to define and execute strategies aimed at improving site performance, taking into account user experience and business priorities.
• Communicate complex technical concepts, performance insights, and tradeoffs effectively to a diverse range of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.

Qualifications & Experience…
• 8 + years of product management experience, with a strong focus on web performance optimization and budgeting.
• Demonstrated success in
optimizing the technical performance of high traffic digital destinations 
• Ability to create clear and concise functional and technical product requirements.
• Demonstrated success in working effectively within a highly matrixed organization.
• Proven experience using analytics and data to inform product and business decisions.
• Stellar communication and collaboration skills, with experience in influencing senior stakeholders.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7o2eq-3-145-71-192-42 in your application.