Job Description

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Your New Role
Bleacher Report is seeking a Senior Director of Product Management to
lead the strategic development and execution of our automation &
personalization services and platforms. This leader will drive innovation
across our web, mobile app, social platforms, and emerging channels,
empowering our editorial systems to program efficiently at scale while
delivering hyper-personalized experiences to millions of sports fans
globally.
As Senior Director of Product Management, you will define the long-term
vision and near-term roadmap for the systems and services that power
content discovery, curation, distribution, and personalization across
Bleacher Report's entire ecosystem. You'll lead a team responsible for
building intelligent automation, machine learning-driven personalization,
real-time content streaming, and sophisticated capabilities that allow our
creators to focus on making great content, not wrestling with tools.
The Work
Strategic Leadership & Vision
• Execute a multi-year product strategy for automation and
personalization services that support Bleacher Report's position as
the #1 sports publisher for social-first, mobile-first audiences
• Drive the evolution of recommendation, and personalization,
workflows to support rapid content creation, curation, and
distribution
• Lead the integration of AI/ML technologies to power content
personalization, real-time trending topic detection, automated
content enrichment tagging, and intelligent distribution across
channels
Content Platform & CMS Innovation
• Build and scale automated content delivery pipelines that
intelligently route content to appropriate platforms and audiences
• Define product requirements for personalized alert and notification
technologies that curate personalized content from all sources
• Champion mobile-first and social-first product development,
ensuring our tools and services are optimized for the workflows of
modern sports media creators
• Drive the development of real-time streaming capabilities that allow
Bleacher Report to break news faster than competitors and keep
fans engaged during live sporting events
Personalization, ML & Algorithmic Content Discovery
• Build sophisticated personalization systems that deliver hyperrelevant
content
• Define requirements for machine learning and recommendation
algorithms — ensuring fans see the stories, videos, and updates
most relevant to them
• Implement A/B testing frameworks and experimentation
methodologies to continuously optimize content performance,
engagement, and retention across platforms
• Partner with data science teams to leverage behavioral data, social
signals, and real-time trends to inform content programming
decisions and automated editorial workflows
• Drive the development of predictive analytics that help editorial
teams understand what content will resonate before it's published
Team Building & Organizational Leadership
• Build and lead a high-performing product management organization
focused on sports media, content platforms, and personalization
technologies
• Mentor and develop product managers at all levels, establishing best
practices for requirements gathering, user research, prioritization,
and stakeholder collaboration
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and fan-centricity,
ensuring the team deeply understands sports fan behavior and
consumption patterns
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with engineering leadership to translate business
requirements into scalable technical solutions, including platform
architecture, APIs, and distributed systems
• Collaborate with data science and ML engineering teams to embed
intelligence into content recommendation, trending topic detection,
and automated programming systems
• Partner with editorial leadership, social media teams, and content
creators to understand workflows, pain points, and opportunities for
tool improvement
• Engage with analytics teams to establish measurement frameworks
for content performance, engagement, and personalization
effectiveness
Qualifications & Experience
Required
• 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years
of people management experience
• Proven track record leading large-scale platform initiatives in digital
media, sports, social platforms, or content publishing industries
• Expertise in content management systems, publishing workflows,
and multi-platform content distribution
• Strong understanding of personalization algorithms,
recommendation systems, and machine learning applications in
consumer products
• Experience building products for mobile-first and social-first
audiences, with deep knowledge of modern content consumption
behaviors
• Demonstrated ability to define and execute transformative product
visions that drive measurable business outcomes including
engagement, retention, and time-spent metrics
• Exceptional strategic thinking combined with strong execution
capabilities and bias for action
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills, with experience
presenting to C-suite executives and managing diverse stakeholder
groups across editorial, creative, and technical organizations
• Experience building and scaling high-performing teams in fastpaced,
dynamic environments
Preferred
• Passion for sports and deep understanding of sports fan behavior,
consumption patterns, and fan culture
• Experience with real-time content platforms, breaking news
systems, and live event coverage
• Knowledge of social media platforms, algorithms, and best practices
for distributed content
• Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks, experimentation platforms,
and performance optimization methodologies
• Understanding of video streaming, editorial, aggregation,
advertising, and multimedia content systems
• Experience with analytics tools (Looker, Tableau, ComScore, Nielsen)
and data-driven decision making
• Technical depth sufficient to collaborate effectively with
engineering, data science, and ML teams on platform architecture
and requirements
• Background in agile methodologies, modern PDLC & SDLC processes
• Experience working with content creators, editorial teams, and
creative professionals

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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $196,000.00 - $364,000.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.