Senior Product Manager, Product Operations & Data Governance

About the Role

The Hearst Corporate Data Team is seeking a Senior Product Manager, Product Operations & Data Governance to lead the operational execution of our enterprise data product portfolio.

Reporting to the VP, Identity Product Development, this role combines ownership of product operations, technical program management, enterprise data governance, and consumer privacy operations to ensure the successful delivery and ongoing operation of Hearst's enterprise data platform.

As the operational leader for the Corporate Data Team, you will establish the product operating model, drive cross-functional execution, manage strategic initiatives, and oversee the governance processes that enable trusted, compliant, and scalable enterprise data products.

You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Legal, Security, and Hearst's consumer divisions-including Magazines, Newspapers, and Television-to ensure projects remain aligned, governance standards are maintained, and enterprise priorities are successfully delivered.

The ideal candidate combines strong product management and program management experience with a practical understanding of privacy operations, enterprise data governance, and the digital media data ecosystem.

This role is hybrid and based in New York City.
Key Responsibilities


* Drive execution of the Corporate Data Team's product portfolio - planning, scoping, sequencing, dependency and risk management - across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Legal, Security, and the consumer divisions (Newspapers, Magazines, Television).


* Run the delivery cadence: intake, prioritization, status, and executive reporting; surface risks, blockers, and resourcing impacts early.


* Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Legal, and business stakeholders to manage complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution, proactively identifying risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and delivery impacts.


* Develop and continuously improve product operations processes, governance frameworks, documentation, and reporting that enable predictable, scalable execution across the organization.


* Own consumer privacy-rights workflows from design through ongoing operation, partnering with Hearst's consumer divisions to operationalize data subject rights, consent management, and privacy preference workflows.


* Translate legal and regulatory requirements into actionable product requirements, operational processes, and engineering deliverables.


* Lead the enterprise data governance function, role-based access controls, metadata management, data lineage, data retention, provenance, and governance documentation.


* Coordinate internal teams and external vendors to ensure successful implementation of enterprise data capabilities while balancing competing business priorities and timelines.


* Gather and prioritize business requirements, develop product specifications, and partner...