Technical Product Manager II, Content Data Products

Location: Hybrid, based in the New York City headquarters; typically 3 days per week in the office.

Annual base salary: $120,000–$142,000 USD, plus eligibility for variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.

Company

hirify.global operates within The New York Times, an independent journalism and digital media organization. The Publishing group develops and maintains the content management system used across Times platforms and brands.

What you will do

• Lead the strategy and delivery roadmap for the content data warehouse and ingestion pipelines supporting new content types and metadata enrichment.
• Define specifications for modeling, ingesting, and indexing video, interactives, acquired brand content, and other formats for search, retrieval, and AI use cases.
• Partner with operations, legal, engineering, editorial, design, and leadership to audit archival structures, resolve metadata gaps, and improve catalog completeness.
• Gather requirements, establish data contracts, prioritize features, and communicate roadmap progress and risks.
• Guide the end-to-end product development lifecycle from concept through high-quality launch.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in technical product management focused on content data and platform infrastructure.
• 3+ years of experience launching complex software products in close partnership with engineering teams.
• Experience with unstructured or multimedia data ingestion pipelines and downstream integrations such as search indexes, analytics, or ML/AI systems.
• Experience navigating ambiguous spaces, conducting research, defining technical requirements, and communicating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Science, Journalism, or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with search and retrieval systems and with how structured metadata powers search engines and AI capabilities.
• Working knowledge of SQL, relational database architecture, and schema auditing.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement based at the New York City headquarters.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company-matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, and paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
• Eligibility for variable compensation, including an annual bonus and restricted stock.