Product Manager,Emerging Technology-News

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

At VERSANT, our journalists bring the world's stories to life. Behind the scenes, we need a tech-savvy connector who can make our tools and workflows sing in harmony. We're looking for a Product Manager to own the newsroom collaboration platforms that keep MSNBC, CNBC, and E! News running at full speed. You'll experiment with emerging technology and next-generation platforms to reshape how a modern newsroom collaborates, creates, and connects with audiences.

If you love turning messy workflows into smooth, well-oiled machines, and you can speak both "editor" and "engineer", this job is for you.

What You'll Do:

• Shape how our teams collaborate, share information, and stay in sync across fast-moving newsrooms.

• Streamline order management, resource scheduling, and assignment systems.

• Create smart notification strategies that get the right info to the right people, fast.

• Translate newsroom needs into actionable product requirements and initiatives.

• Anticipate and address adoption barriers by partnering with journalists, producers, operations, and engineering teams to bring ideas to life and deliver simple solutions to complex problems

• Build consensus across editorial, technical, and operational teams with competing priorities.

• Serve as the bridge between editorial urgency and technical feasibility.

• Monitor KPIs and feedback to continuously improve performance.

• Communicate roadmap updates and release plans to all levels of the organization.

• Build scalable, reliable, and performant products, with continuous KPI measurement and monitoring to improve development and operations.

• Develop and deliver multi-year product roadmaps, balancing near-term priorities with long-term vision.

• Partner with product, engineering and design teams to ensure feature requirements are clear and appropriately captured as user stories in a product backlog

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of product management or equivalent experience, preferably in news, media, broadcast, or digital platforms.

• A track record of making tools talk to each other through integrations and APIs.

• Familiarity with newsroom computer systems and editorial workflows.

• The ability to juggle multiple priorities without dropping the ball.

• A desire to roll up your sleeves and jump head first into the hairiest problems.

• A collaborative spirit and a mindset that sees accuracy not as extra effort, but as a professional standard.

• A passion for news and the people who make it happen.

Additional Requirements:

• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page ( of the Careers website. Salary range: $120,000 - $140,000 (bonus eligible)

We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.