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Head of Newswires Business and Commercial Strategy

Employer
Dow Jones
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$DoE
Closing date
Nov 25, 2021

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Industry
Journalist
Job Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sector
Newswires, Business
Discipline
Financial Journalist

Job Details

Job Description:

Head of Business and Commercial Strategy, Dow Jones Newswires

NEW YORK

About us: Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 125 years and today has one of the world's largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Department/Product Overview: The Professional Information Business (PIB) at Dow Jones plays a critical role in the delivery of key B2B products in order to be the power behind global businesses. We are a truly global business with a significant proportion of our customer base coming from outside the US. We provide information, data and analytics to help support and drive our customers key business decisions, and protect their organizations from risk. The PIB business is broken into three customer focused verticals to solve for user solutions: Knowledge & Insight, News Alerts & Data, and Risk & Compliance. These business units are continually looking to develop innovative new products that will further serve our customer needs.

Key Responsibilities: As the Head of Product Strategy for Dow Jones News, Alerts and Data (Dow Jones Newswires) within the Professional Information Business (PIB), you will report into the General Manager, and own the product roadmap, commercial strategy and success, and go to market for this line of business. Additionally, the scope of your role will include leading a team of product strategy managers. You will work in close partnership and collaboration with other departments including Sales, Marketing, Partner & Alliances, the Newsroom, Technology, Data Strategy, Customer Service and Finance across PIB and other areas within Dow Jones to achieve Newswires', PIB's and DowJones' P&L goals.

Qualifications:
  • 15+ yrs Product Management experience with a global B2B information company.
  • 10+ years working with and building products/solutions for financial services clients.
  • Familiarity with delivery of content, including news, via feeds and APIs.
  • Experience working with real time market data platforms.
  • Excellent communication, influencing, and collaboration skills.
  • Experience creating and managing product roadmaps.
  • Strong leadership skills and experience hiring, coaching, and developing a team.
  • Highly commercial minded and familiarity with content licensing best practices.
  • Strong organization and interpersonal skills.
  • Bachelor's Degree required.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets .

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at TalentResourceTeam@dowjones.com. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line.

Business Area: PIB - OFFICE

Job Category: Strategy Group

About Us

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world's top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

If you are a current employee at Dow Jones, do not apply here. Please go to the Career section on your Workday homepage and view "Find Jobs - Dow Jones." Thank you.

Req ID: 26429

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We are the people of Dow Jones. From different fields, backgrounds and viewpoints we invite you to join us.

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