Senior Product Manager, Subscriptions

Join the future of news

We're on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you'll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.

About Our Team

The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.

Why This Role Matters

The Washington Post is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and creative product leader with an appreciation for journalism and a deep interest in how technology can support its future. As part of the Monetization team, you will play a key role in shaping the digital subscriber experience-leading strategic and innovative work that ensures our B2C subscription platforms evolve with our users and business priorities.

This is a hands-on role requiring ownership of a major product area. You'll work across disciplines to develop features that drive user growth, engagement, and retention, while also identifying new B2C and SaaS product opportunities. Success in this role depends on a goal-oriented mindset, strong collaboration, and a willingness to fail, learn, and stay curious-focusing your energy where it will make the greatest impact.

What Motivates You

• You bring energy to collaboration and believe strong products are built through cross-functional teamwork.
• You approach complexity with curiosity and see ambiguity as a chance to help shape direction.
• You advocate for users and turn insights into thoughtful, evidence-based product decisions.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, adapting your message to different audiences and contexts.
• You enjoy balancing long-term strategy with the day-to-day work of launching, learning, and iterating.

• Define and lead the subscriptions product roadmap to drive audience growth, increase retention, and support long-term business sustainability through compelling B2C and SaaS offerings.
• Deliver high-impact product features by leading discovery, experimentation, testing, and iterative development from concept through launch.
• Translate subscriber needs, behaviors, and pain points into strategies that improve the user experience and directly support engagement and conversion goals.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, user-centered solutions that balance technical feasibility, design excellence, and business value.
• Foster alignment and accountability by clearly articulating product vision, goals, and progress across stakeholders at all levels.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve team workflows and decision-making, increasing overall efficiency and execution speed in a dynamic environment.

• 3+ years of experience in product management, including ownership of customer-facing digital products
• Proven track record of leading initiatives from concept to execution, with increasing complexity and visibility
• Demonstrated use of data, experimentation, and user research to inform strategy and delivery
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor communication to technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and lead process improvement efforts across teams, including senior and executive stakeholders

• 1+ years of experience developing SaaS product offerings
• Experience in digital media, publishing, or subscription-based business models
• Familiarity with paywall systems, user lifecycle strategies, or audience segmentation techniques
• Experience managing large-scale projects across a range of disciplines
• A passion for journalism, design, and product engineering-and a commitment to the mission of The Washington Post

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
• Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
• Nine paid holidays and two personal days
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
• Robust mental health resources
• Backup care and caregiver concierge services
• Gender affirming services
• Pet insurance
• Free Post digital subscription
• Leadership and career development programs