[Hiring] Product Manager @Axios

Role Description

Axios is a media company dedicated to delivering trustworthy news and information with efficiency, clarity, and Smart Brevity. As a Product Manager, you will independently lead features and projects of moderate complexity that improve experiences for readers, journalists, and advertisers while driving business outcomes.

This role is central to shaping the future of Axios’ products. As a Product Manager, you will own initiatives from discovery to delivery, using data and user insights to guide decisions. You’ll collaborate with designers, engineers, and stakeholders across the company to define priorities, optimize user journeys, and launch impactful features.

In this role, you will make an impact at Axios with the following responsibilities:

• Independently manage features and quarterly priorities, from discovery through delivery.
• Use data to inform decisions, track performance, and optimize conversion funnels and core user journeys.
• Conduct user research and stakeholder interviews, translating insights into actionable requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, design, editorial, and revenue teams to align execution with business goals.
• Communicate clearly across teams, adjusting messaging for different audiences.
• Maintain high-quality standards, ensuring features are delivered with minimal oversight.
• Mentor junior team members through reviews, feedback, and modeling best practices.
• Actively support teammates through collaboration, pairing, and team rituals.
• Apply AI tools independently to improve speed and quality of routine tasks, sharing prompts and workflows with peers.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in product management or equivalent roles in technology, media, or SaaS.
• Proven ability to independently manage features, projects, and quarterly priorities.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to optimize user flows, funnels, and core product experiences.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to stakeholders at different levels.
• Experience conducting user research and translating findings into product requirements.
• Collaborative mindset with experience mentoring or supporting junior teammates.
• Fluency with AI tools to accelerate work, and the ability to share effective use cases with peers.

Requirements

• Delivery of features and quarterly priorities that measurably improve user engagement and business performance.
• High-quality execution with minimal oversight and strong cross-functional alignment.
• Clear, audience-appropriate communication that builds trust with stakeholders and peers.
• Positive mentorship impact on junior product team members.
• Demonstrated use of data and research to shape product decisions.
• Effective application of AI tools that improve speed, quality, and team efficiency.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
• Dental and vision coverage
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• Birth-givers will have an additional 6-8 weeks depending on type of delivery, for a total of 18-20 weeks continuous leave
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
• One mental health day per quarter
• Annual learning and development stipend
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
• Tele-mental health services through Headspace
• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
• Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
• Virtual company-sponsored social events
• A strong and positive work environment
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture