Technology Product Manager

Tysons · Headquarters - Tysons · USD 100,000-150,000 · 4+ years experience · Posted Sep 22, 2026

At a glance

TEGNA Inc. is seeking a Product Manager to lead the enhancement of TEGNA's internal CMS/digital publishing platform and a native mobile collaboration application.
The role involves partnering with editorial leaders, newsroom teams, and engineering organizations to translate complex workflows into intuitive solutions that help journalists plan coverage, create stories, and publish content.

Own end-to-end product discovery, definition, and lifecycle for the internal enterprise CMS and mobile collaboration platform.
Maintain a healthy, prioritized backlog across both products and lead refinement sessions.
Build strong partnerships with Editorial leadership, business stakeholders, and newsroom teams to understand workflows and pain points.
Collaborate closely with Engineering teams throughout sprint cycles from refinement through delivery.
Lead agile planning, sprint execution, backlog refinement, and release planning using agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban.
Manage scope, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations while balancing internal customer value with technical debt.
Establish traceability from customer requirements through delivery and release, and support UAT, demos, and acceptance sign-off.
Monitor post-release feedback, adoption metrics, and operational KPIs to drive continuous improvement.
Lead stakeholder communications covering roadmap priorities, release plans, dependencies, tradeoffs, risks, and post-launch performance.

4+ years of Product Management or Product Owner experience with demonstrated ownership of customer-facing products or internal platform systems.
Familiarity with content management systems, digital publishing platforms, media asset management systems (MAM), or collaborative editing tools.
Strong understanding of the software development process and lifecycle, with the ability to write clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria.
Experience working with Agile/Scrum delivery teams and managing backlogs in tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.
Demonstrated success gathering requirements from diverse stakeholders and validating solutions with customers.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong analytical, prioritization, and decision-making skills for cross-functional environments.
Data-informed decision maker with experience defining, measuring, and improving product outcomes.

Knowledge of newsroom operations, editorial workflows, journalism, or media technology.
Experience with analytics platforms such as Amplitude.
Familiarity with enterprise integration concepts including APIs, data flows, and identity/access management.
Experience with governance, risk, and compliance requirements like audit readiness and data privacy.
Proficiency with tools like Confluence, Figma, Visio/Lucid, and Microsoft Suite.

Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for full and part-time employees
Dental and eye care coverage
Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance
Disability and life insurance
401(k) program with 100% company match up to the first 4% of pay, 100% vested from day one
Nine free virtual doctor's appointments through Teladoc for employees and eligible family members
12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health for employees and eligible family members
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Nine paid holidays per year