Product / Project Manager (Media and News Industry)

Product / Project Manager (Media and News Industry)

Posting Date : 05 / 11 / 2025

Ref : ITQAR31

Position : Product / Project Manager (Media and News Industry)

Location : Qatar

City : Doha

Sector : Media

Years of Experience : Minimum 8 years of experience in project management, with at least 3 years in the media, publishing, OTT or news sector.

Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. MBA is a plus.

Salary : QAR 20,000 - 25,000

Workdays : Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of digital and cross-functional projects in the media and news domain.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and external vendors or partners.
• Manage timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and quality to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Product strategy & roadmap : Define product vision, outcomes and quarterly roadmaps for news apps / web / CMS; align with editorial priorities and goals (ads / subscriptions) to drive audience growth.
• Discovery to delivery : Lead backlog prioritization and releases with Engineering; then iterate to improve activation, engagement, and retention.
• Collaborate with editorial, content, product, technology, design, and business teams to align goals and deliverables.
• Apply project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid) appropriately based on project needs.
• Lead project meetings, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and stakeholder updates.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and project governance in collaboration with the PMO team.
• Track KPIs and project health using appropriate tools (Jira, Confluence, Clockify, etc.).

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