Product Manager (New York)

About Patch

Patch is the leading hyperlocal news platform, serving communities across the United States with trusted journalism and essential local information. We are building the most effective way for local businesses and organizations to connect with their communitiesthrough our network of newsletters, websites, and platform products. We also serve local small business customers with a portfolio of self-serve marketing tools to help them grow their businesses.

We are seeking a Product Manager who can accelerate our product execution and ensure fast, consistent delivery across a lean, high-velocity team.

The Role

Were looking for a decisive, action-oriented Product Manager who thrives on building, shipping, and improving products in rapid cycles. You will work directly with Patchs Head of Product and operate as a force multiplier owning the operational, execution-heavy parts of the product function so strategic initiatives can move forward.

This role is designed for someone who loves the work itself : writing clear JIRA tickets, refining requirements, defining acceptance criteria, coordinating with engineering, QAing releases, managing product operations, and ensuring features move from idea spec build launch iteration without friction.

You should be energized by business outcomes, not just output. Youll use data to validate assumptions, spot patterns, and refine features quickly after launch. Familiarity with Jobs To Be Done is a plus; a genuine customer-obsessed mindset is essential.

This is not a senior strategy role. It is a builder role for someone who wants ownership, momentum, constant throughput, and the satisfaction of seeing features ship weekly inside a scrappy, fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

Product Execution

• Translate concepts, problems, and rough direction into structured product specs and developer-ready JIRA tickets.
• Define clear acceptance criteria, user flows, and edge cases for every feature.
• Run point on end-to-end feature deliveryshepherding work across design, engineering, QA, and launch.
• Validate work in staging, perform QA test plans, and ensure production releases are clean and complete.
• Break large initiatives into small, shippable increments that maintain velocity.

Product Operations & Delivery

Quality, Analysis & Rapid Iteration

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Qualifications

Compensation and Benefits

Patch Media is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our commitment to equality extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, and general treatment.