Principal Product Manager, Services Platform

Job Description

Job Title
Principal Product Manager, Services Platform

About The Position | Major goals and objectives and location requirements
We're looking for a Principal Product Manager, Identity & Authentication to define and drive the strategy for Dotdash Meredith's centralized Identity & Access Management (IAM) and authentication services. In this role, you will own the roadmap for seamless, secure access experiences that power every interaction across our platforms-both for external users and internal teams.
This position is hybrid, based in New York, New York with in-office presence required three days per week and flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week.
Hybrid 3x a week- (New York, New York)
In-office Expectations: This position is hybrid in-office, with the ability to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.
About The Team: | The Team and/or Brand.
The Core Platform Services team builds scalable, reusable services that power authentication, authorization, and platform APIs across Dotdash Meredith's brands. Our work ensures seamless access for internal teams and customers, reduces duplication, and provides consistent, secure patterns across all products.
About The Positions Contributions:
Weight % - Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results
• 60% - Stakeholder Strategy & Platform Vision – Define and own the platform roadmap for IAM and authentication services, ensuring alignment with business objectives and cross-functional priorities. Partner with business, product, and customer-facing teams to deeply understand user needs, anticipate challenges, and translate them into strategic solutions. Communicate technical concepts and platform strategy clearly to non-technical stakeholders. Prioritize initiatives that maximize impact, reduce friction, and enable secure, seamless access across products.
• 40% - Program, Process & Engineering Enablement – Drive execution by partnering with engineering teams to deliver reusable, scalable IAM and AuthZ services. Establish best practices for identity integrations and API design, reduce duplication, and provide guidance on platform adoption. Support internal teams with documentation, onboarding, and troubleshooting to ensure smooth implementation and operational reliability. Monitor metrics to continuously improve usability, security, and performance.
The Role's Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience

Experience:
• 5-7+ years in Identity & Access Management and technical product management
• Proven ability to deliver IAM/AuthZ products with real-world business impact
• Experience working with APIs, centralized service platforms, or service-oriented architectures
• Expertise in identity standards, SSO, and authentication protocols
• Proven success translating technical concepts to business and product stakeholders
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications and Abilities:
• 10+ years in product management, with substantial experience in internal platforms, developer tools, or ML infrastructure
• Experience designing and driving adoption of migration strategies and self-serve capabilities
• Deep fluency in partnering with engineers on architecture, tradeoffs, and system design – Platform as a Product thinking
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with empathetic customer insight
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills; ability to influence and align stakeholders without authority
• Familiarity with Agile development processes and modern experimentation practices
It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing hr@people.inc.

Pay Range
Salary: New York: $150,000 - $175,000

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-pk4jy9-35-215-184-102-42 in your application.