Product Manager - NYC

Summary

Morning Consult is a global decision intelligence company that combines proprietary high-frequency data with applied artificial intelligence to inform better decisions. The Product Manager will support execution across engineering teams by managing the product backlog, clarifying requirements, tracking progress and metrics, and helping shape product strategy and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Own a clean, prioritized backlog with clear user stories, requirements, acceptance criteria, and scope decisions. Following up until requirements actually land
• Partner with engineering on solution design and scope, pushing for iterative releases that get value out the door without waiting for perfect
• Set the team up for productive planning and refinement by coming prepared, not catching up in the room
• Track the metrics that tell you whether something's actually working, and use them to inform what's next
• Proactively surface risks, blockers, and things that aren't connecting — before they turn into fire drills
• Work with Engineering leads and your Senior PM partner to help shape and prioritize problem statements
• Build enough domain fluency — through relentless, good-natured question-asking — to understand not just what you're building, but why it matters and what it unlocks downstream
• Communicate clearly to a range of audiences: writing help docs and release notes, and keeping stakeholders honestly informed on status
• As you grow in the role, take on more direct stakeholder and client conversations — asking the right discovery questions rather than just relaying what Engineering tells you

Skills

• Roughly 3-5 years of relevant experience — this can be product management, or another background (engineering, operations, client success, program management) that's built the same muscles
• Proactive, low-ego, and collaborative — you care more about the team's outcomes than individual credit, and you'd rather ask "want me to jump in on this?" than wait to be assigned
• A strong, clear communicator who shares status and priorities without being asked, and who's comfortable saying "here's where this actually stands"
• Comfortable moving fast and showing work early, even when it's not fully polished — you'd rather check in on direction than burn a week perfecting something that might be off-track
• Curious enough to dig into a technical domain you haven't worked in before and keep asking questions until you genuinely understand it
• A relationship-builder — engineers trust you, and people don't worry about what's happening on your team
• Experience with APIs or technical/data products is a plus, but not required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Roughly 3-5 years of relevant experience — this can be product management, or another background (engineering, operations, client success, program management) that's built the same muscles
• Proactive, low-ego, and collaborative — you care more about the team's outcomes than individual credit, and you'd rather ask "want me to jump in on this?" than wait to be assigned
• A strong, clear communicator who shares status and priorities without being asked, and who's comfortable saying "here's where this actually stands"
• Comfortable moving fast and showing work early, even when it's not fully polished — you'd rather check in on direction than burn a week perfecting something that might be off-track
• Curious enough to dig into a technical domain you haven't worked in before and keep asking questions until you genuinely understand it
• A relationship-builder — engineers trust you, and people don't worry about what's happening on your team

Nice to Haves

• Experience with APIs or technical/data products is a plus, but not required

Benefits

• This role is eligible for an equity grant, which will be discussed in your initial recruiter conversation.
• This role is available in any of our office locations (Washington, DC; New York, NY; Chicago, IL) or can be based remotely, though candidates in Washington, DC or New York, NY are preferred.
• Catered lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
• A beverage from the fridge for an impromptu after-work happy hour.