Technical Requirements Manager

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox News Media

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly announced platform FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX Weather, FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOX News podcasts and the direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service FOX Nation. A top five-cable network, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for more than 18 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks as the number one business channel on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

ABOUT THE ROLE
Fox News is looking for a Technical Requirements Manager for its Digital Product & Technology team based in New York. You will be reporting to the Director of Technical Requirements Management. As a Technical Requirements Manager, you will be responsible for working closely with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Quality Assurance to define the architecture, implementation, and testing strategy for all projects and initiatives across our digital footprint. You will take product designs and concepts and translate them to technical execution plans and strategies. We’re looking for someone who ideally comes from a highly technical background and can work between engineering leads to craft and communicate technical requirements and direction for execution by our technology teams.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translate and breakdown product features and requests into well-scoped development tasks
• Assist the Project team in prioritization and triaging issues to ensure technical priorities are delivered
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to ensure User Stories and Acceptance Criteria are complete, well-articulated and contain verifiable technical requirements for the development and QA teams
• Guide the technology teams in planning, architecting and developing scalable and robust technology solutions across the Fox News & Fox Business websites and apps
• Consult and collaborate with product, editorial and operations teams to create the most effective content delivery systems, tools and applications
• Develop innovative technological solutions to solve complex product requirements
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and the competitive landscape related to design, content, community, user experiences, SEO, and storytelling capabilities
• Develop and maintain technical documentation on applications, processes and workflow
• Work on special projects and other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Previous experience working as an engineer or related technical role
• Deep experience working across a variety of digital technology platforms
• Knowledge in CMS tools, Web Development, Mobile & OTT applications, API integration
• Robust knowledge of industry trends and new technologies
• Ability to translate business needs into technical specifications & requirements
• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities
• Self-starter when it comes to learning new technologies
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written - with a reputation for building and maintaining relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively and/or interact with the other staff, executives, colleagues and vendors
• Ability to remain professional in all situations

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Learn more about Fox Tech at https://tech.fox.com 

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $106,000.00-135,000.00 annually for high cost labour markets such as but not limited to New York City and Los Angeles, $88,300.00-112,500.00 annually for all other US locations. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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