Director, Product Management - Mobile Apps

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

We are seeking a visionary, user-obsessed, and business impact-oriented Head of Product – Mobile Apps to lead the strategy, development, and growth of our mobile experiences across iOS and Android. In this role, you will shape the future of our mobile experience, managing the entire product lifecycle—from defining mobile product vision to overseeing the delivery of features that delight users and drive business impact. The Head of Product – Mobile Apps will be directly accountable for the success of the mobile app portfolio – modernizing our existing local news mobile ecosystem and imagining and delivering ‘what’s next’ to truly differentiate TEGNA in our next chapter. This is a high-impact leadership role that sits at the intersection of business, technology, content, and audience.

Who you are

You’re a mobile-first product leader with a deep understanding of what makes an app loved, sticky, and habit-forming. You balance user empathy with sharp business instincts—you’re equally comfortable in user interviews and growth meetings. You thrive at the intersection of UX, performance, and platform innovation, and know how to use mobile capabilities (push, native gestures, personalization, etc.) to enhance the experience. You’ve scaled mobile products in high-growth environments and are obsessed with quality, from design polish to app speed and crash rates. You're a collaborative and inspiring leader who empowers product teams and brings clarity to complex roadmaps. You're a metrics-driven thinker who lives by engagement, retention, app store ratings, and feature usage KPIs—but you also believe numbers only matter if they tell a user-centered story.

You are passionate about bringing innovative solutions to bear and obsesses the future of mobile, utility, second-screen and on-the-go experiences. You have a passion for local communities – and are deeply motivated to serve our consumers with elegant, intuitive, and helpful mobile apps.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the mobile product vision, strategy, and roadmaps aligned with company goals and user needs.
• Lead the end-to-end mobile product lifecycle across iOS and Android—from concept to launch to iteration.
• Build and manage a high-performing team of mobile product managers.
• Partner with UX/design, engineering, data, and marketing to deliver seamless, high-quality mobile experiences.
• Prioritize features that improve user retention, engagement, and satisfaction while supporting growth and monetization goals.
• Drive innovation in mobile UX, leveraging native capabilities, performance optimization, and personalization.
• Champion user research, usability testing, and in-app analytics to inform decisions.
• Ensure mobile product KPIs are defined, tracked, and improved continuously (e.g., DAU/MAU, retention, NPS, app store ratings, crash-free sessions).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years focused specifically on mobile apps.
• Proven track record of launching and scaling successful consumer or B2B mobile apps.
• Strong grasp of mobile platforms, technologies, and development frameworks
• Experience with mobile analytics tools and A/B testing.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong product intuition backed by data-driven decision-making.

Why Join Us?

• Shape the future of mobile storytelling in a mission-driven media company.
• Work with award-winning editorial and creative teams.
• Lead at scale: millions of downloads, diverse audiences, and daily impact.
• Competitive compensation and excellent benefits.
• A fast-paced culture that values innovation, ownership, and collaboration
• High-impact role with visibility and influence at the executive level. #LI-MS1

Benefits: 

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year. 

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com 

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Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.