Head of Digital Product & Projects

SOMEDIA - MEDIEN DER SÜDOSTSCHWEIZ Somedia is one of the large five media companies. We include over 20 leading media brands, digital platforms, innovative marketing and communication agencies, e-learning service providers and emerging startups. We are a family business with flat hierarchies and a lived "Du" culture. Our values are brave, ambitious, respectful and responsible. We act clearly, simply and confidently. Over the last three years, we have consistently invested in our digitalization, tackled many topics and created a solid basis for the next step. Now, as of immediately or by arrangement, we are looking for a personality who will continue and shape this development. Head of Digital Product & Projects (80-100%) YOUR ROLE As Head of Digital Product & Projects, you take responsibility for our core digital products and their marketing. You lead a powerful team of currently four employees, consisting of one Product Manager, one UI/UX specialist and a two-person marketing team for digital products. You are not only a manager, but also actively work with them: The creation and prioritization of the product roadmap is your core business, and you understand how good products are not only built but also successfully marketed. Your tasks Product Roadmap: You create, maintain and prioritize the roadmap for website, app, e-paper and newsletter, in close coordination with the Head of Engineering Team Leadership: You lead and develop your team, create clarity regarding priorities and protect the focus on what is essential Stakeholder Management: You are the central interface between editorial, publishing and engineering, moderate requirements, communicate clearly and bring different interests to a common denominator Digital Marketing: You share responsibility for ensuring that our products reach the right target groups, from reach strategy to subscription conversion Operative Cooperation: You pitch in yourself where it counts. This role is leading and shaping at the same time WHAT YOU BRING Sound experience in digital product management: You have been responsible for roadmaps, prioritized backlogs and know how to make smart decisions with limited resources Experienced stakeholder management: You have strong communication skills, can listen and know how to move things even without formal authority A sense for digital marketing: You understand the connection between product, reach and monetization Leadership experience, even in smaller, self-responsible teams Industry experience in the media environment is a plus, but not a must: What is decisive is your digital product competence WHAT WE OFFER Scope for design with real impact: Your roadmap decisions directly affect user experience, reach and monetization of our digital products. No long way from idea to implementation Short decision-making paths: You work closely with the Head of Digital Transformation, in an environment that not only tolerates but rewards a hands-on mentality Flexible working: We rely on mobile working and home office, with at least three days of presence on-site in Chur. This way you stay close to the team and the stakeholders, without having to sacrifice flexibility A team with development potential: You take over a well-coordinated team and have the opportunity to actively develop it further Regional relevance, digital ambitions: We are not a startup, but we think like one, where it counts. The foundations are laid, the investments have been made. Now it is about reaching the next level, and for that, we are looking for you INTERESTED? Do you recognize yourself in this role? Then we look forward to your application with a CV and a short motivation letter that shows how you think about digital products. Or contact us directly for an initial conversation. jpid5e22753jm jit0729jm jiy26jm