Senior Product Manager - Content Serving & Extensibility

About the role

The Media Platform's Content Management & Serving group is seeking a visionary and technical Senior Product Manager to own the strategy and execution for Yahoo's core content serving and publishing platform's feature extensibility. You will be the product leader for evolving developer-facing infrastructure, most notably a GraphQL-based content serving API, a GraphQL-based API gateway for data federation, and our content management system's feature extension framework used by distributed teams to execute on their content product roadmaps. This role is critical to enabling speed, quality, and ownership for all of Yahoo's vertical media teams and external partners. You will define the future of content extensibility, ensuring the platform can adapt and scale with the evolving needs of a global, multi-brand media organization. Your Day-to-Day: Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for Content Serving & Extensibility, aligning with the Media Platform's technical vision and business impact goals. Drive the growth and improvement of core content infrastructure products, with a primary focus on the Lightyear CMS Network API (GraphQL) and the Nexus Content Gateway (Apollo GraphQL) used for serving news content, live sports stats, finance data, weather forecasts, and commerce products across Yahoo's properties. Architect and drive extensibility across Lightyear CMS and the Content Gateway, including developing models for formal extensions to foster vertical team ownership, velocity, and support of their components. Lead the initiative to enhance Content Management & Serving's collaboration model with distributed teams , including establishing best practices, creating world-class documentation, and fostering internal adoption. Partner closely with engineering, architecture, and other product teams to ensure the Content Gateway and Network API meet performance, reliability, and security standards at massive scale. Define and track KPIs around API performance, developer satisfaction, adoption of extensibility models, and time-to-market for vertical teams. Champion a product-led approach to developer tooling and relations for content product teams. What Are We Looking For? 5+ years of Product Management experience in platform, developer tools, or large-scale content infrastructure, with a preference for publishing industry experience. Demonstrated success in building, scaling, and managing APIs (especially GraphQL or REST) as a core product for internal and/or external developers. Strong understanding of content management systems (CMS) and content delivery networks (CDN) within a high-volume media or e-commerce environment. Proven experience developing platform collaboration strategies, including improving documentation, internal engagement, adoption, and contribution models. Exceptional communication skills with the ability to synthesize technical detail and strategic vision for varied audiences, from engineers to executive leadership. A strong bias for action and a proven ability to align cross-functional teams (engineering, design, operations) toward bold and measurable goals. Preferred Skills: Familiarity with concepts of microservices or component-based architectures. Experience in defining extensibility models (e.g., plugin architectures, webhooks, extension points) to support a broad ecosystem of developers. Familiarity with product management AI skills , such as rapid high-fidelity prototyping, scaffolding documentation, establishing automated workflows, and conducting business analysis. Well-grounded in data analysis for platform health, as well as KPIs related to audience engagement and advertising revenue. Exposure to large-scale distributed systems and real-time data serving. The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies ; exercising sound judgment ; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others ; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations ; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity. At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don't require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You'll always get notice to m