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Senior Program Manager, People Data and Insights

The New York Times· HRIS
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New York, NY$155k - $170kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior Program Manager who shapes and leads the People Data & Insights team, turning complex HR questions into scalable, automated solutions. Partners with HR leadership to create roadmaps, manages end-to-end lifecycle from intake to delivery, translates business needs, collaborates with engineers, and drives adoption and trust in insights.

Responsibilities

  • Handle sensitive people data and own the roadmap for people data solutions, from intake through launch, and adoption
  • Oversee request intake and the prioritization process ensuring requesters understand what is being built, what is not, and why
  • Translate business questions into solution requirements
  • Partner daily with the Analytics Engineer and Solutions Architect on scoping, sequencing, and delivery
  • Build the education layer into the solution itself
  • Partner on data governance, contribute to the data dictionary, and hold the line on metric definitions
  • Manage stakeholders across HR, Technology, Legal, and the business, including senior leaders
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and commitment to the mission

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in product management, program management, or an equivalent role delivering data or analytics products
  • 5+ years of experience translating ambiguous business questions into concrete requirements
  • You can read SQL queries, interrogate a data model, and know when an answer is wrong

Skills

Required:SQL
Nice to have:Data governance

Benefits

  • For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
  • Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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