Dynamic product leader with 10+ years of experience in media, technology, and startups. Proven expertise in driving innovation, enhancing user engagement, and delivering growth through strategic decision-making and cross-functional leadership. Adept at aligning product goals with organizational vision to achieve impactful outcomes in global markets.
Rolling out new operational best practices across 35 product teams to optimize discovery, communication, and documentation
Supported the CPO to improve team efficiency, partner communication, and board reporting
Senior Product Manager, Storytelling
March 2023 – January 2024
Defined and implemented content innovation strategies, introducing new visual formats and live news features
Delivered a custom video player, boosting story attention time by 25% and similar storytelling features
Built and led a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and analysts to drive product excellence
Twitter, London
Lead Partner Manager
February 2020 – February 2023
Built, managed, and grew 100+ global relationships with news creators and journalism companies to include them in the development of nascent journalism products
Led a cross-functional team of partner management, marketing, legal, health, research, and design to go to market with a new longform Twitter product
Joined through the acquisition of Revue, a newsletter platform, where I increased revenue by 30% within six months as Head of Publisher Relations
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Zurich
Head of Product Management, Digital
February 2017 – September 2019
Directed the complete redesign of NZZ’s digital products, enhancing user engagement in Germany by 20%
Grew subscriber base by 10% through the repositioning of flagship news briefing
Managed a team of 5 product managers and analysts to deliver growth-focused initiatives
Blendle, Berlin
Managing Editor, Germany
August 2015 – November 2017
Led a team of six to launch a pay-per-article platform in Germany, focusing on market adoption and user acquisition
Various Media Outlets, New York
U.S. Correspondent
September 2011 – January 2016
Produced award-winning reports on media innovation and technology policy for Swiss and German publications.
Swiss Public Radio, Zurich
Reporter
August 2007 – August 2011
Covered Swiss politics, entertainment, and sports, contributing to nationally recognized radio programming.
Michaël Jarjour