Technical Product Manager

　　Location:

　　London

　　Department:

　　NewsTech

　　Salary Details:

　　Not Specified

　　Advertising End Date:

　　Not Specified

　　Job Description

　　Technical Product Manager - Commercial Tech

　　We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven Product Manager to be responsible for the product roadmap and delivery of commercial products, technology and digital advertising across News UK with a focus on The Times and The Sunday Times portfolio. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to implement and develop website and app features and improvements that align with commercial strategies. You will support the full product life cycle from product initiation to delivery and release by our engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who thinks in an innovative way and enjoys working in a fast paced environment.

　　We are News UK Technology: using technology to innovate and lead the global conversation on the future of media and storytelling. We keep people at the heart of our business through value-driven and inclusive practices enabling our staff to grow and thrive. As such, we are proud members of Tech Talent Charter UK with 34% of our Tech roles filled by gender minorities. News UK Tech is an award-winning team, winning Team of the Year at the UK Business and Innovation Awards, 2023.

　　Commercial Operations & Technology is a thriving team focused on the ongoing maintenance, protection and growth of commercial revenues. We are continuously improving and building on our commercial capabilities through experimentation and innovative technology across websites and apps.

　　Y our role as Technical Product Manager:

　　Work closely with the programme manager and key commercial stakeholders to help develop, maintain and deliver a product roadmap across websites and apps.

　　Support the business with capturing initiatives and aligning development dependencies in quarterly planning (PI Planning) processes.

　　Collaborate with programme manager and commercial leadership to prioritise product roadmap and align with overarching KPIs and objectives across commercial engineering projects and cross-functional projects within the business.

　　Champion commercial products to ensure they are a key consideration in product, design and engineering, and ensure commercial stakeholders provide insights, requirements and decisions from project inception, working closely with teams within our brands and maintaining high levels of communication and collaboration.

　　Proactively monitor and analyse commercial performance and data to support roadmap progress and identify continuous improvements.

　　Build business cases and present product visions/opportunities to wider business and senior stakeholders.

　　Work closely with our business analyst and engineering team to assemble well defined product requirements and technical solutions.

　　Support project managers to ensure successful and timely delivery of products that meet the highest quality standards.

　　What we’re looking for from you:

　　Experience in a product management role, with a track record of technical achievement.

　　Significant and demonstrable experience in leading complex digital products in a fast moving environment.

　　Experience with managing a technical roadmap for websites and/or app development

　　Strong communication, presentation and relationship management skills.

　　Demonstrable influencing and storytelling skills to justify priorities and product decisions.

　　Uses initiative to proactively identify new product opportunities

　　Understanding of data analysis and stakeholder feedback loops to drive continuous improvement.

　　Commercial or advertising knowledge and experience is a significant benefit.

　　Understanding of website or app development life cycles.

　　Eager and quick to learn.

　　If you think you have what it takes but don’t tick every requirement on the list, please do apply. We recognise that considering someone’s potential as well as their experience is a great way to hire. We want to hear from people who have a passion to learn and develop.

　　We are News UK : One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

　　Life at News: Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

　　To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through ourDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity-inclusion/) , which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have12 employee led networks and groups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCi-KiMlL4&t=2s) that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

　　Benefits:

　　Some of our benefits include:

　　Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

　　Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

　　Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

　　Discounted gym memberships , free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes

　　‘ Bikes for Work ’and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

　　Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

　　Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

　　Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

　　A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

　　25 days holiday , plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

　　Thriving employee networks supporting colleagues to embed and grow, including women in technology, parenting, wellbeing, GenZ, NewsIsOut and faith-oriented groups.

　　We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.