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News UK Senior Product Manager - Commercial Tech (12 Month FTC) in London, United Kingdom
Senior Product Manager - Commercial Tech (12 Month FTC)
Location:
London
Department
Technology
Salary Range:
Not Specified
Advertising End Date:
26 Apr 2026
Job Description
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 heart of our business through values-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.
Your team: 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.
Your role: We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven Senior Product Manager to join the team on a 12 month maternity cover contract. You willbe responsible for the product roadmap and delivery of commercial products, technology and digital advertising across News UK with a focus on The Times, The Sunday Times, Broadcasting, The Sun and Commercial Technology portfolios.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders to implement and develop website and app features and improvements that align with commercial and ad technology 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.
Day to day you will:
Work closely with the head of commercial technology 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 head of commercial technology 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.
Research and understand industry trends and changes impacting digital advertising technology, and investigate new approaches and opportunities for the product roadmap.
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.
News UK is 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 and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local 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 multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.
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.
We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.
At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
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%
Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.
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