News Broadcasting
Product Manager
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The News Broadcasting product team looks after all digital products for Virgin Radio, TalkSPORT, TalkRadio, and Times Radio as well as for our radio stations in Ireland. The core team is continuously working on projects with the aim of delivering best-in-class digital solutions, boosting competitiveness, and being the leading content provider of world-class audio content.
Your role
We are looking for a Product Manager to join the talkSPORT, Virgin Radio and Onic Product team. You will join a team that defines the digital product experiences for talkSPORT.com, virginradio.co.uk, Times Radio, Onic websites, native mobile apps, newsletters, and editorial and video workflows.
Day to day you will:
- Translate high-level business goals into actionable product strategies, KPIs, and clear delivery roadmaps.
- Analyse user metrics, market data, and continuous testing feedback to make and validate product decisions.
- Prioritise product backlogs effectively by balancing business value, user needs, and technical feasibility.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across creative, UX, research, and software engineering teams to design and deploy user-focused features.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies, working alongside Business Analysts to write user stories and maintain a visible, well-ordered backlog.
What we're looking for from you:
- Demonstrated success using product metrics and user feedback to design, build, and launch digital products end-to-end.
- Proven experience working collaboratively within agile delivery teams to take products from initial concept through to deployment.
- Ability to communicate product visions and features clearly to diverse stakeholders, ensuring alignment across technical and non-technical teams.
- Active approach to embedding continuous testing, user research, and data validation throughout the entire product lifecycle.
- Proactive problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail and the drive to work autonomously across different parts of the business.
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News UK
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.
At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.
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.
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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
- 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, as well as an extra anniversary day off
- Up to 3 paid volunteering days per year to support causes you care about
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 careers@news.co.uk to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.
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