Technical Product Manager (12 Month FTC), London

Commercial Operations & Technology is a thriving team focused on the maintenance, protection, and growth of commercial revenues at News UK. We continuously improve and build on our commercial capabilities through experimentation and innovative technology across websites and apps, driving strategic goals across our major media brands.

As a Technical Product Manager, you will be responsible for the product roadmap and delivery of commercial products, technology, and digital advertising across News UK, including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, and the News Broadcasting portfolios. Reporting to the leadership team, you will work closely with senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to implement and develop website and app features that align with commercial strategies, supporting the full product life cycle from initiation to engineering delivery.

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap across websites and apps, collaborating closely with the programme manager and commercial stakeholders.
• Align development dependencies and capture business initiatives through active participation in quarterly planning (PI Planning) processes.
• Prioritise the product roadmap alongside commercial leadership to ensure alignment with overarching KPIs and cross‑functional objectives.
• Utilise and analyse data proactively to monitor performance, isolate auction behaviours within programmatic SSPs and DSPs, and identify future optimisation opportunities.
• Champion commercial products across product, design, and engineering teams to ensure commercial considerations and insights are embedded from project inception.
• Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and engineering teams to assemble well‑defined requirements, build business cases, and deliver high‑quality technical solutions.

• Demonstrate experience in a product management role, with a proven track record of technical achievement and leading complex digital products in a fast‑paced environment.
• Apply a strong understanding of digital ad technology, including programmatic, direct, and affiliate advertising frameworks.
• Manage a technical roadmap tailored for website and/or app development life cycles, proactively identifying new product opportunities.
• Utilise analytical skills to interpret data, identify performance issues, and build data‑driven business cases to justify product decisions.
• Exhibit exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship management skills to effectively tell stories and influence senior stakeholders.

• 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.

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