Head Of Product

News Corp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent media organization in Greater London is looking for a Head of Product to lead digital innovation. This role involves managing and inspiring a skilled team while developing a long-term vision for digital products. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in digital product management, strong communication skills, and a passion for driving innovation. The organization embraces a hybrid work model, offering perks such as private medical insurance and generous paid leave.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Electrical car scheme

Access to exclusive events

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading digital product management in an audience-focused environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Deep understanding of app and video ecosystems.
• Experience in driving innovation and delivering measurable business impact.
• Proficient in agile methodologies and cross-functional team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own a long-term vision for digital products.
• Recruit and inspire a skilled Product team.
• Promote creativity and collaboration within the team.
• Drive digital capabilities to support business vision.
• Monitor trends in acquisition and monetisation.

Skills

Digital product management

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Data analytics

Team leadership

Job description

The Role

The Sun is on the hunt for a brilliant Head of Product to join our fast-paced, ambitious team. We’re after someone with a passion for digital innovation, a talent for understanding what readers want, and the leadership skills to make it happen. If you excel at managing stakeholders, love crafting brilliant digital experiences, and are excited about bringing world-class journalism to millions, this is your chance to help shape the future of one of Britain’s most iconic brands.

The Team

The Sun’s digital product teams are dedicated to the development and continuous enhancement of our portfolio, which includes websites, apps, and other digital platforms. These digital properties are integral to the ongoing success and growth of The Sun brand.

We operate as an agile, cross‑functional programme, collaborating to ensure our digital products consistently meet the evolving needs of both the business and our audience. This involves enhancing the user experience, optimising the underlying platform, and refining operational tools to empower our teams and deliver excellence.

Role Objectives

• Develop and own a clear, long‑term vision for The Sun’s digital products, aligning with the wider goals of our global business, brands, and technology, while adapting to industry trends and audience needs.
• Recruit, develop, and inspire a passionate and skilled Product team, fostering a culture of empowerment, innovation, and continuous growth.
• Promote a culture of creativity, problem solving, and collaboration within the Product team and across the business, driving alignment with editorial, commercial, customer, and technology teams.
• Drive the evolution of digital capabilities to support the business’s vision, ensuring sustainable, cost‑effective, and future‑ready platforms, particularly across app, video and membership offerings, as well as across editorial tooling, capabilities and workflows.
• Monitor trends and innovations in acquisition, monetisation, identity, and paywall tools, integrating cutting‑edge thinking into the Product strategy.
• Ensure The Sun’s digital platforms deliver outstanding user experiences that drive engagement, retention, and revenue growth.
• Lead the development of multi‑format capabilities across The Sun’s digital platforms, ensuring all content is seamlessly integrated, engaging, and optimised for audience growth and revenue generation.

Key Skills & Requirements

• Extensive experience leading digital product management in an audience‑focused, digital‑first environment.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills, adept at bridging business and technical teams and managing senior stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of app, video and membership eco‑systems.
• A track record of driving innovation, launching successful features, products, and services, and delivering measurable business impact.
• Proficient in agile methodologies, with experience leading cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality outcomes.
• Passionate about emerging trends, technologies, and tools, with the ability to integrate them into strategies and product roadmaps.
• Skilled in navigating complex challenges with agility and creativity, maintaining focus on business goals and user needs.
• Comfortable using data and analytics to inform product decisions, prioritise initiatives, and measure success.
• Experienced in building, mentoring, and empowering high‑performing teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture.

Key Behaviours

• Fully engaged and enthusiastic about your work, consistently striving to deliver your best.
• Guided by integrity and sound judgement in your approach and decision‑making.
• Driven to achieve results and deliver high‑quality outcomes that meet or exceed expectations.
• Open and inclusive, thriving in a team environment and building strong relationships across the organisation.
• Adaptable and composed under pressure, maintaining focus and determination in the face of challenges.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented team and shape the future of digital products for The Sun. If you are driven by innovation, collaboration, and a desire to make a significant impact, we want to hear from you. Apply now to be part of a world‑renowned publication and help us continue to deliver exceptional experiences to our significant audience.

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

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 (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity/).

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.

Some of our benefits include

• Private medical insuranceincluding 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
• Maternityleave up to 18 weeks full basic salary &paternityleave 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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