Job Description
Head of Product - The Times and The Sunday Times
The Times and The Sunday Times are seeking a distinguished Head of Product to join our dynamic team. We are looking for a leader who is passionate about digital products and enhancing reader experiences, excels at stakeholder management, and thrives in leadership roles. With a fervor for bringing incredible journalism to people around the world, you will help us continue our legacy of delivering outstanding journalism.
About Us: At The Times & The Sunday Times, we are dedicated to developing and enhancing our digital products, including our core website and a portfolio of additional titles such as Times Literary Supplement, Travel, Style and Beauty. We work in partnership with internal and external digital platform teams to deliver exceptional reader experiences and ensure that our world-class journalism reaches a global audience.
Role Objectives:
* Create and own a long-term product vision for the Subscriptions Platform, aligning it with the broader strategy of our global business, brands, and technology.
* Build and empower a high-performing, passionate, and knowledgeable Product team.
* Lead the technology transformation of existing and new capabilities to support business vision and strategy at a sustainable cost.
* Support the transformation of our titles to digital-first news publications, collaborating with business transformation teams to foster innovation.
* Understand the external acquisition, monetisation, identity, and paywall tool landscape, trends, and innovations, and integrate new thinking into the Product Team and platform vision.
Key Skills:
* Proven leadership in digital product management, with experience in an audience-led, digital-first company.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to bridge business and technical teams.
* Track record of driving innovation and launching new features, products, and services.
* Proficient in agile methodologies and experienced in managing cross-functional teams.
* Passionate about staying ahead of industry trends and integrating new technologies into the organisation.
Key Behaviors:
* Passionate about your work, embracing every opportunity to do your best work.
* Principled in your approach and decision-making.
* Purposeful with a strong desire to achieve and deliver work to a high standard.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a talented team and shape the future of digital products for The Times and The Sunday Times. If you are driven by innovation, excellence, 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 reader experiences.
This position is a 12 month fixed term contract. We offer a flexible working arrangement where employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of three days per week. For the remaining two days, there is the option to work remotely if desired.
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