Senior Product Manager EXTEND

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 10 Month Attachment / Fixed-term Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Product Group - Data Platform
LOCATION: London hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to 75000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

BBC EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010) or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. Youre broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments and medical conditions such as Cancer HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The BBC Data Platform underpins how data flows across the organisation. It powers our analytics personalisation and insights for products such as iPlayer Sounds and News.
We are currently undertaking a major transformation programme to modernise our Data Platform including how data ingestion and real-time processing work across the BBC and how data is accessed by our data professionals. The goal is to empower our users to self serve their data needs in a safe way providing the right level of governance delivering reliable real-time data at scale and open up new opportunities for analytics personalisation and experimentation.

As Senior Product Manager youll lead the strategy roadmap and delivery for this platform. Youll shape its capabilities and ensure it meets the needs of our internal users as it evolves.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is an opportunity to shape the BBCs future data platform working on large-scale real-time systems with modern cloud technologies. Youll collaborate with talented engineering data and product teams on a high-profile transformation programme with real impact across the organisation.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Define and deliver the vision and roadmap for the BBCs Enterprise Data Platform.
Work with engineering leads to ensure the platform is scalable reliable and cost-efficient as it evolves.
Translate organisational needs into clear product outcomes for analytics personalisation experimentation and data transformation use cases.
Drive adoption and usability of the platform across the BBCs internal teams.
Ensure the platform meets requirements for data quality governance and security.
Bring external insights and industry best practices into the BBCs data platform strategy.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Proven track record of delivering complex technical products in data or platform environments while working effectively across multidisciplinary teams - collaborating aligning priorities and ensuring shared outcomes across engineering data and product stakeholders.
Examples of taking ownership decision making and working independently in ambiguous settings.
Strong technical literacy with modern data platforms event-driven architectures and streaming data pipelines.
Skilled at stakeholder management able to communicate technical topics in business-friendly language with experience balancing user needs stakeholder priorities and technical constraints.
Metric driven mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes and using data to inform product decisions.
Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform or Azure

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

Experience working on platforms that operate at large scale processing millions or billions of events daily.
Experience of Agile delivery practices and iterative product development.
Experience with Kafka or other event streaming technologies.
Familiarity with data governance and compliance requirements in complex organisations.
Comfortable with approaches that prioritise learning quickly and shaping decisions through evidence and measurable outcomes.
Knowledge of prioritisation frameworks such as Impact vs Effort Kano or ICE to balance strategic and tactical delivery.
Understanding of data platform modernisation approaches and emerging technologies.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.