IO Associates Head of Platform Product - FTC ( 12

Head of Product for Editorial Services and Platforms
(FTC - 12 months)

London/Hybrid

TO £90,000K PER ANNUM + co. benefits

Key purpose

Our client's new customer value strategy puts their customers and their experience at the heart of everything they do.
This role is responsible for all products and projects in their Editorial Services and Platforms stream, which is a key strategic pillar supporting internal and customer facing products and an important enabling team for all of Product and Engineering.
They provide the tools needed for editorial to do their job, the digital support to help those users get the best out of them and ultimately the underlying our client's news platform that serves content, plus its future state.

Structure and reporting relationship

Reports to the Director of News Products, manages product managers and other roles as required/ agreed. Works closely with product, engineering, and stakeholders from across the business as well as third party partners and suppliers.

Job Dimensions

Management of Editorial Services and Platform Products and oversight of projects within this product area (comprising the following teams Editorial Tools, Platforms, Re-Platform and Digital Operations)
Prioritisation of work into the various workstreams.
Communication with and reporting back to key stakeholders.
Coordination and management of dependencies and close collaboration with other product managers and project managers and PMO.
Line management and development of direct report/s.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

Overall accountability for success of Editorial Services and Platform Products and projects including creating and maintaining vision, strategy, KPIs and roadmap/s for the group.
Planning and looking for opportunities for what is needed to support and grow the platform and services for the group and the company.
Making sure the underlying platform framework can support the business initiatives across the company for now and for the future.
Uphold client's policy around diversity and inclusion and work to ensure our values around non-discrimination are incorporated in everything we publish
Helping develop and drive tools and processes for the technology teams, promoting best practice.
Responsible for assessment, coordination, decision-making and prioritisation of work into the various platform workstreams.
Timely and appropriate communication with and reporting back to key stakeholders and internal customers.
Coordination and management of dependencies and close collaboration with other product managers and project managers and PMO.

Skills

Focussed on the customer and deepening customer loyalty
Product delivery team leadership
Setting the Product Strategy, vision, mission, and goal
Defining and tracking success metrics (OKRs or similar outcome focused measures)
Prioritisation
A strong influencer and relationship builder.

Confident at managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
Ability to demonstrate tangible business value through investing in technology.
Able to converse and communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders
Product lifecycle management
Plan, forecast and deliver to budget

Qualifications & Experience

5+ years in product management 'doing' role
Preparing a Product Strategy / Vision
Experience of working on B2B products - someone with a strong technical understanding but a customer focu
Translating business to technical requirements and vice versa
Understanding fundamental technical principles
Demonstrable experience of greenfield products and taking an idea to a reality on a large scale.
Competitor analysis, trend watching / horizon scanning and market research
Making data informed decisions and clear understanding of how to measure success
Managing complex dependencies across teams
Line management of 1 or more Product Managers

Nice to have:

Certified Scrum Product Owner
SVPG's: How to Create Products Customers Love
Data insight courses/certifications
User Experience courses/certifications
Technology courses/certifications

Essential Behaviours

Collaboration - Demonstration of working collaboratively, internally, and externally
Determination - Demonstration of perseverance to achieve effective outcomes
Imagination - Demonstration of creativity and innovation
Customer Focus - Consider the Customer in everything they do

In return our client can offer

competitive salary and benefits including
25 days holiday
Healthcare & Dental plan
Contributory pension scheme
Holiday purchase scheme
Free wellbeing apps and coaching support
Lots of high street discounts!

Our client believes diversity brings benefits for their customers, their business, and their people. Therefore, the are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

Please apply ASAP to Kristina, or for further information please contact me.