26 Oct
BBC
Great Britain
Job description
Job Introduction
BBC Product Group is looking to appoint a Director, Product Management of Platform who will work closely with the Director of Product & Design, Director, Product Management of Experiences, Product Leadership Team and wider BBC Leadership.
As a user-centric Platform Product Leader you’ll play a key role in the delivery of BBC’s Digital-First ambition, and you will lead the product management community responsible for the Platform product strategy and capabilities that fuel BBC’s audience-facing digital experiences.
We need an established senior, enterprise product leader experienced in delivering transformational product strategies.
They will be responsible for accelerating our transition to a platform-first product organisation, unlocking our teams’ potential to discover, innovate and deliver at scale best-in-class platform capabilities.
The role is key to accelerating our adoption of product operating model principles in the product management community as well as to championing collaboration and empowered cross-functional teams within the Product Group and with our partners and collaborators across the BBC, and beyond.
Role Responsibilities
Will include but are not limited to :
Product vision, strategy and product go to market
- Lead on the product strategy, outcome-driven product roadmap and data-informed prioritisation for the Platform organisation, in close partnership with cross-functional leadership.
- Ensure buy in and visibility of the Platform product direction and priorities across the product teams and wider BBC.
- Work closely with our Experiences product leadership team to ensure alignment of roadmaps and goals across the product teams in Product Group.
- Deliver results through user-centric experimentation and delivery at scale, ensuring data-informed build / buy / partner product decisions in maturing our digital platform capabilities.
Leadership, Mentoring & Coaching
- Lead change to establish a best-in-class product management organization and actively enable the wider product management community to thrive at the BBC.
- Adopt a mentoring and coaching approach to unlock the full potential of the product leadership team responsible for the Platform capabilities.
- Lead by example as an inclusive leader owning and being accountable for the department’s performance against corporate diversity and inclusion, location, and sustainability targets.
- Act as a champion of empowered,
cross-functional teams and evangelize adoption of the Agile ways of working and modern, data-informed product management practices.
Stakeholder Relationship
- Engage senior stakeholders around the strategic direction of the BBC and drive collaboration across the business to build alignment on direction and priorities.
- Act as a thought leader and partner, championing Platform-first decisions and mindset across the Product Group and wider BBC.
Are You the Right Candidate?
We’re looking for an :
- Experienced senior product leader with proven ability to lead large product management teams through transformational change and inspire teams on that journey.
- A seasoned product leader with a demonstrated track record of leading Platform-first product teams and delivering successful Platform products and capabilities.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need
- To be a practitioner of modern product management practices and Agile ways of working, and a champion of product operating model principles, with a successful change leadership track record.
- Experience as a Platform Product Leader, highly capable of working effectively with technical and business leaders, and fluent in partnering on decisions about technical architecture and business and user needs alike.
Someone who
- Adopts an open communication style with the experience and ability to communicate the vision and priorities to both internal teams and senior executives with the BBC.
- Demonstrates strong platform product leadership and change leadership experience, seamlessly able to build, motivate and lead high performing Product teams.
- Is passionate about building and leading digital Platform capabilities and product management teams, ensuring users at the heart of everything we do.
- Is adept at managing numerous, diverse senior and executive level stakeholders, often operating under tight timescales and managing numerous competing priorities.
- Has a good technical understanding and highly capable of explaining complex concepts and decisions to a wide group of stakeholders in an approachable fashion.
Package Description
Band : SL (Senior Leader)
Contract Type : Permanent
Location : Flexible / Hybrid
Please note that there will be UK travel required within this role.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to.
Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Working at the BBC means being part of one of the most creative organisations in the world producing internationally renowned, award-winning content.
There are also a range of financial and non-financial benefits on offer to BBC employees.
Why Join Us?
This role offer a unique opportunity to work alongside a dynamic leadership team within the Product Group who are at the heart of driving the BBC's digital transformation setting us up for our next 100 years'.
Apply now and be part of a team that's shaping the future of the BBC.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and / or belief.
We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.