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Technical Product Manager, Mobile Apps at The Guardian

Technical Product Manager, Mobile Apps

The Guardian · England, GB

2 weeks ago

Technical Product Manager, Mobile Apps

The Guardian · England, GB

18 days ago
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About the Role

The Apps Platform team is responsible for developing state-of-the-art native mobile applications. The Technical Product Manager will assess technical priorities, set the product roadmap, and partner with the engineering manager to report to senior product leadership, ensuring higher-level ambitions are met. This role is ideal for someone familiar with the Mobile Application market and upcoming changes in Mobile OS platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Own the product roadmap for the iOS and Android platform team, ensuring alignment with product development teams and balancing product priorities against platform capabilities.
  • Collaborate with engineering, data, and other stakeholder teams to identify new platform opportunities.
  • Prioritize team's work in conjunction with the engineering manager, balancing business requirements, technical needs, and UX.
  • Identify upcoming changes in Mobile OS Platforms to maintain the Guardian’s Mobile Apps at the forefront of the mobile landscape.
  • Identify ways the Apps Platform team can deliver value to end-users (app teams) by reducing cognitive load, maintenance overhead, and improving security, reliability, and operational excellence.
  • Analyze user data and KPIs to identify areas for improvement and measure the impact of platform delivery on developer experience.
  • Treat internal tools as products, defining users, gathering feedback, and sharing successes.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in technical product management, ideally within digital media, publishing, or commercial platforms.
  • Proven technical product leadership abilities, including evidence of close partnership with engineering and data teams.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of influencing across teams and functions.
  • Ability to deeply understand engineer pain points.
  • Data-informed mindset with experience using performance metrics to guide decision-making.
  • Purpose-driven and sympathetic towards Guardian values.

Location

  • Kings Cross

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • Remote

Salary/Compensations

  • Minimum salary for any full-time role is £30,000 per annum. Salary ranges are dependent on skills and experience.

Benefits

  • 30 days of annual leave per year plus bank holidays.
  • Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave.
  • Generous pension scheme: 5% employee contribution with 8-12% employer contribution.
  • 2 volunteering days annually.
  • Option of payroll giving.
  • Season ticket loans available.
  • Private healthcare.
  • Life cover.
  • Income protection.
  • Eye tests.
  • Optional dental insurance.
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies.
  • Supportive policies for IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality.
  • Access to employee benefits platform for tailored health and wellbeing support.
  • Free yoga and pilates classes.
  • Corporate gym membership.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Canteen with views overlooking the Regents Canal.
  • Access to a broad range of learning and development tools and solutions.
  • Support for the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.

About the Company

  • A diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism and holds power to account.
  • Comprised of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts.
  • Offers a challenging and exciting environment for career development with a focus on training, growth, and fostering an inclusive culture.
  • Became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.
  • Proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Equal Opportunity

  • Actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.
  • Value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people.
  • Aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve.
  • Ensure people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard, and can contribute to our future.
  • Actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
  • All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply.
  • Provide support throughout the recruitment process, including making changes to help applications (e.g., accessible formats, personalized processes).
  • Champion diversity of thought.
  • Various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace.