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JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Product group
LOCATION: Newcastle, Glasgow, Salford, London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £110,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Please note: This is listed as ‘Executive Product Manager’ on our Careers Path Framework.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The BBC’s Recommendations Platform powers millions of personalised suggestions every day across iPlayer, Sounds, News, Sport and more. We have been investing in strong foundations and are now ready to focus on enabling faster innovation at scale. This role exists to lead that next phase — developing the platform that empowers our data scientists and engineers to create, experiment with and operate a wide variety of recommendation systems. By doing so, you’ll help teams across the BBC deliver more relevant, distinctive and rewarding experiences for our audience, supporting our mission to inform, educate and entertain in ways that feel personal to them.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team at a pivotal moment, as our focus shifts from building the platform to unlocking its full potential. The Recommendations Platform sits at the heart of how the BBC personalises its products. You’ll line manage product managers, and work alongside engineers, data scientists, designers and editorial colleagues who share a passion for using technology to serve the public. This is a rare opportunity to shape shared infrastructure that delivers lasting value for audiences and for the BBC’s future.
You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team at a pivotal moment, as our focus shifts from building the platform to unlocking its full potential. The Recommendations Platform sits at the heart of how the BBC personalises its products. You’ll line manage product managers, and work alongside engineers, data scientists, designers and editorial colleagues who share a passion for using technology to serve the public. This is a rare opportunity to shape shared infrastructure that delivers lasting value for audiences and for the BBC’s future.
• Lead the vision, strategy and roadmap for the Recommendations Platform, unlocking the scaling of our personalisation capabilities to serve multiple BBC products.
• Enable faster innovation by providing access to the data, tools and systems that allow teams to explore, experiment and operate recommendation models effectively.
• Collaborate with engineering, data and product partners across the BBC to ensure the platform supports diverse recommendation use cases delivering significant value for audiences.
• Develop and support a team of product managers, building craft and capability across the group while defining clear success measures that demonstrate audience and organisational impact.
• Champion responsible, inclusive and ethical approaches to personalisation that align with the BBC’s public values.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• Proven experience leading product strategy and execution across multiple squads or teams in a complex technology domain.
• Experience line-managing product managers, or significant experience developing product craft through coaching and mentoring.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and architecture teams to deliver scalable, reliable platform solutions.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, able to articulate technical and strategic concepts clearly to varied audiences.
• Experience building enabling platforms for engineering, data science, or other technical specialists.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
• Knowledge of modern MLOps practices for user-facing production systems.
• Background in large-scale or mission-driven organisations with a strong product culture.
• Experience defining and tracking success metrics for platform adoption and impact.
• Hands-on experience with user research or developer experience discovery.
• Understanding of ethical considerations in personalisation and AI/ML.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
INTERVIEW PROCESS
The interview process will consist of two stages. The first will focus on your experience and approach to product management and leadership. The second will include a short written task completed in advance, followed by a discussion exploring your approach in more depth. Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments you need to support your participation.
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.
hackajob is partnering with BBC to fill this position. Create a profile to be automatically considered for this role—and others that match your experience.