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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>Guardian Media Group (GMG) is a leading global media organisation, the publisher of the Guardian, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2021, the Observer and theGuardian.com, which attracts over 200 million global unique browsers each month. We are renowned for our ground-breaking independent journalism and our award-winning digital products.</p>
<p>We are now looking for a <strong>Senior Product Manager</strong> to use agile product discovery methods to advance our reader-centric strategy of building deeper, more meaningful relationships with our users to create a sustainable business model for independent journalism.</p>
<p><strong>About The Team</strong></p>
<p>At the Guardian over a million people support our mission on a recurring basis. This role is at the centre of the product teams that aim to retain those people, and convert more people to support us.</p>
<p>In this role you will need an understanding of editorial intent, commercial imperatives and reader revenue opportunities.</p>
<p>You will inspire, engage and collaborate with a range of colleagues across the business including Editorial, User Experience, Design, Engineering, Commercial, Data &amp; Insight, and Marketing. You will work closely with an Engineering Manager and Scrum Master to lead a multidisciplinary team.</p>
<p><strong>About The Role</strong></p>
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<li>Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across the organisation&nbsp;to own the conversion and retention huddles’ roadmap, build in an iterative approach the items on it and communicate it and the impact the teams are having as a result.</li>
<li>Line manage up to two product managers that are responsible for specific areas of the conversion and retention user journey.</li>
<li>Understand our existing product set and have ideas for opportunities for efficiency and improvement in encouraging people to support, and keep supporting us, across the portfolio.</li>
<li>Help readers discover the breadth of our journalism, with a view to encouraging them to support us in the right way, at the right time for them.</li>
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<p><strong>About You</strong></p>
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<li>Understanding of how to convert a company strategy into a product strategy. You can show how you applied external market context, internal company strengths and audience-focused thinking to inform your product decision-making.</li>
<li>Leading insight informed product development. You can demonstrate how you synthesised audience needs from market research, customer insights, data analytics, and competitive insights to deliver successful experiences in collaboration with your colleagues.&nbsp;</li>
<li>You are able to lead a cross disciplinary team and create and maintain an environment of high performance with a clear focus on measurable outcomes.</li>
<li>You are effective at creating partnerships across a wide range of stakeholders both across the organisation and with key platform partners and providers.</li>
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<p>You can see the full job description <a href="https://gnm.learn.taleo.net/files/word/Senior_Product_Manager___Conversion_and_retention_optimisation_JD_Feb_2022.docx" rel="no-follow">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><u>How to apply</u></strong></p>
<p>To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you’d love to take on this role, and why you’re a great match for what we’re looking for.</p>
<p><strong>The closing date for applications is Friday 25th February.</strong></p>
<p><strong><u>About Us</u></strong></p>
<p>The Guardian offers a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, healthcare, dental insurance options, cycle to work scheme and 2 paid volunteering days per year.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We have a strong commitment to your learning, development and wellbeing, with hundreds of different courses available - ranging from bite-sized e-learning courses, to on-site workshops and professional certifications.</p>
<p>It’s the talent, energy and commitment our people bring to our business that make us who we are. Across our business we have some of the brightest and best people in media and beyond: award winning journalists, cutting edge commercial teams, industry leading digital talent and much, much more.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We are a vibrant and diverse community with many events groups and forums to get involved in. Our Kings Place offices overlook Regents Canal, with the newly-developed Coal Drops Yard, Granary Square and St Pancras Square shops, restaurants and pop-ups.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people at the Guardian. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. The Guardian actively encourages applications from BAME candidates.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>At The Guardian, many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.</strong></p>