Digital Product Owner - London, United Kingdom - Sporting News

Description

_ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE_

The Sporting News is growing and is searching for a Product Owner to help drive the strategy and development of both the website and native apps.

The Sporting News, a sports media publication that originated in the United States in 1886, already has editions in 15 regions and in 5 languages.

In 2023, we're excited to expand our international footprint and digital offering.

We are looking for a motivated and driven Product Owner who will be able to work with our Product Manager and with globally-distributed internal and external stakeholders to make Sporting News become the leading global digital sports destination with world-class product experiences for the modern sports fan.

This high-profile role will have exposure to all aspects of the business, from the tactical to the strategic.

Your innate creativity combined with your product ownership experience and results orientation will enable the business to drive timely product and market decisions that will be crucial to achieving our goals.

Over time you will set the bar for how we imagine, build and deliver great products.

If you are looking to make your mark on a global product with a team of talented, driven, and ambitious people, now's the time to raise your hand

This permanent position can be based in our office in Vauxhall, London, or on a flexible, hybrid, basis, or there could be the opportunity to work fully remotely within the UK.

It will report to the Delivery Manager.

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WHAT YOU'LL DO_**- Help to manage the Sporting News digital portfolio, both web, and native apps, to ensure a world-class digital experience

• In an agile delivery environment, direct crossfunctional, globallydistributed delivery teams so that they have a clear understanding of the vision and roadmap
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders throughout the business
• Display strong leadership, organisational, and execution skills.
• Identify significant product, organisational, and process opportunities and drive them to fruition
• Incorporate data, research, and market analysis to inform product strategies, roadmaps and to influence others

_ WHAT YOU'LL BRING_

• You will be an experienced Product Owner, with applicable digital product experiences such as Sports, Media, Gaming, or Entertainment
• Demonstrable Product Owner experience in an agile delivery environment
• Experience working within a globally distributed team
• Adept at defining product capabilities and breaking these down into backlogs of wellformed user stories
• Skilled at communicating with clients, stakeholders, and endusers with varying levels of technical knowledge
• Experienced negotiator with the ability to handle conflicting constraints
• The ability to lead and influence at all levels
• Open to international travel, as necessary
• Strong attention to detail
• Skilled problem solver

_ NOT ESSENTIAL BUT GREAT IF YOU ALSO HAVE_

• A passion for sports
• Experience with Content and Identity Management Systems
• An understanding of UX in the context of web and app development
• An understanding of Ad technology, e.g. GAM, Amazon TAM
• Experience working within data protection regulations (e.g. GDPR) and related CMP tools
• Experience working with thirdparty data to enhance the product experience
• Experience with gaming products

_ THE REWARDS_

• 25 days annual leave yearly entitlement
• Buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave
• Carry over 5 days of annual leave to Q1 the following year

• Life Insurance

• Death in service cover
• Private Health CareBirthday leave
• Annual salary reviews
• Pension Salary Exchange
• Flexible working arrangements
• Company laptop
• LinkedIn Learning
• 3months maternity or adoption leave at 100% pay
• 5 days of bereavement leave

_ ABOUT SPORTING NEWS, THE COMPANY_
The underlying ethos of Sporting News is positivity and passion for sports.

To help drive those tenets, we have three core objectives:

• Create the best media experience for sports fans. Wherever you are in the world, whatever device you choose, we want Sporting News to offer the best fan experience possible through the creation of quality, interesting content.
• Develop a work experience that people want to be part of. We want to identify talented, motivated staff who work hard, enjoy their job, support their teamand have fun while doing it.
• Build a fantastic, growing business. We want to deliver for our brand and our partners while achieving our commercial goals, ultimately using our scale for good.
• At Sporting News, we celebrate the diversity of our employees and our leadership. Sporting News is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law._

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ABOUT SPORTING NEWS, THE BRAND_**One of the world's most iconic sports br