Principal Product Manager - Monetisation Login

News UK; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in the UK is looking for a Principal Product Manager for Monetisation. This role involves setting the vision and strategy for monetisation products across various squads. The ideal candidate should have strong advertising and Ad-Tech experience, alongside the ability to influence stakeholders and drive experimentation. The company offers generous benefits including extensive training, private medical insurance, and a pension scheme. Strong decision-making and a proactive mindset are essential for this crucial role.

Benefits

Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full salary

Wide range of training available

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Generous pension scheme with 5% contributions

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a commercial advertising focused Product role with Ad-Tech understanding.
• Ability to influence others and sell the product vision.
• Proactive in identifying and tackling opportunities.
• Proficient in validating assumptions through experimentation.
• Ability to define business cases balancing priorities and timeframes.
• Strong decision-making skills in collaboration with teams.

Responsibilities

• Set vision and strategy for monetisation products.
• Drive experimentation and validate assumptions through A/B testing.
• Influence and align stakeholders across teams.
• Mentor and manage Product Managers.
• Report on data and progress to stakeholders.

Skills

Commercial advertising experience

Ad-Tech understanding

Influencing stakeholders

Experimental approach

Decision-making

Collaborative problem-solving

Startup mindset

Job description

The Principal Product Manager for Monetisation will be responsible for driving growth and value across The Times' commercial ecosystem, focusing on three key squads: Diversification, Ad Experience, and Travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the vision and commercial product strategy for monetisation products across The Times, working closely with our Commercial Director, aligning the Product Managers for Monetisation, and with the wider Product team.
• Articulate the tribe vision and roadmap, prioritising where squads can deliver the most impact across Diversification, Experience, Travel, and other areas of Product that monetisation manifests itself in, for both business and technology stakeholders.
• Define and deliver commercial roadmaps with clear prioritisation, balancing short‑term revenue opportunities with longer‑term sustainability.
• Collaborate across domains:
  • With the Monetisation squads to ensure strategies extend into all areas.
  • With the Travel Product Manager to align commercial priorities across Times Travel Retail.
  • With all other Product tribes and squads to ensure Monetisation is considered in all upcoming features and initiatives.
  • With Product Design and Business Analysts to validate and deliver user‑centric solutions that balance revenue growth with audience needs.
  • With Ad‑Tech and commercial engineering to understand the ad stack that our products are supported by, and how best to leverage them and identify areas of opportunity.
• Drive experimentation, championing an evidence‑led approach to monetisation by validating or invalidating assumptions through A/B testing, prototyping, and customer insight.
• Influence and align stakeholders, working with senior leadership, editorial, commercial, and engineering teams to ensure monetisation initiatives are integrated seamlessly and strategically.
• Mentor and line‑manage Product Managers, supporting them to optimise their product development process.
• Agree shared OKRs with business teams outside Product to ensure end‑to‑end success of initiatives.
• Report on data and progress proactively, keeping stakeholders informed on roadmap outcomes and impact.
• Encourage best practices across the product development lifecycle, identifying opportunities to improve how problems are framed, refined, and solved.
• Create alignment with other Principal Product Managers across The Times to make the best decisions for the product as a whole.
• Support the Head of Product in driving Product Organisation Maturity and contribute to the wider News UK Product community, sharing learnings, best practice, and helping to develop the Product function at News.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a commercial advertising focussed Product role, with strong Ad‑Tech understanding.
• Ability to work with and influence others to sell your vision and the product journey.
• Proactiveness rather than reactiveness in identifying and tackling opportunities.
• An experimental approach, focused on validating or invalidating assumptions to drive incremental impact.
• Ability to define solutions with the support of teams, balancing roadmap priorities, delivery timeframes, and presenting well‑defined business cases.
• Strong decision‑making, with the ability to justify priorities in collaboration with the Product team and wider stakeholders.
• Experience working with Engineering to balance shared, common technology with the specific needs of the business.
• A startup mindset, with the ability to be 'T‑shaped' and find pragmatic ways to get things done.
• An eye for spotting marketing opportunities and a keen interest in industry developments.

Benefits

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks.
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre‑existing conditions.
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes.
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme.
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books.
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times; weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities.
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling.
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year.