Project Manager - Commercial Systems

News UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Role: Project Manager - Commercial Systems

Location: London Bridge

Contract: Permanent

The News UK Tech team is at the core of one of the world's leading media companies, bringing together talented individuals to tackle exciting challenges and deliver innovative products at scale. Recently named Team of the Year at the UK Business Innovation Awards, we are passionate and trusted experts creating industry-leading solutions through attracting and developing the best talent.

Team: The Commercial Systems team is a thriving team focused on the ongoing maintenance and evolution of the Customer Relations Management (CRM - Salesforce) and Order Management System (OMS - Lineup). We are continuously improving and building on our commercial capabilities through improved data capture, hygiene and workflows, timely and accurate reporting and functionality improvements that save time for all teams that use and rely on these systems' downstream output.

Role: You'll be responsible for the delivery of Commercial Systems projects that underpin digital and print Sales Operations' quote to cash workflows. You will work closely with a wide range of senior stakeholders and external vendors to implement features and improvements that align with commercial sales and operations, technology and financial teams' strategies.

Day to day you will be:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of commercial systems projects and features, prioritising based on business value and ensuring successful outcomes.
• Collaborate with the product owner and system analysts to articulate and detail roadmap items for delivery teams and external vendors.
• Use Agile methodologies to break down complex business proposals into clear roadmaps with accurately estimated release plans.
• Monitor and report project status, progress, blockers, and changes to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the process.
• Manage team dependencies by fostering collaboration and organisation across technology programmes, third parties, and key stakeholders.
• Utilise metrics to identify process improvement opportunities, implement changes, and measure their effectiveness within the teams.
• Apply Agile approaches to build collaborative, cross-functional teams that deliver business value and meet objectives effectively.
• Anticipate and mitigate project risks, manage the release process, and act as a key point of contact for live incidents and escalations when necessary.

What we are looking for in you:

• Experience in a project management role, with a track record of technical achievement.
• Significant and demonstrable experience in leading data-driven projects in a fast moving environment.
• Knowledge of CRM and/or OMS are a significant benefit. Alternatively, advertising or general media sales knowledge and experience is beneficial too.
• Strong, proactive communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
• Versatility in facilitation approaches (including facilitating from the sidelines) to foster greater collaboration between colleagues and multiple stakeholders.
• Eager and quick to learn.

If you believe you have the skills and passion to succeed, even if you don't meet every requirement on the list, we encourage you to apply. We value potential just as much as experience and are eager to hear from individuals who are enthusiastic about learning and growing with us.

At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace.

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual's potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• 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.
• 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.

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on [email protected].