Senior Product Manager(Data Platform)

The Bbc; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization is seeking a Senior Product Manager to transform its data platform. You will define the vision, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure the platform meets user needs. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background and experience with data platforms. Competitive salary and flexible working options are offered.

Benefits

Life at BBC includes a competitive salary package

Flexible benefits

35-hour working week

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering complex technical products.
• Strong technical literacy with modern data platforms.
• Experience working on platforms processing millions of events daily.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the vision and roadmap for the data platform.
• Work with engineering leads for scalability and reliability.
• Drive adoption and usability of the platform across teams.

Skills

Technical literacy with modern data platforms

Stakeholder management

Metric-driven mindset

Experience with Agile practices

Experience with Kafka or event streaming technologies

Familiarity with data governance

Ability to work independently

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Overview

Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GBR, NE991RN

Job package: Permanent, full-time. Department: Product Group. Proposed salary range: £72,000 - £82,000 depending on skills, knowledge and experience. We are happy to discuss flexible working; indicate your preference in the application if you would like to, though there is no obligation at this stage. Flexible working will be part of the offer stage discussion.

Purpose of the role: The BBC Data Platform underpins how data flows across the organisation. It powers analytics, personalisation, and insights for products such as iPlayer, Sounds, and News. The team is undertaking a major transformation to modernise data ingestion and real-time processing. The goal is to build a streaming data platform that can deliver reliable, real-time data at scale and enable analytics, personalisation, and experimentation. As Senior Product Manager, you will lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery for this platform, shaping its capabilities to meet internal users’ evolving needs.

Why join the team: Opportunity to shape the BBC’s future data platform, working on large-scale real-time systems with modern cloud technologies. You will collaborate with engineering, data, and product teams on a high-profile programme with impact across the organisation.

Your key responsibilities and impact

• Define and deliver the vision and roadmap for the BBC's emerging streaming data platform.
• Work with engineering leads to ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient as it evolves.
• Translate organisational needs into clear product outcomes for analytics, personalisation, experimentation, and data transformation use cases.
• Drive adoption and usability of the platform across the BBC's internal teams. Ensure the platform meets requirements for data quality, governance, and security.
• Bring external insights and industry best practices into the BBC's data platform strategy.

Desirable qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering complex technical products in data or platform environments.
• High agency, comfortable making decisions and working independently in ambiguous settings.
• Strong technical literacy with modern data platforms, event-driven architectures, and streaming data pipelines.
• Skilled at stakeholder management, able to communicate technical topics in business-friendly language.
• Metric-driven mindset, with a focus on measurable outcomes and using data to inform product decisions.
• Experience working on platforms that operate at large scale, processing millions or billions of events daily.
• Experience with Agile delivery practices and iterative product development.
• Experience with Kafka or other event streaming technologies.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms such as GCP or Azure.
• Familiarity with data governance and compliance requirements in complex organisations.
• Comfortable with approaches that prioritise learning quickly and shaping decisions through evidence and measurable outcomes.
• Knowledge of prioritisation frameworks such as Impact vs Effort, Kano, or ICE to balance strategic and tactical delivery.
• Understanding of data platform modernisation approaches and emerging technologies.

Additional information

• Disability confident: We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss.
• Benefits: Life at BBC includes a competitive salary package, flexible benefits, 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave (with option to buy 5 extra days), defined pension scheme, and discounted dental, health care, and gym.
• Career development and values: Excellent career and professional development; a values-based organisation where the way we do things is as important as what we do.