Senior Technical Product Manager - Mobile Apps

The Guardian; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Pension scheme (employer contributions

Private healthcare

Season ticket loans

Volunteer days

Dental insurance

Parental leave policies

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

The Guardian is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager for the Apps Platform to drive the iOS and Android roadmaps. You will balance product priorities with platform capabilities, collaborating with engineering, data and other stakeholders to deliver value for end users, while navigating evolving mobile OS requirements and maintaining reliability.

We value diverse backgrounds and foster an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in technical product management within digital media, publishing or commercial platforms.
• Proven ability to lead with engineering and data teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication across functions.
• Ability to understand engineer pain points and improve developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for iOS and Android platforms, aligning with development teams.
• Collaborate with engineering, data and stakeholders to identify platform opportunities.
• Prioritise work with engineering manager, balancing business, technical and UX needs.
• Identify upcoming Mobile OS changes to keep Guardian apps at the forefront.
• Find ways Apps Platform can reduce cognitive load, maintenance, and improve security and reliability.
• Analyse user data and KPIs to measure impact of platform delivery and developer experience.
• Treat internal tools as products, define users and gather feedback.

Skills

Technical product management

Stakeholder management

Engineering partnership

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting‑edge commercial professionals and industry‑leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We are now looking for a Senior Technical Product Manager to join the Apps Platform team. The Apps platform team is responsible for developing native mobile applications which are state of the art, embracing the latest developments in the mobile platforms that they depend on. The Senior Technical Product Manager will assess the technical priorities of the team and set the product roadmap, balancing this with the product-based priorities of the team’s stakeholders, the Apps Development team. Partnering with the engineering manager, the Senior Technical Product Manager will report to senior product leadership within the organisation to ensure that the higher-level ambitions are met.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone familiar with the Mobile Application market place, aware of upcoming changes and deadlines in the Mobile OS platforms that will form the team’s roadmap.

About the role

• Own the product roadmap for our iOS and Android platform team, ensuring alignment with the product development teams. Finding the right trade‑offs against product team priorities against building platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering, data and other stakeholder teams to identify new platform opportunities.
• Alongside the engineering manager, prioritise the team’s work, balancing business requirements, technical needs and UX.
• Identify upcoming changes in the Mobile OS Platforms that will keep the Guardian’s Mobile Apps at the forefront of the mobile landscape.
• Identify ways in which the Apps Platform team can help deliver value to the end users (app teams) by reducing cognitive load, reducing maintenance overhead, improving security, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Analyse user data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify areas for improvement and measure the impact of platform delivery and its impact on developer experience.
• Treat internal tools as products, defining users, gathering feedback and sharing successes.

About you

• Extensive experience in technical product management, ideally within digital media, publishing or commercial platforms
• Proven technical product leadership abilities, including evidence of close partnership with engineering and data teams
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of influencing across teams and functions
• Ability to deeply understand engineer pain points
• Data-informed mindset with experience using performance metrics to guide decision‑making
• Purpose‑driven and sympathetic towards Guardian values

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media

We operate in a hybrid environment working 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross and 2 days a week remotely.

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. 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. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI‑assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team. Thank you for bearing with us during the screening process.

The closing date for applications is Monday 28th September 2026.

All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs.

Benefits at the Guardian

• You’ll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age).
• We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving.
• Season ticket loans are also available.
• You are entitled to private healthcare, life cover, income protection, and eye tests.
• You can also opt in to dental insurance.
• We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place.
• We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.

Culture and wellbeing

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

Our canteen has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Learning and development

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.

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Guardian News and Media is proud to be a London Living wage employer. The minimum salary for any full-time role within the organisation is £30,000 per annum. Salary ranges are dependent on skills and experience