Product Manager, ITVX Content Experience 

Streaming

Fixed Term Contract, 12 months (Maternity Cover) | Full Time

Office location: White City, London | Hybrid - 2 days a week in the office.

Hiring range: £50,000 - £65,000

For more information please email TalkingCareers@itv.com

 

Your work matters to millions.

 

Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution. 

When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people. 

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.

 

Your impact sends ripples.

 

The team

We connect with millions of people every day, make content they can't get enough of and reflect and shape the world we live in... and we do all this through the power of creativity. We will be a digitally led entertainment and media company that creates and brings brilliant content to audiences, wherever, whenever and however they choose.  

Simply put, as a Media and Entertainment brand at heart, we are people-focussed and place a huge emphasis on innovation. Our culture is everything to us and our engineering team power the platforms for our stars on screen to shape the future.

Here at ITV we are undergoing a major digital transformation drive, across all of our platforms and on-demand services. With the rapid shift in industry trends, from VOD streaming to programmatic AI and ever-changing consumer tastes, accelerating the demand for high-quality, high-volume content delivery at scale, we are looking to leverage our long-standing reputation as the largest commercial TV network in the UK in order to create a technology-first media platform that caters to an increasingly diverse worldwide audience.

The role 

We’re looking for a Product Manager to join our Core Experience Product Group that will primarily focus on the discovery experience and support strategic projects to grow the ITVX service.

Reporting to the Senior Product Manager, this role will be coordinating Product development activities across several ITV functions and with our development teams. 

For this role, we are looking for someone with previous experience in developing consumer facing digital products on Connected TV (CTV), web and mobile platforms and a track record of managing a data driven, value based roadmap.

The role will entail but not be limited to:

• Translate customers’ core experience needs and business requirements into a Product Strategy for your cross functional area
• Prioritise the development backlog through Risk, Impact, Confidence and Effort assessment.
• Leading and documenting the opportunity assessment, discovery and development of device centric capabilities and features that enhance the viewers experience in the ITVX app
• Leading a cross functional team towards a roadmap that is data driven and prioritised based on value and feasibility
• Taking the initiative to really understand viewer experience on devices and propose optimisations that are driven through data and testing
• Taking ownership of complex cross functional problems and seeing them through to a resolution
• Managing and keeping stakeholders informed at all levels across Product, Technology, Delivery, Marketing, Commercial and Legal to build a vision and roadmap

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Knowledge of streaming devices and their capabilities (Web / CTV / Mobile would be advantageous)
• Knowledge of native device functionality and bespoke needs of partner apps
• Understanding of data centric Product development, establishing KPIs and storytelling through data
• Understanding and ability to collaborate closely with technical development, design and product teams
• Experience working across suppliers and teams and ensuring consistency of approach and unity of direction
• Ability to define and write product documentation / development tickets in a clear concise way

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Excellent stakeholder management skills and proven track record in working with cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to navigate relationships at various levels across ITV, including strong influencing skills so as to act as a change agent
• Comfortable to navigate and guide others through ambiguity
• Able to work independently and to tight and evolving deadlines
• Flexible and creative approach to problem solving

 

ITV is for everyone.

 

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com. 

Find out more about applying with a disability.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

 

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.

  

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including

• Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life 
  

More about our benefits 

Closing date: 23rd October 2024

Interviews: w/c 11th November

"Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested."