Job Introduction

BBC Sounds is looking for a Product Manager to work in our Mobile Apps team, growing our audience and encouraging them to use Sounds regularly, with a particular focus on voice capable devices.

The Sounds team, part of the BBC’s Design and Engineering division, is tasked with developing the BBC’s flagship audio product. Along with its sister product, BBC iPlayer, Sounds is a core priority (see https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/reports/annualplan) and is at the heart of reinventing the BBC for a new generation.

Our product development teams build these two key BBC products. Our mission is to secure the Internet future of BBC. It is an exciting time to join the team as we have ambitious goals to be the number one online audio service in the UK.

Working in digital product development at the BBC means being part of a department whose work impacts 25 million users every day across our products and content consumption. This is an opportunity to work on digital product at a scale that is hard to find.

With established bases in London and Salford, we are also in the process of growing a base in Glasgow. This role is based in our team in Glasgow.

Role Responsibility

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in establishing a brand new multidisciplinary Sounds App team in Glasgow (iOS and Android). In this role you will be responsible for providing direction and making day-to-day product decisions. You will learn about our users’ needs to a deep level and use this insight to work closely with your fellow Product Managers based in other BBC locations to ensure the right priorities are being set across Sounds wider team.

The Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for someone exceptional to join a team of already exceptional and passionate people.

A seasoned Digital Product Manager with demonstrable success within consumer products, who can: Think big, helping create future strategy and objectives.

Package Description

Band: D
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Glasgow 

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/