Principal Product Manager

Overview

You will join The Sun’s digital product teams
, a dedicated group focused on the development and continuous improvement of our digital portfolio, including our websites, apps, and various digital platforms. Our team operates as an agile, cross-functional programme, collaborating closely to ensure our products meet the ever-changing needs of our audience and business while delivering excellence across one of Britain's most iconic brands.

Your Role

As our Principal Product Manager reporting to the Head of Product
, you will take ownership of key digital initiatives across our major owned and operated platforms. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead impactful digital experiences and help shape the future of our brand by balancing audience needs with business priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

• Deliver a clear and impactful vision for The Sun’s digital products, ensuring alignment with wider business goals and audience needs.
• Drive the growth of content capabilities across our digital portfolio, with a particular focus on app and video features.
• Lead and inspire a team of product managers, providing guidance and mentorship to help them deliver their best work.
• Collaborate with editorial, commercial, and technology teams to ensure priorities are aligned and outputs meet stakeholder requirements.
• Utilise data and insights to inform decisions, measure success, and continuously optimise product performance.
• Champion the creation of seamless, user-friendly experiences that increase engagement and retention across all platforms.
• Support the evolution of our digital platforms to ensure they remain robust, scalable, and future-ready.

• Demonstrated experience in digital product management, with a track record of delivering successful products in an audience-focused environment.
• Previous experience leading and developing a team of product managers to foster a culture of innovation and continuous growth.
• Strong understanding of the media landscape to effectively balance editorial priorities and brand identity with commercial objectives.
• Clear communication skills to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams and manage diverse stakeholder expectations.
• Proficiency in agile methodologies to lead cross-functional teams and ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes.
• A data-driven mindset to confidently use analytics when prioritising initiatives and measuring product success.
• A commitment to user-centred design to ensure we are always delivering exceptional and intuitive digital experiences.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our news brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talk

SPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local 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 multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun.

Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

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.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as…