At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter— our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team.
Your Role: PRODUCT MANAGER
Data is central to how we deliver an exceptional experience for our audiences and our clients, and for how we build and extend our competitive advantage.
The Data Team have been on a journey over the last year, bringing together disparate teams into one data function. As part of that journey, we have recently created 3 distinct cross – functional squads to enable focus on core business problems, allowing a Product Manager to be the primary point of contact for these business problems.
As a Product Manager for Data, you will report directly into the Head of Product (Data) and will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisation's data strategy within advertiser, content and consumer areas. You will be at the forefront of driving innovation, ensuring data integrity, and optimising data-driven decision-making processes. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and possesses a deep understanding of data, technologies and a passion for stakeholder management.
As a Product Manager at Global:
Strategic vision: Working closely with the Head of Product, Analytics, Data Science and Engineering to develop and articulate a strategic vision for the areas pertaining to the squads this role will own. Create a short, medium and long term roadmap outlining how it will come to life across multiple quarters. Product development: Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle for a range of areas pulling together professionals from all functions within the data team and working in collaboration with the data platform team to ensure robust data with longevity and a range of use cases. Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including data engineers, data scientists and analysts. Communicate effectively to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment between business goals and technical solutions
What You’ll Love About This Role
Think Big: We like to look at the bigger strategic direction rather than just reactive requests
Own It: You will take full ownership of multiple squads, owning their priorities and roadmaps
Keep it Simple: You will distil a lot of business information to refine with the squad to make it easy and digestible
Better Together: Working in truly cross – functional teams including engineers, analysis, data scientists and warehousing.
With requests coming in from across the business, ensure the most valuable products are being worked on to elevate data utilisation and insights generation through self – serve methods and to alleviate the pressure of ad hoc requests Work alongside the data platform working group to ensure the right data sets are being ingested into the data platform to provide the greatest benefit across most use cases. Become the primary contact for many teams around the business including Global Player, DAX, Insights, Data Strategy and more, grow and manage the stakeholder relationships. Be able to communicate reliance’s and dependencies across teams / the business and methodologies put in place to mitigate them. Demonstrate impact of data platform by understanding business needs from stakeholders and build into core use cases. Create innovative solutions tackling improved efficiency and enhanced decision-making ability
Experience: 5+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on data platforms, analytics, or related areas
Technical proficiency: Strong technical understanding of data platforms, databases, and data processing technologies but also able to build the bridge between engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Communication: Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential
Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically and contribute to the overall business strategy. Experience developing and executing product roadmaps aligned with organisational goals
Adaptability: Thrive in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate adaptability to evolving priorities and challenges
Coaching and Development: Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential
Building Trust: Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team
Creating a place we all belong at Global
We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global.
As a business, we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore, we operate a Smart Working approach. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, drop us an email at recruitment@global.com, we’ll be happy to help.