Senior Product Manager(Data Platform)

JOB PACKAGE

Job Band: D

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Department: Product Group

Location: Newcastle

Proposed Salary Range: £72,000 - £82,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The BBC Data Platform underpins how data flows across the organisation. It powers our analytics, personalisation, and insights for products such as iPlayer, Sounds, and News. We are currently undertaking a major transformation programme to modernise how data ingestion and real-time processing work across the BBC. The goal is to build a streaming data platform that can deliver reliable, real-time data at scale and open up new opportunities for analytics, personalisation, and experimentation. As Senior Product Manager, you'll lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery for this platform. You'll shape its capabilities and ensure it meets the needs of our internal users as it evolves.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is an opportunity to shape the BBC’s future data platform, working on largescale real-time systems with modern cloud technologies. You'll collaborate with talented engineering, data, and product teams on a high-profile transformation programme with real impact across the organisation.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Define and deliver the vision and roadmap for the BBC’s emerging streaming data platform.

Work with engineering leads to ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, and costefficient as it evolves.

Translate organisational needs into clear product outcomes for analytics, personalisation, experimentation, and data transformation use cases.

Drive adoption and usability of the platform across the BBC’s internal teams. Ensure the platform meets requirements for data quality, governance, and security.

Bring external insights and industry best practices into the BBC’s data platform strategy.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

Proven track record of delivering complex technical products in data or platform environments.

High agency, comfortable making decisions and working independently in ambiguous settings.

Strong technical literacy with modern data platforms, event-driven architectures, and streaming data pipelines.

Skilled at stakeholder management, able to communicate technical topics in business-friendly language.

Metric driven mindset, with a focus on measurable outcomes and using data to inform product decisions.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

Experience working on platforms that operate at large scale, processing millions or billions of events daily.

Experience of Agile delivery practices and iterative product development.

Experience with Ka ka or other event streaming technologies.

Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms such as GCP or Azure.

Familiarity with data governance and compliance requirements in complex organisations.

Comfortable with approaches that prioritise learning quickly and shaping decisions through evidence and measurable outcomes.

Knowledge of prioritisation frameworks such as Impact vs Effort, Kano, or ICE to balance strategic and tactical delivery.

Understanding of data platform modernisation approaches and emerging technologies.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

There will be two stages. The first explores your approach to product management and how you align with BBC values. The second includes a short written task completed in advance, followed by a discussion to go deeper on your experience. All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams, and we’ll make any adjustments you need to support your participation. Initial nterviews will be held w/c 27th October.