Job Description

Job Category: Product & Engineering
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Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
Our Product and Engineering department builds award-winning digital products to support The Guardian's mission. We are now looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and optimisation of our advertising products, driving sustainable revenue growth while ensuring an exceptional user experience.
As Senior Product Manager you'll bring your knowledge and understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem and have a strong track record of successfully launching and scaling high-impact ad products. You will link commercial, technology, data, and editorial teams, delivering innovative advertising solutions aligned with business goals and industry standards. This is essential for keeping The Guardian's advertising platforms, data capabilities, and ad formats competitive and compliant in the rapidly changing digital advertising landscape.
About the Role

• Define and own the advertising product strategy and roadmap across display, native, video, branded content, and programmatic channels, aligning with broader company objectives including audience growth and subscription models.
• Lead cross-functional teams (engineering, data, design, ad operations, and commercial) through the end-to-end product lifecycle - from discovery to launch to iteration.
• Ensure The Guardian's ad products deliver measurable value to advertisers and readers alike, supporting our long-term sustainability.
• Identify market trends, opportunities, and threats in digital advertising and translate them into actionable product initiatives, prioritising features and improvements based on data, user insights, and commercial impact.
• Deliver seamless integration between third-party ad technology stacks, data platforms, and The Guardian's proprietary technology, ensuring products meet performance, privacy and compliance standards.
• Partner closely with our Global Programmatic and Sales colleagues to create compelling ad propositions and our Editorial teams to align with new site features and protect and enhance the reader experience.
• Define and track key KPIs such as revenue uplift, CPMs, viewability, and user engagement, driving a data-informed approach to optimisation, experimentation and continuous improvement.

About You

• Extensive experience in product management, ideally within digital media, publishing, or ad tech
• Strong understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem - programmatic, first-party data, targeting, SSPs/DSPs, ad servers, and measurement tools.
• Can demonstrate a proven track record of delivering high-impact ad products that drive commercial outcomes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in data-driven product development.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of influencing at senior levels.
• Ability to balance commercial priorities with reader experience and editorial goals.
• Committed to the Guardian's mission and values.

We operate in a hybrid environment working 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross and 2 days a week remotely.
We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.
How to Apply
To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you'd love to take on this role, and why you're a great match for what we're looking for.
We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI-assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team.
The closing date for applications is Friday 28th November 2025.
All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs. Please contact Anna Vipers on to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.
Benefits at the Guardian
You'll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.
You are entitled to private healthcare, life cover, income protection, and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.
We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.
Culture and Wellbeing
We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.
We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
Our canteen has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Learning and Development
We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.

Skills Required