Senior Product Manager, Generative AI

Job Band

Job Reference: SF24036

Band: D

Salary: £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.

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Office Base is either London or Salford. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.

Advert closing date: 15th June 2025

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.

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Job Purpose

Our mission in Authoring & Curation is to enable BBC editorial teams to reach audiences across the globe.  We build and optimise the tools that power our digital landscape. Any BBC News or Sport content you’ve read online is created using our tools. Authoring & Curation is at the heart of the BBC’s journey into a digital first future, harnessing the power of AI, user research and data analysis to ensure that BBC content creators will always have the tools to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving audience.

We are looking for a visionary and technically skilled Senior Product Manager to lead the development of scalable, AI-driven products that support strategic business needs across the BBC’s Product Group. The successful candidate will coordinate between editorial, UX and technical colleagues to deliver products end-to-end, from innovative ideas to validated, scalable production systems serving thousands of internal users and improving the experience of millions. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the way that the BBC creates and curates content, and to be a leader in our adoption of Generative AI. We’re looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology, design, and business impact, and is passionate about shaping the future of AI in product ecosystems. 

Main Responsibilities

• Drive Scalable Product Design: Lead the product lifecycle with a focus on building scalable, user-centric solutions that can grow with the business and adapt to emerging technology.
• AI Strategy & Vision: Stay ahead of the curve on AI advancements and translate new technologies into actionable product strategies.  Be a vocal advocate for AI innovation within the BBC.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, design, data science, and business stakeholders to gather requirements, assess value, and prioritise initiatives that align with organisational goals.
• Product Leadership: Leverage your product skills to make informed decisions, evaluate trade-offs, and communicate effectively across the multi-discipline team.
• Market Awareness: Maintain a deep understanding of the AI landscape, including current trends, ethical considerations, and upcoming developments that could shape the next 2-3 years of product innovation.
• Product Evolution: Champion the product vision and influence a culture of experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement.
  
  

  

Are you the right candidate?

• Proven experience in product management, ideally in AI, SaaS, or platform-based environments.
• Experience with prioritisation frameworks and value-driven decision-making.
• At least enough technical knowledge to understand the engineering and ML work of the team at a high level.
• Demonstrated success in designing and scaling complex products.
• A strong interest in AI and a demonstrable drive to push innovative projects forward.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  
  

Desirable But Not Essential

• Experience working with Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, or machine learning platforms.
  
  

Interview process

The interview process will be two stages and held on MS Teams. The first stage will include a short presentation / scenario followed by the second interview where you'll demonstrate the required competencies through examples from your experience. Interviews will commence the week of 30th June 2025.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk

Our mission in Authoring & Curation is to enable BBC editorial teams to reach audiences across the globe. We build and optimise the tools that power our digital landscape. Any BBC News or Sport content you've read online is created using our tools. Authoring & Curation is at the heart of the BBC's journey into a digital first future, harnessing the power of AI, user research and data analysis to ensure that BBC content creators will always have the tools to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving audience.