Join us in the News Products team at Reach where you’ll work with a great team of product people who care about building the right thing in the right way - on products that reach millions of people every day. As a Product Owner, you will be responsible for translating the strategy and roadmap into a clear and prioritised tactical backlog and working closely with the development team to execute the backlog into actionable tasks.

Location

This is a remote working role within the UK, with the ability to utilise local hubs Reach have across the UK.

So, who are we?

We are Reach Plc, you might not have heard of us but we have probably met without you even realising it. We are home to the UK and Ireland’s most iconic digital platforms, magazines and newspapers. From the Mirror, Daily Express and OK!, to our regional titles such as the Liverpool Echo, BirminghamLive and the Manchester Evening News (plus lots more), our brands and the stories we cover are as varied as our people. We help all kinds of people share experiences through our stories because we believe this is what makes us human.

Oh, and we should probably also mention that with a monthly readership of 47 million people, Reach is the largest commercial publisher in the UK. At Reach, not only will you feel better understood, you will also feel you understand other people better too.

Reporting to the Head of Product, day to day you will largely be working with a Product Team made up of Software Engineers, UX, UI Designers and Quality Assurance Engineers to build and manage a product backlog. Not only that, but you will be working alongside User Research, Customer Insight and Stakeholders to understand where the problems and opportunities are and to define the best solutions for these.

The Product Owner will prioritise, manage and align the product backlog with the strategic roadmap. Working within a cross-functional team, you will prioritise and support the team to build the right things and deliver a quality product that creates value. You will gather and specify requirements and collaboratively write into user stories, working with a team to refine.

You will have proven experience working in a similar role and being able to translate customer requirements into a prioritised backlog and user stories. You will have experience working closely with stakeholders and direct exposure to working with products that are technical in nature. An evidence-led delivery approach is useful alongside a deep understanding of customer-centred design.

Previous experience

• Previous experience working within an agile/scrum/product team - you’ll have been embedded into teams consisting of Software Engineers, Quality
• Assurance and Design in the past
• A track record of building, scaling and solving challenges in complex product environments
• Developed and proven influencing and negotiation skills with a strong ability to work collaboratively across the organisation at all levels

Desirable but not essential

• Previous experience working in a large scale media organisation
• Experience in Jira
• Assisted in digital transformations to help companies pivot to outcome, user led focuses

We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;

• Help saving for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
• 25 days’ holiday per year when you join. After three, five and ten years’ service with Reach, you’ll accrue one additional day of annual leave. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Giving back day - an additional day’s leave each year to support a cause close to your heart
• Enhanced family leave - including maternity, paternity and adoption - and you’ll be eligible after just six months’ employment
• Private Healthcare Cash Plan - free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
• As one of the UK’s top 50 Inclusive Employers everyone’s invited to join our events, programmes and networks to celebrate diversity and build an environment where all our people can thrive
• Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 assistance programme for you and your nearest and dearest
• Awesome career opportunities - you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
• We are also a member of the 30% Club, a global campaign aimed at increasing gender diversity at board and senior management levels

Interested? Want to find out more? Start your application today and see what Reach can offer you.

Reach plc believes diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.