Principal Product Manager
BBC Media Action
Product
London, UK · Newcastle upon Tyne, UK · Cardiff, UK · Glasgow, UK · Birmingham, UK
GBP 90k-100k / year
| Cardiff, GBR, CF10 1FT
| Glasgow, GBR, G511DA
| London, GBR, W1A 1AA
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GBR, NE991RN
| Salford, GBR, M50 2QH
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time / Fixed-term Contract (22 Months)
DEPARTMENT: BBC Media Tech, Corporate Systems
LOCATION: Hybrid (up to 1-2 days per week in the office)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £90,000 - £100,000 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 Corporate Systems department delivers business critical applications across BBC Public Service and BBC Studios, spanning Finance, Procurement, Treasury, HR, Learning & Resource Scheduling.
As Principal Product Manager, you shape and govern the SAP focused technology platform, driving a clear architectural vision. You ensure standards based, reusable, and innovative solutions that align with BBC technology strategy and choices, guide investment, and deliver measurable value across BBC divisions and partner ecosystems.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join the Corporate Systems team to work at the heart of the BBC, shaping platforms that power critical business functions across Public Service and BBC Studios. You’ll influence large scale, strategic technology decisions, work with talented architects and engineers, and apply modern, standards driven architecture at scale. The role offers real impact, technical challenge, and the chance to drive innovation within a complex, purpose driven organisation.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
• Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for the Corporate Systems technology platform, aligned to BBC business priorities.
• Define platform value propositions, outcomes, and measures of success for internal services and products.
• Lead architectural direction and governance for SAP BTP and SAP RISE PCE along with associated hybrid platforms.
• Partner with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, service management and suppliers to balance demand, risk, and investment.
• Ensure platform reliability, security, scalability, and cost-effectiveness across its lifecycle.
• Identify technology risks and opportunities, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• Proven experience leading a large-scale enterprise technology platform or product.
• Strong architectural background in complex, hybrid technology environments.
• Experience working with SAP ecosystems, cloud platforms, or enterprise SaaS.
• Proficient in all aspects of Security, Identity, Hosting and Networks.
• Strong understanding of service reliability, security, and operational excellence.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
• Familiarity with product management, ITIL, or TOGAF practices.
• Experience working in large, regulated, or public-sector organisations.
• Relevant professional certifications or advanced qualifications.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to shape strategy and translate it into deliverable roadmaps.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
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.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
