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Lead Product Operations Manager

BBC
Office & Professional
Office & Professional
£70,000 - £90,000/Year
Full-time
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Description

Location
Any UK Office – Hybrid (including London Broadcasting House)

Hours
Full-time, Permanent

Salary
£70,000 - £90,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

About the Role
This role owns how strategic intent is shaped into clear, prioritised and capacity-aware plans across the Product Group. You will develop the planning frameworks, operating rhythms and tooling that connect strategy, delivery, finance and workforce planning. By combining strong planning approaches with expert use of platforms such as Jira, you will help leaders balance ambition with capacity, align investment with priorities and give teams clarity on what matters most.

You will be part of a team that helps turn strategy into practical delivery. Working with Product, Engineering, Finance and Operations leaders, you will shape planning frameworks and prioritisation approaches that help teams focus on the work that matters most for audiences.

Requirements

Experience
- Designing strategic or portfolio planning frameworks in a complex organisation
- Expert knowledge of Jira and its application to portfolio planning, roadmapping and strategic delivery
- Strong understanding of capacity planning, prioritisation and organisational planning
- Designing or evolving planning tools, workflows and data models to support strategic decision-making
- Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and influencing skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear recommendations

About you
You are a strategic thinker with strong planning expertise and excellent communication skills. You thrive in complex environments and enjoy collaborating across teams to embed consistent planning practices. You are proactive in driving continuous improvement and have a passion for aligning strategy with delivery.

Qualifications
While no formal qualifications are specified, experience working in Product, Technology or Digital delivery environments is highly desirable. Experience with Jira Cloud, Atlassian Analytics, Confluence or related planning tools is advantageous. Experience designing operating models, planning frameworks or governance rhythms and working in large, complex organisations is also beneficial.

Expiry date: 09/09/2026
Lead Product Operations Manager
Company:
BBC
Salary:
£70,000 - £90,000/Year
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
London - London Broadcasting House