THE COMPANY
The Irish Times Group is Ireland's leading independent quality news and information publishing organisation. The core activity of The Irish Times Group has evolved from six-day print publishing to a seven-day multi-platform news publisher with a market-leading position in the development of subscriptions. We focus on producing quality journalism and information for our users under the principles of The Irish Times. As well as our B2C subscriptions business we provide (B2B) media solutions for customers as we continue to grow and evolve in a fast-paced changing media landscape.
The company is owned by The Irish Times Trust and is managed by The Irish Times DAC. In recent years, The Irish Times Group expanded its interests to include the Irish Examiner, The Echo, regional newspapers, in addition to the Citywest print facility, RecruitIreland.com, MyHome.ie, RIP.ie, The Gloss and Score Beo.
THE ROLE
The Senior Project Manager will lead the delivery of strategically important technology and product initiatives across multiple digital product channels. Working in close partnership with Product Managers and technical teams (engineering, product design, data and analytics), the role will drive endtoend delivery of complex initiatives, ensuring alignment to business strategy and product priorities. A core focus of the role is driving delivery while actively managing capacity and dependencies across teams operating in a fastpaced, productled environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Project Delivery
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Lead the endtoend delivery of strategic crossproduct and functional projects from discovery through to release and operational handover
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Translate product objectives into clear, achievable delivery plans across three product channels (commercial, apps and publishing)
Product & Technology Collaboration
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Partner closely with Product Managers to align delivery plans with product roadmaps and feature priorities
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Work daytoday with engineering, product design, data and analytics teams to coordinate feature delivery
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Facilitate effective decisionmaking across product and technical stakeholders, balancing scope, time and quality
Delivery Governance & Execution
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Define and maintain clear plans, milestones, risks, dependencies and delivery outcomes
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Actively manage delivery risks, issues and dependencies, escalating appropriately
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Ensure delivery follows agreed governance, frameworks and ways of working
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Provide clear, concise status reporting to senior stakeholders and governance forums
Capacity & Resource Management
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Actively manage team and crossteam capacity to ensure delivery commitments are realistic and sustainable
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Work with technology and product leadership to support prioritisation and sequencing of work
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Identify capacity constraints early and recommend options to balance demand and capability
Stakeholder & Communication Management
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Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Technology, Product, Editorial, Commercial and Data
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Communicate clearly and confidently with both technical and nontechnical audiences
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Support shared understanding of delivery progress, constraints and tradeoffs
Skills & Experience
Essential Experience
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Significant experience delivering complex technology or digital product initiatives in a crossfunctional environment
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Proven ability to manage delivery across multiple teams and workstreams
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Strong experience working alongside Product Managers and agile delivery teams
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Demonstrated capability in capacity planning, resource management and prioritisation
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
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Formal Project Management certification
Desirable / Advantageous
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Understanding of digital subscription revenue models and lifecycle (acquisition, retention, churn) and digital advertising models
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Experience in a media, publishing or content organisation
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Experience working within a productled or platform organisation
Personal Attributes
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Comfortable operating with ambiguity and adaptable in a fastmoving environment
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Structured, deliveryfocused and outcomeoriented
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Confident working at both strategic and handson levels
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Collaborative leader who brings clarity and momentum to complex initiatives
The Irish Times Group operate a Hybrid working policy.
Our benefits include, Health Insurance contribution, Pension Contribution, Sick Leave Cover, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Irish Times & Irish Examiner Premium Digital Subscription, Income Protection Policy, Corporate Gym Membership discounts, Free Digital GP and Life Assurance Policy.
