Product Manager - Apps
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
We are seeking an innovative Product Manager (Apps) to lead the co-creation of a shared product vision for group mobile apps, websites and emerging digital channels. The role will be responsible for delivering best-in-class online products for consumers that showcase and enhance our journalism and other content, with an immediate focus on The Irish Times, Irish Examiner and Echo apps and websites. This will include achieving an appropriate balance or consolidation of similar mobile apps (such as ePaper and digital apps).
The successful candidate will be central to defining and evolving a future vision for our digital platforms, plans to progressively achieve it, and acting as the primary connection between users and premium journalism.
A critical component of this role is the ability to build trust and foster strong relationships with key stakeholders across Editorial, Data and Technology, and Commercial through effective communication and strong creative leadership. The success of this role depends on growing user engagement through progressively better digital apps/channels that ultimately become indispensable to users and differentiators for our business.
The Product Manager (Apps) will report directly to the Group Chief Information Officer with dotted line reporting to the Editor of The Irish Times on all aspects of product and design relating to Irish Times digital channels.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and evolve a vision and associated plans for our digital platforms as the primary channels for users to consume and discover our premium journalism, informed by analytics and other input from internal stakeholders, industry best practices and user insight.
- Lead the co-creation of a shared product vision for Group applications and websites ensuring transparency and collaboration with stakeholders across Editorial, Commercial and Data and Technology.
- Keep abreast and apply learnings from the best apps and emerging digital trends in publishing and other B2C industries. This will include direct contact with other premium journalism publishers and participation in relevant bodies and forums.
- Work with the Editor of The Irish Times and the Editor of the Irish Examiner and Echo to ensure that our digital products align with editorial goals and values.
- Work with the Analytics and Insights team to ensure there is an evidence basis for changes and to evolve the measurement of impact of changes to the apps, websites and emerging digital channels.
- Work with the Product (UX) Design team to uphold the principle of user-centric design, using data and analytics to assess usability and desirability.
- Work with PMO and the Engineering team to ensure the feasibility of delivering the agreed backlog and roadmap.
- Work with commercial functions (Sales, Media Solutions, Marketing and Finance) to ensure that the vision and changes are commercially viable.
- Lead the prioritisation of the deliverables in the backlog and roadmap to continuously progress towards the future vision for our apps, websites and emerging digital channels. Ensure that this process is seen as transparent and inclusive by stakeholders.
Key Requirements & Experience
The ideal candidate will have:
- A track record in journalism, publishing or other digital media field.
- Strong ambition to deliver products with an exceptional user experience that showcase and enhance the premium journalism and content of the Irish Times Group.
- Expert knowledge of user and audience trends in digital information products.
- Expert knowledge of current and emerging consumer (B2C) digital channels and formats.
- Previous experience working on delivery of mobile apps & web platforms.
- Proven ability to map, navigate and build trust with complex groups of stakeholders (including editorial, commercial, UX, analytics and technology teams).
- Deep understanding of how to leverage innovation and agile development.
- Strong communication, lateral leadership and influencing skills – especially the confidence to make and explain prioritisation decisions.
- A strong customer focus and commitment to user-centric design.
- A strong understanding of the analytics needed to measure user engagement and how to drive improvements in associated metrics.
- Experience or an ability to lead the co-creation of a future vision.
- A good understanding of the threats and opportunities from data and technology trends in publishing (such as AI and the evolution of search).
Please send your CV through the Apply below or email susan.cox@irishtimes.com. We will have a closing date of 5pm on January 15th 2026 for applications.
The Irish Times Group operates 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.
