Head of Digital Growth, Product & AI

Location: Any Nations Base in the United Kingdom with frequent travel to London; hybrid working

Salary: £115,000–£130,000 per year, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

Company

hirify.global Nations delivers trusted public-service media content across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

What you will do

• Lead the development and delivery of the Nations digital growth strategy across hirify.global digital platforms.
• Drive audience engagement, performance, localisation and content discoverability.
• Partner with editorial, product, technology and audience teams to shape product roadmaps and align priorities.
• Co-lead the Nations AI programme, scaling adoption, improving workflows and delivering measurable audience and operational benefits.
• Provide strategic leadership and governance through performance reporting, stakeholder engagement and cross-hirify.global collaboration.

Requirements

• Significant leadership experience in digital publishing, audience growth, product development or digital transformation within a large and complex organisation.
• Proven experience delivering strategic initiatives that achieve measurable digital audience growth and engagement.
• Strong understanding of digital products, content discovery, publishing workflows, metadata and audience development.
• Experience leading AI, emerging technology or innovation programmes and embedding new capabilities at scale.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior leaders and aligning multidisciplinary teams.
• Applicants must identify as deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent and meet the applicable Equality Act 2010 or Disability Discrimination Act 1995 definition.

Nice to have

• Experience in media, broadcasting, journalism or content-focused organisations.
• Knowledge of audience behaviour, digital consumption trends and platform ecosystems.
• Experience collaborating with product, technology and data teams on audience-centred digital experiences.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing digital capability.
• Understanding of responsible AI in content creation and publishing.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working, with a flexible 35-hour working week.
• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to buy up to five additional days.
• Defined pension scheme and discounted dental, healthcare and gym benefits.
• Career and professional development support.
• Workplace adjustments and dedicated access and disability support.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online only.
• Successful candidates undergo reference and eligibility-to-work checks, with safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks where applicable.