Product Director (Internal Products)

TL;DR

Product Director (Internal Products): Shaping and modernizing internal tools, platforms, and workflows for a global news organization with an accent on improving efficiency and strategic advantage through simpler workflows, smarter automation, and clearer product choices. Focus on building deep partnerships across editorial and commercial teams, overseeing diverse internal systems, and balancing short-term iteration with long-range strategic planning.

Location: London, UK (hybrid, 2-3 days onsite)

Company

The hirify.global is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy.

What you will do

• Lead experienced product teams focused on editorial technology and commercial/revenue operations platforms.
• Build strong partnerships with newsroom, commercial, and operational teams to shape priorities and workflows.
• Set the long-term strategy for modernizing internal products and aligning capabilities across functions.
• Work closely with engineering and data teams to simplify end-to-end processes and reduce duplication.
• Oversee editorial systems, workflow automation, communication platforms, and shared operational tools.
• Support clear decision-making and prioritization, focusing on long-term impact for internal products.

Requirements

• Have an interest in internal products, platform, or workflow modernization efforts in complex organisations.
• Enjoy understanding how large organisations actually work and guiding teams toward simpler, more coherent and more efficient systems.
• Can work confidently across editorial, commercial and operational teams, building trusted relationships.
• Combine subject matter understanding with a willingness to learn deeply about new domains, constraints and workflows.
• Are comfortable navigating legacy systems and modernisation opportunities at the same time.
• Empower teams while staying close enough to the work to provide clarity, guidance and thoughtful challenge.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous annual leave and medical cover.
• Inclusive parental leave packages and subsidised gym memberships.
• Opportunities to give back to the community.
• 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) fostering trust, camaraderie, and peer learning.
• Open to accommodating specific flexible working pattern requests for all roles where feasible.