Product Manager, Filter

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We are now looking for a Product Manager to join the filter team, part of our premium propositions product group on a 12 month fixed term contract or internal secondment. As the Product Manager for The Filter, your mission is to maximize the revenue generated through affiliate partnerships while growing the audience without ever compromising the trust our readers place in our editorial independence. You will sit at the important intersection of high-quality journalism and effective monetisation, ensuring the reader's experiences are seamless.

About the Role

• Define the vision and execute the 12-month roadmap for The Filter, balancing longer-term infrastructure improvements, tooling with revenue optimizations.
• Support and optimize the global expansion of The Filter, driving localized features, geo-specific routing, and scalable tools for journalists & commercial teams.
• Act as the primary bridge between the Engineering, Design, Commercial and Editorial teams, ensuring affiliate self-service tools enhance editorial workflows while optimising for user experience.
• Run rigorous experiments on end-to-end user experience to optimise editorial and commercial metrics.
• Manage technical relationships with affiliate networks (e.g., Amazon, Skimlinks) and evaluate build or buy decisions to aid executive decision making (e.g., live pricing, out-of-stock indicators) that could enhance our commerce capabilities.
• Work closely with commercial analysts and data engineering to track revenue performance, turning complex data sets into actionable product insights.
• Ensure our affiliate integrations are performant, privacy-compliant, and supports The Guardian’s Core Web Vitals, page load speeds, or SEO performance.

About You

• You have a solid understanding of how the affiliate marketing world works, including tracking, tagging, and affiliate networks. 
• Proven experience managing a digital product in an agile environment, ideally within a media, e-commerce, or marketplace setting.
• Proven experience in understanding the levers that influence business performance (AOV, CTR, EPC) and a track record of driving revenue growth.
• Experience partnering closely with engineering and design to deliver high-quality user experiences.
• You are a confident communicator with a collaborative mindset, who can bring clarity to complex or ambiguous problem spaces, especially when balancing commercial goals with editorial integrity.

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media

We operate in a hybrid environment working 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross and 2 days a week remotely. 

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

How to Apply

To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you’d love to take on this role, and why you’re a great match for what we’re looking for. 

We appreciate the time taken to prepare each application we receive. We do not use AI-assisted technology to review applications; every application is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 23rd April.

All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs. Please contact Anna Vipers on anna.vipers@theguardian.com to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.

Benefits at the Guardian

You'll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.

We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.

Culture and Wellbeing

We want everyone to feel like they belong at the Guardian and we champion diversity of thought. Our various employee forums provide a platform to use their voice to foster an inclusive workplace. We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.

Our canteen has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Learning and Development

We encourage personal and professional growth. Employees have access to a broad range of tools and solutions, and we are happy to support the pursuit of professional qualifications through vocational courses and apprenticeships.