Digital Product Manager (Historic Newspapers)

Offices are in London and SW Scotland - this role is hybrid with one day a week minimum in our London office.

About us:

Historic Newspapers (historic-newspapers.com) specializes in bespoke, personalized books created from their private archive of over 2 million original newspapers. Since June 2025, both Historic Newspapers and its parent company, Wonderbly, have been owned by Penguin Random House. With HQ Office in London as well as Offices in SW Scotland, ‘HN’ looks to connect people with their passions through the books they produce.

Over the last 12 months, Historic-Newspapers has undergone transformational change with the launch of an entirely new look and feel to the brand, coupled with a re-platforming of our website to Shopify.  This exciting project has yielded incredible results, with 300% YoY growth to the business.  We are now looking to grow even further with the recruitment of an ambitious, talented and forward thinking Product Manager who can help elevate the HN brand to even greater heights.

The role:

Reporting to the Head of Product, the primary function of the role is to take ownership of the Historic Newspapers digital product road-map and the delivery of innovative ideas to drive growth over the year ahead. This is a highly collaborative role that will involve working with publishing, commercial and technology colleagues.

As our Digital Product Manager, you will lead the evolution of our website, enhancing customer journeys, improving conversion rates, and scaling our digital product portfolio on the Shopify platform. You will be the bridge between design, engineering, and marketing, turning customer insights into usable, high-converting digital products. You are not just managing a backlog; you are crafting an experience.  

Responsibilities:

• Design-Led Product Vision: Own the product roadmap for the website, focusing on UX/UI improvements, storytelling, and brand elevation. 
• Shopify Expertise: Leverage deep knowledge of Shopify Plus capabilities (themes, Liquid, Shopify Functions, app integrations, and checkout extensibility) to build scalable, high-performance solutions. 
• Data-Driven Optimisation: Partner with analytics teams to translate data into A/B tests, product requirements, and feature enhancements.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with External Design Partner and internal HN Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Experience teams to ensure a consistent, seamless user experience across all digital touchpoints. 
• User Research: Conduct user testing, analyse heatmaps (e.g. contentsquare), and review customer support feedback to identify pain points and opportunities for design iterations. 
• Agile Delivery: Manage the product backlog, leading agile ceremonies and ensuring high-quality, timely releases of new functionality.