Senior Iteration Manager - Commercial Products

Company Description

Nine. Australia’s Media Company.

Underpinned by our people, our strategic focus is on content, connections and growth. 

Driven by our purpose - Australia belongs here - and guided by our values - walk the talk, turn over every stone, keep it human - we are the home of Australia’s most loved content  and trusted brands across News, Sport, and Entertainment. 

We lead the total television market in Australia through our key brands of Channel 9, Gem, Go, Rush and Life, and of course you can consume all our content, live or on-demand, on Australia’s leading free streaming platform, 9Now. We also own Stan, the market leading local subscription streaming service.

Our total publishing business covers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review, to the breadth of nine.com.au and The Pedestrian Group. 

In our total audio business we are building talk radio for the next generation across  2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR. 

Nine is also an active participant in Australian consumer marketplaces through our majority shareholding in Domain and our ownership of Drive.

Job Description

The Commercial Products team manages a fleet of custom-built systems that perform critical functions for our Sales Operations, Traffic, Finance and Presentation teams, which make it possible for us to sell and traffic ads into our linear broadcasts schedules. In other words, our systems manage all revenue associated with broadcast.

As an Iteration Manager at Nine you will help chart short, medium and long term project goals, guide effective team processes and help deliver the next evolution of our applications by leading our development teams.

Ideally you are someone who is comfortable with a few different flavors of Agile and are able to drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Your role will include:

• Set and guide the team in effective processes and practices.
• Run Agile ceremonies & maintain discipline with positive ways of working.
• Kicking off and tracking projects
• Removing impediments to the ability of the team to deliver.
• Ensuring dependencies across teams are managed so that the squad’s work is not blocked and aligned to the high-level business/technology goals.
• Highlighting and proposing options and actions where there is a risk to previously agreed delivery schedule via appropriate channels.

Essentially - continuously finding ways to optimise the delivery and partner with the squad to drive change.

The team are based in Sydney, and are working from the office 3 days a week - We can't support remote for this one, unfortunately. 

Qualifications

Your application should demonstrate understanding of Agile methodology, including:

• Knowledge of modern agile practices and the ability to apply them effectively in the context of the squad and the business.
• Actively participate and improve on internal delivery best practice.
• A proven track record working in and around product & development teams to deliver high-quality products and experiences.
• Experience and skills working in a technical environment, with the ability to distill complex business requirements into stories and tasks for the team.

Experience and certification

• Scrum Master training and/or certification
• Skills using Atlassian JIRA (desirable) with an understanding of the sprint performance reports.
• Digital media industry experience (desirable)
• Passion for the latest technology

Additional Information

Life at Nine: 

Nine is a people business. Being part of the team means you’ll be in a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, is open to feedback, rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard. Importantly, you'll receive the following:

• Career development and quality training
• Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
• Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
• Discounts on products and services with corporate partners

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is