Iteration Manager
- Full-time
Company Description
Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.
Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.
Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.
We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.
Job Description
About the Role
As an Iteration Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our squad’s product backlog meets
business and tech expectations by applying agile delivery techniques. You’ll foster a
collaborative and high-performing team environment, driving continuous improvement and a
positive team culture.
What You’ll Do
● Deliver with Agility: Plan, execute, and optimise product delivery, proactively
managing risks, impediments, and team flow to keep projects on track.
● Facilitate Agile Practices: Implement and facilitate effective agile practices like
Scrum or Kanban. Evaluate current practices, propose improvements, and
introduce foundational agile concepts.
● Promote an Agile Mindset: Encourage continuous learning, curiosity, and a growth
mindset, helping the squad to self-organise and adapt to change.
● Build Team Culture: Create an empowering and inclusive environment. Address
misalignments, resolve conflicts, and inspire a shared purpose.
● Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with product and tech teams to integrate
best practices, ensuring high-quality outcomes that deliver value to users.
● Mentor and Coach: Help team members grow their skills and agile capabilities,
enabling the squad to achieve its full potential.
Qualifications
What We’re Looking For
We need a proactive, solution-oriented leader with a passion for agile and team
empowerment. If you’re ready to drive product delivery and inspire a team to continuously
improve, we’d love to hear from you!
Essential qualifications, experience & skills
● A proven track record working in and around product & development teams to deliver
high quality products and experiences.
● A strong background in Agile methodology and delivery
● Experience and skills working in a technical environment, with the ability to distil
complex business requirements into stories and tasks for team members
● Excellent communication and facilitation skills
● Experience and skills using and managing Atlassian JIRA
Desirable qualifications, experience & skills
● Scrum Master training and/or certification
● Digital media industry experience, Exposure to Video and Ad Tech Stacks: Familiarity
with live streaming technology.
● Cross-functional Collaboration: Experience partnering with product, engineering, and
ad operations teams to align on objectives, manage dependencies, and streamline the
delivery pipeline.
Additional Information
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 Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.
Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.
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