Iteration Manager

Company Description

Life at Nine.

Nine’s strategy is to create great content, distribute it broadly and engage audiences and advertisers.

We are 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. 

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.

Job Description

As an Iteration Manager at Nine you will help deliver this next evolution of our 9Now streaming platform by leading our Agile development teams. Working in the dynamic area of television streaming apps means working at the cutting edge of new technology - it’s fast paced, interesting and fun and you’ll learn new things every day. 

You have a passion for delivering great digital products with a strong customer focus. You will lead your team in the agile delivery of product and platform roadmaps, coach your team with an agile mindset and lead your team on a journey to high performance. 

You will help chart short, medium and long term project goals, guide effective team processes and help deliver the next evolution of our web applications by leading our Agile development teams.

Your role will include:

• Formulating strategic delivery plans, including options analysis, risk analysis, delivery projections and release planning based on qualitative and quantitative techniques.

• Facilitating the prioritisation of the product backlog and ensure the upcoming sprints are groomed and organised.

• Facilitating highly effective agile practices, including standups, planning, reviews and retrospectives.

• Removing impediments to the ability of the team to deliver.

• Ensuring the desired outcome of the current focus is clearly promoted and communicated to the squad and to interested parties external to the team.

• 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.

• Engender high engagement and alignment through a culture of empowerment, fun and positive energy.

• Continuously finding ways to optimise the delivery and partner with the squad to drive the change.

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 distil 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

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
• Hybrid Working/Flexible working
• 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 Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures. 

Nine’s Workplace Condition of Entry:

Nine is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and doing what is reasonably practical to protect our people, including visitors to all Nine sites and events. 

Nine has introduced a Workplace Condition of Entry – COVID 19 Policy that requires all workplace attendees and participants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before entering a Nine workplace (unless you have a valid medical exemption).  You will be asked to declare your vaccination status as part of the application process and provide evidence of this. This information will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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