Head of Audience Product

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.

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**:
The Head of Audience Product is a leadership role responsible for managing, mentoring and developing a team of Product Managers and Senior Product Managers across multiple platforms, including web, mobile web, mobile apps, newsletters, off-platform and emerging surfaces.

This role will be responsible for driving the continuous product development of Nine publishing’s audience-facing products and leading a team to deliver exceptional experiences and outcomes for internal and external customers. It will also work closely with the Director of Product, Publishing and other key stakeholders to define and execute the digital product strategy for Nine’s publishing brands.
- Day to day you will:_
- Develop and execute a product strategy and roadmap
- Identify new opportunities and emerging trends to stay ahead of the competition.
- Be a thought leader on digital product, innovation and best practice
- Lead, inspire and motivate a team towards achieving product goals and objectives
- Mentor, guide and support a team to drive professional growth and high performance
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Identify market opportunities, translate them into actionable strategies and roadmaps
- Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from ideation to delivery
- Ensure the successful launch of new features, enhancements, and products
- Deliver products on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards
- Define and track key product metrics to measure success and impact
- Build strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Effectively communicate product plans, progress and results to stakeholders.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field
- Successful track record in product management and leading product teams
- Demonstrate delivery of products across multiple platforms, including web, mobile web, mobile apps, newsletters, off-platform, and emerging surfaces
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to use data to inform product decisions
- Deep understanding of and experience with design thinking in a product context and best practice methods and techniques in digital product development
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working with cross-functional teams and external partners
- Problem solver and strong influencer with a curious, inclusive and energetic approach that inspires, attracts and retains the best people.

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**:
**Disclaimer**:We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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