Head of Product, Commercial and Sales Systems

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.

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**:
We are seeking a Head of Product, Commercial and Sales Systems to join our Product team. Reporting to the Chief Product Officer, this is a new and high-profile role that will be responsible for defining and executing the commercial and sales systems product strategy and roadmap, and ensuring the ongoing success of the products that enable our sales team to succeed.

You are a senior leader, who excels at relationships and getting things done. You will own the strategy and execution primarily focused on a suite of internal systems and products that enable our sales team. You will collaborate with our executive level stakeholders within our business, create a new space and small team to drive results in the product space.

An understanding of end user (our internal teams) needs and combining that with a knowledge of technology and business constraints to shape and evolve the product roadmap is key. This is not a role that focuses on the advertisment experience for our consumer audience - it’s all about the products for our teams internally.

**Day to day you will**:

- Develop and execute a product strategy and roadmap.
- Focus on delivering products that enable our sales and commercial teams to succeed.
- Conduct research and gather customer (commercial teams) feedback to inform product development.
- Identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share.
- Improve the experience for users, and drive growth.
- Manage the prioritization of features, communication about what’s next, and understand their business needs as well as they do.
- Be the expert for our products: value proposition, key features, business goals, user journeys.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. engineering, design, sales, ad operations) to bring product to market and ensure sales revenues are met.
- Drive product launches, analyze product performance, provide insights and recommendations for future product direction.
- Manage product lifecycle, from development to end-of-life.

**Qualifications**:
**What we would like to see on your resume**:

- Extensive experience as Head of / Director or Senior Manager within product management
- A solid and proven track record in developing product strategy and road maps
- Previous experience in large scale transformation and system uplift
- Previous experience working with SaaS technologies or internal sales systems
- Previous experience working in advertising operations
- Excellent ability to communicate and influence senior C-suite stakeholders
- Ability to analyse data and make informed decisions
- Experience with Agile and/or Scrum methodologies
- Tertiary education qualification degree in a related field
- Don’t worry if you can’t tick every single one of these boxes, we would still like to hear from you. With a_ _willingness to learn, a positive attitude and a growth mindset anything is possible at Nine_

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
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment
- 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.