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**:
A new role, this is an opportunity for a senior leader, who excels at relationships and getting things done. The role is 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 organization to succeed.

This is a senior product role, that will own the strategy and execution primarily focused on a suite of internal systems and products that enable our sales team. It's a high profile role and collaboration with our key stakeholders who are operating at the executive level in our business is core. The role is also a new one, that will give a senior leader the opportunity to 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 are key. This is not a role that focuses on the ad 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 that is focused on delivering products that enable our sales and commercial teams to deliver.
- Conduct research and gather customer feedback to inform product development. Customer in this case is primarily our commercial teams.
- Identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve the experience for users, and drive growth.
- Work closely with our internal teams to 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, including the value proposition, key features, the business goals, KPIs and user journeys we need to contemplate to deliver with speed.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. engineering, design, sales, ad operations) to bring product to market and ensure sales revenues are met.
- Define and prioritize product features based on market opportunity, customer demand and business goals
- Drive product launches, and 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:
**Essential skills**
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- A solid and proven track record of product management experience
- Strong understanding of technology, design and product development
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Ability to analyze data and make informed decisions
- Experience with Agile and/or Scrum methodologies

**Benefits**
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment
- 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
- 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.