Delivery Manager

Company Description

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company with our investments spanning Television, Video on Demand, Print, Digital, and Radio.

Nine lives at the intersection of Australia’s best content, conversation and culture.

The Nine Product and Technology team build and maintain some of the most highly respected consumer applications and websites in Australia, including The Sydney Morning Herald, Stan, The Age, The Australian Financial Review and 9Now, as well as their content management systems, services and middleware.

Job Description

As a Delivery Manager, you will be accountable for your team's performance, focusing on building and maintaining a highly motivated and collaborative environment. You'll proactively identify and remove obstacles, ensuring the team remains focused on delivering value. A key part of your role involves encouraging and facilitating continuous improvement within the delivery team, alongside coaching and mentoring individuals to apply the most appropriate Agile and Lean tools and techniques. The specific complexity and breadth of products or teams you manage will vary depending on the organizational context.

Responsibilities:

• Implement, facilitate, and optimize agile practices across teams, ensuring continuous agility and efficiency.

• Foster a culture of experimentation, ownership, and continuous improvement, empowering teams through trust and collaboration.

• Develop flexible delivery plans, manage workflow, proactively resolve impediments, and transparently report on progress using key metrics.

• Facilitate efficient delivery across all lifecycle stages, optimizing processes and promoting data-informed, user-centric decisions in collaboration with diverse teams.

• Guide individuals and teams using coaching and active listening to navigate challenges, fostering a growth mindset and problem-solving approach.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading, coaching, and empowering cross-functional Agile teams to deliver high quality digital products and services.
• Strong command of Agile and Lean principles with practical experience in their application.
• Proven experience in proactively managing delivery flow, risks, and impediments to maintain momentum.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams.

Desirable qualifications, experience & skills

• Familiarity with various product lifecycle management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Miro).
• Exposure to subscription based products/services or digital personalisation and identity is a plus.

Additional Information

How we work

At Nine, our flexible work options vary by role and team. Depending on the position, this may include flexible hours, hybrid work, or part-time arrangements. We welcome discussing your flexibility needs during the hiring process - just ask the Talent Acquisition team. 

Our employee benefits include:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers.
• Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program - a way of getting closer to our incredible brands, offering unique experiences, behind-the-scenes access, and awesome perks.
• Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads.
• Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription.

More info at Nine Careers.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.