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Form of work Reporting to the Delivery Manager, Publishing Technology (PT) you will be responsible for working closely with the Platform Managers to coordinate and consistently apply the use of Jira, Confluence and associated Agile ceremonies across the Publishing Technology groups.
As the Iteration Manager, you will act as a team enabler, working across multiple teams. You will help facilitate the team with agile rituals and support them with agile practices. You will work closely with the team to set up processes to help the team identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
We build the platforms to deliver our digital content assets to our customers in all its forms, thereby enabling the business to monetise the content and generate revenue through online advertising, subscriptions, content licensing and new revenue streams. Our platforms allow the business to deliver cost-effectively and at industry-leading, massive scale.
We embody world-class engineering delivery practice, bringing together the best in-house talent and the best-in-class from vendors and delivery partners to build the bespoke digital ecosystem that is tailored to the company’s unique needs.
What’s the role?
Support Platform Managers and their teams (Backend, Frontend, Test Engineers) with Delivery practices and Agile principles
Work with Platform Managers and key business partners when planning and committing business change to ensure that the delivery teams can meet those commitments
Assist Publishing Technology teams with sprint planning, interdependencies and removal of blockers
Assist Publishing Technology teams to input and maintain key metric data within Jira for the purpose of analysis & team reporting to demonstrate how teams are improving and growing
Proactively work with the Delivery Manager to identify opportunities to remove inefficiencies with a continual improvement mindset across the delivery workflow
Who you are
5 years in a similar role of a comparable scale
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification
Bachelor’s Level Degree in relevant discipline
Iteration Manager or Scrum Master experience required
Experience working with geographically distributed teams
Digital media industry experience desirable
Proven track record of effective Project Delivery and strong stakeholder engagement
Ideally supported organisations through periods of Agile transformation at an enterprise scale
Experience supporting multiple squads using Agile practices and tools (Atlassian Suite)
Customer centricity, with business acumen and exposure to various business functions and models
Positive, pragmatic, and resilient - operating in an ever changing environment
What’s in it for you?
Attractive remuneration package
An opportunity to innovate, challenge the norm and pioneer the way forward
A truly collaborative environment
Variety of work where no two days are the same
Work with some of Australia's most recognised and prestigious brands
Make a difference as part of Australia’s most influential media organisation
News Benefits
News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:
Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion -focused education series) and recognition
Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
Inclusive workplace benefits & facilities - join an employee resource group, get access to multi-faith quiet rooms or utilise our parents rooms
Who are we?
In an evolving media industry our brands continue to drive the story and influence the agenda - 7.4 million Australians read one of our national, metro or regional paid daily titles a week. We are proud to be the greatest storytellers in Australia. Our products are innovative and dynamic, constantly adapting to new challenges and pioneering the way forward to lead the market. A fast paced and ever changing environment requires adequate, robust and reliable business systems and processes which play a vital part in our success.
What’s next?
Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers
We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.
