Senior Product Manager | Data

Contract Full Time
Location: Various
Categories: IT/Technology
ABOUT THE ABC
The ABC is the nation's most trusted and independent source of Australian conversations, culture, and stories. With over 4,000 employees from diverse backgrounds across over 50 locations around Australia and overseas, we are proud to create, curate and deliver high-quality content that informs, educates and entertains Australian communities.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Define the product Data vision, strategy and roadmap for ABC Digital Products ensuring alignment with the digital strategy for Product & Technology and the ABCs strategic objectives.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Data Strategy & Planning
Define and oversee the Data vision, strategy and roadmap for ABC Digital Products collaborating in a cross-functional team and partnering with product and content teams to enable data informed decisions.
Drive and develop effective, innovative and measurable strategies to provide self-service of data capabilities within product teams following data mesh principles.
Partnering with the Data practice community to support end-to-end implementation and maintenance of data capabilities from tagging to visualisation to ensure high quality data hygiene, enable cost effective use of data infrastructure and follow industry best practices.
Lead day to day product management that aligns with best practice principles using an array of product management techniques, including performance, stability and security of the data platform.
Establish KPIs, undertake data analysis and provide recommendations to senior management and key stakeholders to inform decision making on roadmap development.
Leadership
Lead and influence across product teams to drive a high-performance culture to contribute to the achievement of P&T objectives specifically to mature the data culture and decision-making using data.
Demonstrate expert knowledge and follow competitive trends in the data industry so these insights can be shared with the product teams and key stakeholders across the organisation.
Actively promote the ABC values and apply all relevant workplace policies and guidelines.
Cooperate with any reasonable instruction, procedure or policy relating to safety and take reasonable care of your own safety and that of other people who may be affected by your conduct while at work. Additional WHS responsibilities apply to Managers and Supervisors, Team Directors, and other Officers.
Stakeholder Engagement
Develop and foster strong working relationships within Product and Technology and other ABC divisions, to ensure shared understanding of ABC data capabilities and use of data in product development.
Collaborate with News Analysis & Investigations, Content and the Audiences teams to achieve strategic use of data in product development and support editorial decisions where appropriate.
Ensure product teams work well together across all functions leading to a culture that leverages group knowledge and empowers teams to work autonomously and effectively.
ABOUT YOU
Extensive experience in the development and management of data capabilities, preferably in a digital context.
Proven experience in managing, mentoring and leading teams to achieve a high performance and positive workplace culture.
Demonstrated experience in managing workflows, budgets and timeframes across multiple initiatives.
Highly advanced communication skills with proven ability to establish positive and effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and to negotiate and influence the achievement of shared objectives.
Highly established analytical and problem-solving skills with an aptitude for creative and strategic thinking to inspire innovation.
Highly developed skills to drive the development of data platforms end to end from tagging to visualisation and reporting.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Come and join the vibrant Digital Product department in the ABC. Our mission is to enable ABC's digital future, where ABC transitions from a traditional broadcaster to Australia's most trusted and valued digital media organisation. Through harnessing our talents in digital, collaborating with our partners and delivering beyond expectations, we ensure the ABC not just remains relevant but thrives.
As a group of product and platform teams, we develop and maintain the ABC's audience facing digital products across mobile, connected TV, desktop, and smart speakers. Whether it is staying informed of the latest breaking news, bringing some great TV on iview, streaming the Hottest 100 on the triple j app and website, or entertaining the kids with our ABC Kids app - the ABC's Digital Product offerings are some of Australia's most loved and most used platforms.
Your work will be appreciated by millions of audiences across Australia. We are an open and cohesive team where your voice will not get lost. You can get a sneak peek into our product engineering world through our blog:
We are committed to career development and invest in our people to grow and become leaders in their fields. Everyone in the Digital Product department has a designated budget for training and development. We believe in flexible approaches to working and building self-organising and collaborative teams that offer friendly and supportive environments in which all team members can strive and grow.
For further information on this position please contact Brett Whyte, Digital Talent Acquisition Lead via email
We are unable to accept email applications, please ensure that you submit your application via the online portal. We respectfully request that Recruitment Agencies do not submit applications for this position.
In line with our focus on diversity, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.
For more information on inclusive employee networks within the ABC please refer to on ABC LinkedIn. For more information on working at the ABC visit
Advertised: 15 Dec 2023 11:50 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 12 Jan 2024 5:00 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time