General Manager, Operations

General/Business Unit Manager (CEO & General Management)

Full time

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The General Manager, Operations & Strategy - Enterprise, Publishing, and Newsroom Technology role is responsible for planning and delivering the team's priorities in alignment with business objectives. This involves leading the operational delivery process, fostering innovation, making data-driven decisions, and collaborating with stakeholders to prioritize initiatives and optimize resource allocation and tooling.. 

The role also includes reviewing and optimizing the team's strategy based on business outcomes, using data insights, and staying current on digital and print media trends. 

Additionally, the General Manager manages the planning and preparation for internal showcases and reporting cycles, building strong partnerships with stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.

Responsibilities

• Drive consistent cross-team and delivery partner use of agile delivery tooling and process ensuring a common view of delivery and operational pipeline activities. 
• Engagement and Partnering with both internal Technology teams and Business stakeholders through the development and nurturing strong partnerships to ensure increased alignment and transparency of priorities
• Development and refinement of reporting metrics across operations and delivery to clearly demonstrate demand throughput, cadence and velocity (both at an individual and team level)
• Work with Stakeholders (Intra-delivery team, Strategy, Architecture, Digital Product) to refine processes to support efficiencies in engagement and delivery.
• Review, optimise, and document team strategies based on the business and consumer outcomes across all ESPO domains. This will include consolation of individual plans and developing central key messaging and communication packs for business playback and alignment. 
• Manage, allocate, and monitor the incoming pre-project estimation workload across the Delivery Management team. At peak times throughout the year hands on pre-project estimation will be required to level team resourcing.
• Foster a culture of engagement, innovation and continuous improvement within the ESPO team
• Manage the planning & preparation schedules of the ESPO function for key internal and business facing showcases and reporting cycles
• Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in digital media and technology, ensuring our product delivery and methodologies remain efficient, competitive and relevant.

Who are you?

• Strong understanding of the print and digital media landscape.
• Demonstrated agile methodology experience, with a focus on proven delivery of tooling and process uplift including cross team sprint planning, task estimation methodologies, ceremonies, and metics
• Excellent strategic thinking, planning, and presentation skills.
• Experience in developing and executing on platform delivery roadmaps and resource allocations.
• Data-driven approach to decision-making with a strong analytical mind.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate, and inspire a team.

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.
• Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

Who are we?

This role is part of the Technology, Data & Digital (TDD) group who are at the forefront of digital delivery and technology innovation for News Corp Australia, the #1 destination for news, lifestyle, sport, and business content with the largest online audience across the country. 

We’re focused on creating simple and scalable technology solutions, dynamic and innovative products, and a data capability that will deliver insights to grow our business. We are literally everywhere - both in front and behind the scenes in almost everything News Corp Australia is trying to achieve.

As a team, we’re on a mission to become world-class and we’re looking for exceptional people to join us on that journey. People who are curious, resilient and flexible and not afraid to speak up to represent the diverse perspectives and backgrounds of our audiences. The more diverse our teams, the quicker we solve problems and identify, and make the most of new opportunities.

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 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.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.

With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, backed by a team of more than 5,000 dedicated people across the country, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 18 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek across multiple print, video, audio and digital platforms.

Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we are passionate, creative and dynamic. We offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields.

With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, backed by a team of more than 5,000 dedicated people across the country, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 18 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek across multiple print, video, audio and digital platforms.

Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we are passionate, creative and dynamic. We offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields.

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