Company Description
Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company. We are home to premium, trusted news, sport and entertainment. Nine's assets span free-to-air television, free and paid streaming, publishing and digital audio, and digital outdoor and retail media. Our content reaches almost every Australian - meaning what we do has real impact. We bring people together, celebrate the big moments, and capture the everyday ones. As our iconic and emerging brands continue to evolve, we offer unique opportunities for you to bring fresh ideas, innovate, and make your mark on the future of Australian media.
Job Description
The Commercial Platform team aims to create seamless, unified experiences across Nine’s commercial and broadcast operations teams.
As Product Manager within Commercial Platforms, you will translate strategic vision into tangible product features, ensuring the successful delivery of solutions that empower our sales, ad fulfillment, and finance teams. You will play a critical part in shaping the future of Nine's commercial ecosystem by providing valuable input into the broader Order and Traffic Management System (OTMS) strategy.
What you'll do
- Lead feature delivery across Nine's commercial platforms, guiding work from initial requirements gathering to launch and post-launch optimisation.
- Facilitate agile development cycles, collaborating closely with engineering, design, and QA teams to ensure timely, high-quality releases.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across sales, ad ops, finance, and business development to deeply understand their challenges and evolving needs.
- Contribute thoughtful insights to the commercial platforms roadmap, helping balance priorities and support consistent delivery flow.
- Help shape the broader strategy for Nine's Order and Traffic Management System (OTMS) by sharing user feedback, market trends, and delivery insights.
- Define clear, actionable product requirements, maintain a well-organised backlog, and lead backlog refinement sessions.
- Track product performance post-launch, using data and key metrics to guide continuous, meaningful improvements.
- Serve as a trusted point of contact for project updates, maintaining open, transparent, and consistent communication across teams.
What you'll bring
- 3 to 5 years of experience in a Product Manager role, with a proven track record of delivering software products.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex product backlogs, support agile execution, and bring features to market effectively.
- Experience working with commercial systems such as Order Management Systems (OMS), CRM, Ad Serving Platforms, Yield Optimisation tools, or similar B2B enterprise software.
- Ability to think strategically and translate higher-level business goals into practical, actionable product initiatives.
- Solid understanding of software development processes and technologies, including APIs, data models, and system integrations.
- A data-driven approach to decision-making, using analytical skills to identify issues, propose solutions, and measure impact.
- A true team player who excels at fostering collaboration within cross-functional teams (engineering, design, sales, operations).
- Working knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
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.
Skills Required
- 3 to 5 years of experience in a Product Manager role
- Proven track record of delivering software products
- Experience managing complex product backlogs and supporting Agile execution
- Experience bringing software features to market effectively
- Experience with commercial systems such as Order Management Systems, CRM, Ad Serving Platforms, Yield Optimisation tools, or similar B2B enterprise software
- Ability to translate strategic business goals into actionable product initiatives
- Understanding of software development processes, APIs, data models, and system integrations
- Data-driven decision-making and analytical problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Working knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
- Existing legal right to work and live in Australia
What We Do
Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company with investments spanning television, video on demand, print, digital and outdoor. As the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning news, business and finance, lifestyle, entertainment and sport, we pride ourselves on creating and curating quality content, accessed by consumers when and how they want. Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Australian Financial Review, digital properties such as nine.com.au and Drive, subscription video platform Stan, and digital outdoor leader QMS.
