Based in the heart of North Sydney, at our brand-new purpose-built creative campus, we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Creative Studio on a 12-month paternity leave cover. 

The Project Management team is part of Powered Studios, that sits within Powered. Powered is Nine’s Creative Solutions team, helping clients to realise big ideas in advertising across all of Nine’s ecosystem by experiencing the power of Collaboration, Creativity and Confidence. We have experts in content, client experience, strategy, creative, media production and marketing.

Day to day, we support the broadcast, digital, print and audio national agency and direct sales teams in responding to pitch work, responses and then fulfilling deliverables on Sold jobs.
The role is responsible for being the direct contact between sales and the Studios team. Working with varying stakeholders, no one day will be the same. From briefing in designers, booking in resource or working on timelines for articles. You are also responsible for quoting in the pitch stage, then managing budgets on sold work.

Work you’ll contribute to ranges from digital articles, long form, high impact print to cooking videos or social edits. Clients can be from Finance, Tech, Luxury, FMCG - the list goes on.
You take complete ownership over your campaigns, with support from the Head of Project Management.

Day to day you will: 

• Be responsible for monitoring, tracking and communicating project progress
• Be planning and coordinating project actions throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage project risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle
• Be responsible for clear and effective job costings (including initial budget quote and post analysis reconciliation by job) 
• Booking design and development resource
• Arranging and running creative brainstorms with various stakeholders
• Entering jobs, tracking progress, quoting and booking resource within Monday.com

After a highly successful Paris Olympics in 2024, the newly created Lead Product Manager role joins the Streaming team at an exciting time to help define and deliver the roadmap that will take our experience forward, as we look to Los Angeles in 2028 and beyond.

The Streaming Services team works on the core API’s that power the user experience on 9Now and 9Radio. As the Lead Product Manager for this team, your role is to take a Product view of the API’s and anticipate, plan, and prioritise services that client applications will require to deliver customer facing features. You will work closely with the other Platform Product Managers and teams responsible for backend services such as Video, Content Management and Identity, often taking the lead to deliver innovative personalised services for our users.  You will also collaborate with your Product Manager peers responsible for Web, Mobile Apps, Connected TV and Radio apps. 

The role is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Product Manager with solid technical skills to gain an end-to-end understanding of streaming platforms and collaborate and learn from some of the best in the business. Together we will deliver a World-Class viewing experience for our users, and make a positive impact on the way millions of Australians view media.

About the Role

As the Lead Product Manager for Streaming Services you will

• Drive the product vision and strategy for 9Now’s API Services.
• Lead cross-platform product initiatives that span multiple teams.
• Mentor and coach Product Managers and Associate Product Managers in the Platform Product team.
• Look for opportunities to build Product competency and culture across both the Streaming team as well as the wider Nine Product team.
• Collaborate with your Product Management peers to ensure their requirements are understood, and the appropriate changes are delivered for them to enhance their Products.
• Functionally lead a squad of Software Engineers through the definition and development of new Product initiatives in the Services backlog.
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers and Lead Product Manager peers to ensure the solutions we deliver match Product objectives.
• Support the “Head of Platform Products, Streaming” in driving the Streaming Platform Products vision and strategy.

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our dynamic team in Sydney, Australia, for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role will focus on managing complex projects within the insurance and superannuation sector, driving innovation and efficiency in our operations.

• Lead and oversee multiple high-impact projects in the insurance and superannuation domain, ensuring timely delivery within budget and scope
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including risk assessments, resource allocation, and budget forecasts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project objectives, deliverables, and key performance indicators
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate project status, risks, and issues to senior management and key stakeholders
• Implement and maintain project management best practices, methodologies, and tools across the organization
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains within project delivery
• Monitor industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure project alignment with compliance requirements
• Mentor and guide junior project team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing