An exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join News Corp Australia on a 12 month contract to lead a key workstream in a major transformation program that will revolutionise how we create content across our newsrooms.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading a large scale project focused on implementing new video, content, and asset and rights management capabilities, ultimately enabling a better experience for content creation teams, including journalists, video and social producers, and newsroom specialists.

This position is ideal for a proven leader with a strong track record of delivering digital and technology driven transformation initiatives, outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, and strong business acumen.

Responsibilities

- Partner with senior business stakeholders to define strategic outcomes, goals, and success criteria, ensuring alignment across project planning, execution, and local and global leadership visibility.
- Lead the delivery team to plan, structure, and manage project scope, required resources, work plans, budgets, and timelines for all initiatives.
- Ensure delivery partners understand business drivers to stay within program constraints, while actively managing vendor contracts and agreements to ensure delivered services represent value for money.
- Proactively identify, escalation, and mitigate project risks and issues, while formally assessing and approving any proposed changes to scope, schedule, or budget at the appropriate levels.
- Effectively manage platform and financial resources to drive efficiency, maximise return on investment, and successfully achieve business outcomes.
- Enable clear,



ongoing visibility of project progress for both local and global senior stakeholders as well as the Portfolio Management Team.

Who are you?

- You have extensive experience leading end-to-end business transformation projects and implementing digital transformation solutions within large organisations.
- You bring a proven track record of successfully delivering large, complex projects while maintaining strict control over scope, scheduling, and budget.
- You're adept at engaging, inspiring, and influencing senior management, multidisciplinary teams, and diverse stakeholder groups.
- You possess exceptional leadership skills in directly managing technical teams, including business analysts, engineers, developers, and testers.
- You have a thorough understanding of technology concepts and project management principles, alongside extensive hands‑on experience managing agile projects.
- You're experienced with various media and content platforms used in media organisations, including video, MAM, DAM, metadata, and search systems.

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic,



values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Our benefits include:

- Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
- Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits
- 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.
- Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

In addition to our perks and advantages, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

- Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career
- Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company‑organised charity drives
- 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?

News Corp Australia is the nation’s most influential media organisation, operating more than 150 household-na

📌 Senior Project Manager (Sydney)
🏢 News
📍 Sydney