October 23, 2024

Nine

Pyrmont

FULL TIME

Head Of Radio Technology

Company Description
Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.
Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.
Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.
We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.

Job Description
The Head of Radio Technology is responsible for shaping and executing the technology strategy for Nine Radio in alignment with overall business objectives. This role requires strong leadership and expertise in radio and broadcast technologies, IT systems, and vendor management. The successful candidate will oversee a distributed team across major locations such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth, ensuring operational efficiency and technical reliability for Nine Radio.
Responsibilities include but won’t be limited to:

Developing and guiding Nine Radio's technology strategy, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives.
Maintaining strong relationships with internal technical teams and stakeholders
Overseeing external vendor relationships, ensuring optimal value and support for Nine Radio’s operations.
Identifying and driving efficiencies within Radio’s technology function, exploring synergies with Nine’s broader tech teams.
Leading efforts to enhance Radio’s production technology, keeping it at the forefront of industry advancements.
Ensuring best practices in security, risk management, and change management processes across Radio’s infrastructure.
Oversee IT and broadcast technology lifecycle, ensuring timely upgrades and maintenance.
Managing high-impact technical incidents, ensuring swift recovery and service continuity.
Leading and motivating a large high performing team
Providing additional IT and engineering support to ensure smooth daily operations and project success.
Managing Radio’s technology budget, ensuring efficient resource allocation
Overseeing transmitter site leases and support agreements for operations.
Nurturing relationships with Nine Technology Managers and internal stakeholders, including Radio executives.

Qualifications

Extensive experience leading technical teams in broadcast or radio
Proficiency in contemporary business tools and policy administration.
Strong knowledge of radio and broadcast technologies, IT systems, and infrastructure with successful implementation.
Ability to develop and execute technology strategies aligned with business objectives
Proven experience managing vendor relationships and negotiating contracts for optimal services and support.
Skilled in streamlining operations and integrating with broader tech teams
Expertise in applying security, risk, and change management best practices to safeguard technical infrastructure.
Experience managing the lifecycle of IT and broadcast systems, including upgrades, replacements, and maintenance.
Ability to manage high-impact technical incidents to ensure service continuity.
Proficient in managing budgets for efficient resource allocation
Excellent communication and collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Additional Information
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.
Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.
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