What’s the role?
As General Manager of Engineering at News Corp Australia, you will lead engineering teams to drive technical excellence and innovation across our digital platforms. You’ll play a pivotal role in developing and implementing engineering standards around code quality, scalability, security, and performance, ensuring all projects align with our strategic vision. This role calls for a collaborative leader who excels in a dynamic environment, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, technical mastery, and teamwork. With a focus on talent development, you’ll build and mentor high-performing teams, oversee engineering strategies to address legacy systems, and work closely with cross-functional groups to solve complex technical challenges.
In this role you will:
* Develop and implement engineering standards to ensure code quality, scalability, security, and performance across projects.
* Drive engineering innovation and increase efficiency by aligning teams with strategic goals and best practices.
* Lead and mentor high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
* Collaborate with Architecture, Platform Managers, and Engineering teams to address legacy systems and develop forward-thinking technical solutions.
* Define and evaluate key performance metrics to measure the success and impact of engineering initiatives.
Who are you?
* A strategic leader with a proven track record in developing and implementing engineering strategies that drive impactful results.
* A collaborative and approachable manager, skilled in leading diverse teams within a matrixed environment and building cross-functional consensus.
* An exceptional communicator, comfortable engaging with senior leaders on complex technical and business challenges.
* A pragmatic, resilient, and adaptable professional, thriving in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
* A curious problem-solver, continually seeking ways to improve processes, reduce technical debt, and inspire innovation.
Who are we?
News.com.au is Australia’s leading commercial news site, delivering the biggest news events, from here and the world, and reaching an average monthly audience of over 11.2 million^. This exclusively digital news room is powered by a team of more than 60 dedicated journalists reporting the news across multiple platforms including desktop, mobile, social, podcasts and our app. news.com.au keeps you up-to-date with the news that matters to you. Be it politics, sport, lifestyle or entertainment, we will be on top of it, so you can be too.