What's the role?
We are seeking a Portfolio Manager – Enterprise Systems and Publishing Operations to join our Sydney office on a permanent basis. This role is responsible for providing Senior management with high-level, portfolio-wide reporting on the status of all I.T. projects across Enterprise Systems and Publishing Operations.
The Portfolio Manager will deliver clear, timely and accurate insights on delivery health, risk and dependencies, enabling informed decision-making and proactive course correction. They will assess and report each project’s adherence to the Project Management Framework, providing evidence-based validation of the status reported by project managers for key initiatives.
This is not a delivery or programme management role. Delivery accountability remains with Project and Programme Managers. The Portfolio Reporting Manager provides independent assurance, governance and executive-ready reporting across the portfolio.
Key responsibilities
* Maintain the consolidated portfolio view across all enterprise systems and publishing technology initiatives, including CAPEX-funded roadmap projects, global initiatives, OPEX-funded work, business-led projects, medium-to-large BAU initiatives, and projects in pre-approval.
* Produce accurate, executive-ready portfolio reporting, providing clear insight into delivery health, risks, and dependencies.
* Independently validate project statuses against the TDD Project Framework to ensure reporting accurately reflects project health.
* Establish and manage a consistent reporting cadence, including RAG status, milestones, and critical dependencies.
* Identify and escalate portfolio-level risks and cross-project dependencies early.
* Provide portfolio-level insight and support to senior leaders on project-related issues.
* Provide guidance to projects on good project management practices where required to ensure proper planning, a clearly defined scope and a realistic schedule.
* Partner with Strategy and Portfolio teams to ensure projects are accurately represented.
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders by translating complex project information into concise, actionable insights.
Who are you?
* At least 5 years experience in end to end delivery of I.T. projects in a large organisation which must include at least one large/complex project.
* Proven experience in portfolio reporting, PMO, or portfolio management roles within large, complex organisations.
* Demonstrated experience producing executive-level reporting and providing independent status validation.
* Highly organised, detail-oriented, and quality-focused.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information.
* Confident engaging senior stakeholders and influencing without formal authority.
* Curious and improvement-focused, with a willingness to challenge and refine existing ways of working.
News Benefits
News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:
* Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
* 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.
* Helping you grow - Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition
* Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money
* Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services
* Giving back - Make a difference to our communities.
* 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-name brands across print, digital and multimedia. We lead the way in travel, fashion, food, health, homes and lifestyle, and we are the largest publisher across print and digital, reaching more than 16 million Australians each month.
What’s next?
Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.
If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.
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