Newsroom AI Innovation Lead

Dow Jones; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health & wellbeing

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Financial wellbeing

Career development

Volunteer opportunities

Inclusion facilities

Job summary

News Corp Australia is seeking a National Newsroom Innovation Product Manager to drive editorial R&D and AI tooling across the country. You will lead discovery, rapid prototyping, and de-risking of groundbreaking AI solutions for major newsrooms with a strong emphasis on editorial integrity.

Based across NSW, VIC, SA or QLD, the role supports hybrid work with up to two days from home. You will guide an Innovation squad and partner with editorial and technical leaders to deliver validated

Qualifications

• Proven track record in product management leading 0-to-1 innovation.
• Experience with rapid prototyping and R&D initiatives in media or tech.
• Strong understanding of generative AI, LLMs, and prompt evaluation.
• Ability to bridge communication between data scientists/prompt engineers and newsroom leaders.
• Experience guiding and developing other product professionals with documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and own a prioritized R&D product roadmap for AI tooling.
• Lead end-to-end innovation lifecycle with agile prototyping and validation of AI capabilities.
• Ensure model accuracy, hallucination management, and output validation.
• Oversee transition of prototypes to production and BAU maintenance.
• Create technical charters and evaluation frameworks to guide colleagues.

Skills

Product management

Innovation

R&D

AI product knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

News Corp Australia is seeking a National Newsroom Innovation Product Manager to drive editorial R&D and AI tooling across the country. You will lead discovery, rapid prototyping, and de-risking of groundbreaking AI solutions for major newsrooms with a strong emphasis on editorial integrity.

Based across NSW, VIC, SA or QLD, the role supports hybrid work with up to two days from home. You will guide an Innovation squad and partner with editorial and technical leaders to deliver validated