Regional Technology Director

News Corp Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

News Corp Australia seeks a Regional Technology Director (RTD), reporting to the SVP of Infrastructure & Enterprise Technology. This senior leader sits within News Corp's Global Technology services and represents GT within the Australian business unit, aligning local priorities with global technology strategy and delivery.

You will lead regional infrastructure across data centres, networks, cloud, compute, storage and telephony, build trusted relationships with regional and global leaders, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related discipline.
• 15+ years IT management/technology leadership in global and matrixed organisations.
• Broad experience across IT service catalogue and end-to-end technology service management.
• Demonstrated experience operating as a senior technology relationship or account leader.
• Strong understanding of service delivery disciplines including incident, problem, change and request management.
• Experience leading technology transformation, project and programme delivery, and service improvement.
• Experience with governance, risk, compliance and Cyber Security, plus enterprise architecture and controls.
• Experience managing technology budgets, suppliers and commercial relationships.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with regional and global leaders and manage major incidents and crisis situations, communicating to BU stakeholders.
• Oversee regional infrastructure across data centres, networks, cloud, compute, storage and telephony, ensuring resilience and performance.
• Provide strategic and matrix leadership across regional teams, supporting high performance and talent development.
• Drive regional execution of global infrastructure strategy, adoption of Core Tech & AI, and AI workflow integration for automation and cost optimisation.
• Own the local BU–GT alignment forum, aligning priorities and dependencies for clear visibility.
• Drive budgeting, procurement, vendors, investment and cost optimisation across regional infrastructure.
• Strengthen adoption of global standards, governance and controls, partnering with Cyber Security.
• Connect regional teams with GT Services to share expertise and identify opportunities for innovation.
• Strengthen leadership capability and promote knowledge sharing across regional and global technology teams.

Skills

IT leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Infra & cloud

Cyber Security

Budget & procurement

Vendor management

Programme delivery

Governance & risk

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Job description

Reporting to the SVP, Infrastructure & Enterprise Technology, the Regional Technology Director (RTD) is a senior leadership role within News Corp's Global Technology (GT) services organisation, embedded within the News Corp Australia Business Unit (BU). As a member of the local Technology Senior Leadership Team, with a dotted-line relationship to the Regional CTO, the RTD represents GT within the Australian business and serves as a primary technology interface between the BU and the broader GT service organisation. The role provides a critical two-way connection between local business priorities and global technology capabilities—bringing the scale, expertise and capabilities of GT into the BU while ensuring local requirements and priorities are reflected in global technology strategy and delivery. The RTD acts as a strategic technology partner to News Corp Australia, translating business priorities into technology outcomes and ensuring the BU can effectively leverage GT services, platforms, capabilities and expertise.

Key responsibilities

Build trusted relationships with regional and global leaders, manage major incidents and crisis situations by facilitating resolution and communicating to BU stakeholders, participate in change management and CAB activities, align business priorities with technology capabilities, and enable efficient and cost-effective services

Oversee regional infrastructure across data centres, networks, cloud, compute, storage and telephony, ensuring resilience, availability and performance

Provide strategic and matrix leadership across regional teams, supporting high performance, talent development and effective resource alignment

Drive regional execution of global infrastructure strategy, adoption of Core Tech & AI, and AI workflow integration to identify opportunities for automation, service improvement, simplification and cost optimisation

Own the local BU–GT alignment forum, bringing together business and technology conversations, priorities and feedback to create a clear view of key priorities, issues, dependencies and opportunities

Drive financial and commercial discipline across regional infrastructure, including budgeting, procurement, vendors, investment and cost optimisation

Drive adoption of global standards, architecture, governance and controls, partnering with Cyber Security to strengthen regional security and resilience

Connect regional teams with GT Services to align priorities, share expertise, leverage emerging technologies and identify opportunities for innovation and value creation

Strengthen leadership capability, develop talent and promote knowledge sharing and collaboration across regional and global technology teams

About you

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline

15+ years of IT management and/or technology leadership experience, ideally within complex, global and matrixed organisations

Broad experience across the IT service catalogue and end-to-end technology service management, including infrastructure, cloud, workplace, applications, Cyber Security, service management, project and programme delivery, and technology operations

Demonstrated experience operating as a senior technology relationship or account leader, translating business priorities into technology outcomes and effectively navigating complex stakeholder environments

Strong understanding of service delivery disciplines, including incident, problem, change and request management, service performance, escalation, continuous improvement and operational resilience

Experience leading or influencing technology transformation, project and programme delivery, service improvement and adoption of new technology capabilities

Experience working across technology governance, risk, compliance and Cyber Security, with an understanding of enterprise architecture, technology standards and controls

Experience managing technology budgets, suppliers and commercial relationships, with a strong focus on value, cost optimisation and business outcomes

Willingness to undertake occasional domestic and international travel to regional hubs, major data centres, office sites, and vendor summits

About us

News Corp's Global Technology (GT) services organisation is embedded within the News Corp Australia Business Unit (BU). The role is located at SHS 2 Holt Street, Surry Hills, NSW.