Newsroom Innovation Product Manager
Core
Lead the discovery, rapid prototyping, and de-risking of AI solutions (LLMs, RAG, agentic systems) for editorial R&D in Australia's largest newsrooms.
Role type
Senior IC product manager (AI innovation & R&D)
Builds
Validated proof-of-concepts and AI tooling for newsroom adoption
Domain
Media & digital publishing + Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Product management (0-to-1 innovation), Generative AI (LLMs, fine-tuning, RAG, agentic systems), Prompt engineering, Model evaluation & validation, Agile prototyping, Strategic roadmap planning
Preferred skills
Experience in high-velocity news ecosystems, Technical charter creation, Team leadership
Technologies
LLMs, RAG, Python, AI frameworks
Responsibilities
Translate editorial challenges into prioritized R&D roadmaps; Validate new AI capabilities through agile prototyping; Ensure model accuracy and output safety; Oversee handover of prototypes to production; Define technical charters and evaluation frameworks; Remove technical blockers; Establish R&D metrics and KPIs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
