About the Role
This leadership opportunity involves driving the future success of a growing consumer technology brand, Sprout. You will be accountable for overall performance, balancing strategic growth with operational excellence across product innovation, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, marketing, and commercial strategy. The role requires identifying new opportunities, strengthening market position, and delivering sustainable growth by partnering with various Telstra teams to enable innovation, enhance customer outcomes, and maximize business performance.
Responsibilities
- Set and execute Sprout's growth strategy across mobile accessories and audio categories.
- Own end-to-end business performance, including revenue growth, profitability, margin optimisation and cost management.
- Lead product strategy across the full lifecycle, from concept development and sourcing through to manufacturing, distribution and go-to-market execution.
- Shape and evolve the Sprout brand, ensuring a compelling and differentiated position within the market.
- Identify and unlock new growth opportunities across products, channels, partnerships and customer segments.
- Drive pricing, promotional and merchandising strategies that optimise commercial outcomes.
- Partner across retail, marketing, commercial and supply chain functions to deliver integrated customer and business outcomes.
- Champion innovation by exploring emerging technologies, customer trends and market opportunities.
- Build and lead a high-performing team focused on accountability, creativity and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Significant leadership experience within retail, consumer products, technology, electronics or a related industry.
- Strong commercial acumen and demonstrated experience owning or influencing P&L performance.
- Experience across product management, sourcing, merchandising, brand management or category leadership.
- An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to take ownership and drive outcomes for customers end-to-end.
- Demonstrated success leading growth strategies and delivering commercial results.
- Experience developing and executing product and brand strategies within customer-facing markets.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability across multiple functions.
- The ability to move seamlessly between strategic planning and operational execution.
- Experience building, leading and developing high-performing teams.
- A passion for innovation, customer outcomes and continuous improvement.
Skills
- Product innovation
- Sourcing
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Marketing
- Commercial strategy
- Retail
- Supply chain
- Product development
- Brand management
- Go-to-market execution
- Pricing
- Promotional strategies
- Merchandising
- Stakeholder engagement
- Influencing
- Strategic planning
- Operational execution
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Leadership experience
Benefits
- Performance-related pay
- Access to thousands of learning programs
- Global presence across 22 countries with opportunities to work where we do business
- Purchased annual leave scheme
- Additional Telstra Day leave each year
- Additional discounts on Telstra products and services
- Toolkit provided (laptop, mobile phone and plan)
About the Company
- Telstra Consumer is at the forefront of delivering world-class technology experiences to millions of Australians. Through our retail, digital and product teams, we help customers stay connected while delivering innovative solutions that make their lives easier, safer and more rewarding.
- Within Telstra Consumer, Sprout is our proprietary accessories and audio brand, bringing innovative, high-quality technology products to market. Operating in a fast-moving and highly competitive category, Sprout continues to evolve its product portfolio, brand presence and customer offer to drive growth and create meaningful customer experiences.
- We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. From our earliest days in the Postmaster General’s Office to the Australian icon we are today, the heart of Telstra has never changed. We’ve always been committed to being a great place to work as we make the world a better place too.
- Working at Telstra, we all have a why. Whether it’s endless career opportunities, an amazing work-life balance or being able to make a difference, we all know why we’re motivated to be our best here. Our people find purpose and pride in being part of Telstra, because we support the things that matter most.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to making it easy for everyone to apply. If you require accessibility support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please send an email to Disability and Accessibility inbox. disabilityandaccessibility@team.telstra.com.
