The Organisation: A retail organisation based in Sydney is looking for hands-on data leader to own and execute on a multi-year data roadmap through the delivery of high-impact analytics and data solutions. Reporting into the CIO, you will play an important role in enabling data-driven decision-making across the organisation. This is the ideal role for someone who can think about the bigger picture and contribute with hands-on technical delivery. You will be based in Sydney and able to work in the office a minimum of 3 days per week.
Key Priorities of the Role:
* Build strong stakeholder relationships and be a trusted delivery partner by translating data into actionable insights that drive strategic decision making.
* Partner with C-Suite & ELT across Marketing, Finance, Retail & Operations to understand their requirements and translate into actionable data solutions.
* Hands-on delivery of these data solutions, ensuring adherence to best practices whilst leading a hybrid team consisting of one internal senior data engineer and an external delivery partner.
* Ideally you have a data engineering background with expertise in Snowflake along with data modeling & ETL (dbt) & orchestration (airflow), Python, SQL, Power BI.
* CI/CD & Jira or similar.
* Apply & develop your knowledge of emerging technologies and AI tools such as Claude, Snowflake Cortex, NLPs, LLMs & automation.
* Collaborate with data engineering, architecture & reporting colleagues to design, develop and implement these solutions whilst providing mentorship & guidance towards continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
Your Skillset:
* Demonstrated experience in leading a small data team whilst remaining hands-on in design & development of data solutions
* Strong data engineering background with progression into leading a team.
* Hands-on experience in Snowflake DWH, SQL (SSAS), Airflow, DBT, Python, CI/CD, Power BI.
* AI tools such as Claude, Snowflake Cortex & ML & NLPs.
* Data lake architecture, strong multi-dimensional data modeling, real-time data streaming & EDD.
* Enjoy business partnering with key stakeholders and C-Suite - become a trusted advisor to multiple business & operational teams.
* Passion for continuous improvement & open to new tools & technologies.
* Collaborative and mentoring leadership style.
* Retail or FMCG experience highly regarded.
You must have Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency to be considered for this role and be Sydney based. Please apply below for immediate consideration.