- Be part of a team who are focused on harnessing the power of data and transforming it into meaningful and actionable insights that supports decision making and improves business performance
- Opportunity to showcase innovative data solutions to senior leaders
- Collaborate with data and analytics teams across the Wesfarmers Group to prioritise use cases and deliver successful outcomes
- Full time permanent role based in Perth CBD
What you’ll be doing
Reporting to our Digital Transformation Manager, this role will:
- Establish strong and effective relationships with a range of both technical and senior business stakeholders
- Support the development of Corporate Offices’ data and analytics roadmap
- Partner with the business to define requirements and design data solutions that will drive strategic business value
- Lead and develop a high performing team to effectively source data assets and deliver analytical solutions into production
- Effectively communicate engineering standards and delivery progress to ensure alignment and engagement across all stakeholders
- Proactively identify opportunities to uplift data and analytics capability through data platform optimisation and emerging technologies
What you’ll need
- Significant experience in data analysis, data modelling and data engineering
- Strong knowledge of modern cloud platforms, IaC, automated data governance controls and cyber security and risk management principles
- Ability to code and perform code reviews (preferably in SQL and Python)
- Experience in leading and developing technical teams
- Proven project management skills and ability to work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders
- A naturally inquisitive and analytical mind, and strong ability to problem solve
- Excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex topics simply
- A genuine interest and passion to learn and develop new skills
- Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or a quantitative field
- Certifications in data engineering, data platforms or data governance (preferably in Azure or Snowflake)
About Wesfarmers
As one of Australia’s largest listed companies, we’re proud of our longstanding contribution to Australians. Wesfarmers’ achievements are deeply rooted in the desire to continually reinvent ourselves for the brands we own and operate, including leading retailers like Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Catch, Officeworks and Priceline. Our work doesn’t stop there, we operate in the industrials sector which supplies the nation with chemicals, energy and fertilisers, and industrial and safety products. And in 2022, we established OneDigital to power the Group’s data and digital growth ambitions.
Join the team at Corporate Office which provides support and advice across the Wesfarmers Group
The Corporate Office provides corporate services and support to the autonomous Wesfarmers divisions, helping to enable the achievement of Group objectives. The Corporate office leads capital allocation and portfolio management for the Group and focuses on leveraging and enhancing the Group’s reputation to support attraction and retention of talent, securing investment opportunities and maintaining a low-cost capital. To do this, we need great people, working together and role modelling our values and ways of working.
About the team
Our Technology team provides end to end services for our Corporate Office, as well as supporting knowledge sharing and best practice across the Wesfarmers Group.
Our culture
We’re results focused, but we’re a business that cares. Here we are less about titles and more about everyone playing a valuable role. We provide autonomy and space with freedom to operate, quickly learning from mistakes because we know they are part of the way forward. We’re curious, open minded, and collaborative. And although we’re thought leaders, we’re humble, and willing to share knowledge and learn from one another.
We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, so we strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment. This means promoting the development of our people and fostering a sense of belonging irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability.
Next steps
If this sounds like your next career move, then combine your cover letter and resume into one document and click on the ‘Apply’ button by Monday, 18 December 2023. Please note that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to this closing date.
For brief enquiries please contact Human Resources on (08) 9327 4223.
We’re hiring the best and the brightest talent. Let’s start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together.
For more information, visit our website at https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/