Associate Director Data Quality

Why Optus?
We are a business fuelled by optimism, unwavering customer focus and a team of amazing people.
And that’s where we come in…. “the amazing people” part!
We don’t sit back and wait for the future to happen, we are out there crafting our own path through new technology, innovation, and investment. We are truly a challenger brand, with challenger spirit.
Data Strategy & Governance department, together with the Data Transformation Tribe and our Data Platforms Management team, responsible to develop the vision, strategy, and culture to manage data as a strategic asset for Optus in collaboration with key partners within the Group Data Office and Group IT, Optus Consumer, Business, Wholesale and Enterprise. The primary purpose is transpose Data to a critical asset, and to foster an organised system that constantly provides cheaper, faster, more trusted, secure, flexible ways to drive value with data.
Your day to day will consist of...

• Provide strategic leadership and mentoring within the team and throughout the organization to ensure that data initiatives are in sync with the organization's objectives.
• Lead and deliver Data Quality framework, Data Quality scoring methods, define Critical Data Elements, responsible for Enterprise metadata, data definitions and adherence to accurate use of Data Definitions glossary across Optus.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate potential improvements in Data Quality, working in conjunction with tribe leads and BU data governance teams to develop clear visibility and evaluation of the Data Quality, prioritise issues, identify risks and implement mitigating controls.
• Make sure that quality risks are well managed with high degrees of management awareness, whilst Identifying and implementing innovative data technologies and practices.
• Leading all aspects of data performance through key performance indicators and applying data-driven insights to convey advancements and obstacles to senior leadership and business partners.

What makes you perfect for the role?

• Relevant professional qualifications in Mathematics, Statistics, IT, or relevant function, e.g. Econometrics, Data Science, complimented by extensive professional experience in leadership roles in complex organisations in a similar role.
• Vast experience in Data Quality Management and/or business user of Data with extensive quality improvement experience.
• Understand enterprise level Data Quality, master data management and related metrics.
• Strong financial & commercial competence, plus analytical and conceptual skills.
• Proven track record in creating and leading high-performance teams underpinned by the ability to improve business results with analytically driven solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management. relationship building and consultation experience, including experience dealing with ELTs and SLTs, and ability to clearly articulate and influence business outcomes through visualisation and creative story telling.

Optus is a place where we let you do you. We offer a range of benefits including:

• Competitive salary and performance incentives
• Discounts to Optus products and services, and to over 400 retailers Australia-wide
• Growth and development opportunities (ask us about OptusU!)
• Up to five days of Volunteer Leave per year
• A “connected” day for you to use to connect to something you are passionate about
• Hybrid ways of working
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office

Curious about our culture? Go behind the scenes with our people by searching #OptusLife on LinkedIn!
At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity.
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