AddressAbout Gemba
Gemba is the authority in sport and entertainment. Our mission is to shape a better future for the sport and entertainment industry and we have been doing this for over 15 years via our offices in Melbourne, Sydney and London.
Gemba offers specialised services to the sport and entertainment sector across Strategy, Insights, Data & Analytics and Communications. We are passionate about our business, proud of what we do and love working in one of the most dynamic industries on the global stage.
Our values of empathy, dynamism, discipline and integrity drive our business. More than just words in a vision document, we take our values seriously. We measure them, hold ourselves accountable and hire accordingly. We invest in our people, offering a wide range of employee benefits designed to provide a positive, professional, fun and inclusive workplace.
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading sport and entertainment agency and apply your data engineering experience to drive commercial outcomes for some of the biggest sports organisations in Australia and globally. If you have 5+ years of experience in data engineering, technical skills in Cloud (Google Cloud Platform and Azure desirable), Python, and SQL, and an ability to work with diverse data sets, then look no further.
About the Role
Located in either Sydney OR Melbourne, you will be working within Gemba’s Data & Analytics team. You will be responsible for applying your technical and analytical skills to work with a variety of data sources, streamline processes, build robust data warehouses/lakes, implement ETL pipelines, and deliver best practice data engineering that drives commercial outcomes for our clients.
Key Accountabilities
- Consult with clients to understand their business challenges and design data engineering solutions to meet their needs
- Extract and store data from multiple sources, build scalable data pipelines and warehouses, and develop technical data solutions
- Support the development of visualisations/dashboards and reports
- Identify opportunities for automated data solutions which reduce manual processes
- Help to develop and maintain high quality datasets to meet user requirements
- Scope and develop best practice recommendations for data technology, integrations, and architecture
- Oversee and manage Gemba’s internal data tech stack including GCP, Power BI, dbt, FiveTran and GitHub
- Leverage Gemba’s first and third-party data to develop digital and analytics products
- Assist with the analyses of various datasets to help uncover trends and develop data assets
- Support the Strategy, Insights, and Marketing Strategy teams with ad-hoc analyses and data modelling
Who are we looking for?
This key role requires a Data/Analytics Engineer with 5+ years of experience (experience in the sports industry is a bonus) with a focus on delivering both internal and client solutions. Possessing technical skills in areas such as Python, SQL, BI tools, as well as experience with Cloud technologies such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Azure is mandatory.
Additionally, you’ll require a good understanding of general business principles, with relevant tertiary qualifications in IT, statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, or similar preferred.
Additional skills and experience required include:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Advanced data manipulation and processing skills
- Workflow and orchestration tooling such as dbt, Databricks, and/or Airflow
- Strong understanding of relational database architecture
- Strong understanding of data quality control measures
- The ability to understand and interpret business/marketing information and research
- Being confident in dealing with clients including presenting report findings
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to deliver key insights
- Experience with research survey data and/or digital marketing automation platforms is an advantage
- Last, but not least, a passion for Sport and Entertainment!
This is a great opportunity to join the Gemba team who are well respected as thought leaders in the exciting and dynamic Sport and Entertainment industry.
How to apply for this job?
All written applications should include a CV and cover letter and must be addressed to Duncan McKenzie via *******@thegembagroup.com by midnight Monday 1 April
Note: All candidates require working rights in this country to perform the role.
Gemba supports flexible working hours and will consider job share for this role.
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