Governance, Analytics And Technology Lead

Governance, Analytics and Technology Lead

• Facilitate our strategy of safe and trusted data within the Woolworths Group
• Opportunity to collaborate with the brightest minds in Australian retail
• Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose - ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.' It's that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Welcome to Group Enablement

Our Group Enablement Teams are the Technology, Business Enablement, Value Chain and Replenishment experts developing new capabilities and platforms for a better retail future. We're the crucial link between our stores and the stock they need, the IT engine moving our business forward, the strategic connectors streamlining the way we work, and the forward thinkers using tech to transform the retail experience. Uniting cutting edge technology, data and retail smarts, you'll work behind the scenes, in the margins and across every corner of the business - to uplift our capability, amplify our collective impacts and revolutionise the customer experience.

What you'll do

In the Governance, Analytics and Technology Lead role, you'll support our strategy of safe and trusted data within the Woolworths Group. More specifically, this position is responsible for delivering governance and analytics to support data accuracy and quality, by trends and patterns identification and analysis. This role will see you looking for opportunities to further automate how we ingest data within the Woolworths Group ecosystem.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Data Strategy and Integration: Delivering against the data strategy that aligns with the business goals and objectives, identifying and implmenting opportunities for consistent and accurate integration.
• Data Governance, Quality and Security: Implementing and enforcing data cleansing, validation and governance policies, standards and procedures to maintain data quality and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Reporting, Analytics and Process Improvement: Driving the development of reports and analytics to support data-driven decision-making and process improvement.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborating with your team and more broadly within the group, to better understand their data needs and how they can support reporting and governance.
• Change Management, Training and Education: Effectively managing changes in data structures, processes, and technologies, through the facilitation of training and education of data management best practices and data-related tools and technologies.

What you'll bring

To succeed in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate:

• Leadership experience ideally within technically diverse teams, along with strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Proven exposure to leadership responsibilities and driving change within either a Retail or Data driven environment.
• Problem-solving skills, critical thinking abilities, and experiencing at listening to problem statements and using technology to drive change.
• Solid expertise in data management, Analytics, ML, and data services solutions, with the ability to predict future opportunities.
• Strong and advanced knowledge of Agile, GCP, Azure Cloud and Microsoft Excel. Atacama and/or Colibra exposure are highly desirable.

What you'll experience

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere' policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing.
• Parental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #hybrid #work180.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.