Head of Data Modelling

**Work type**: Permanent Full time
**Region**: VIC- Melbourne CBD
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Your job is just one part of your life. When you bring your ideas, energy, and hunger for growth to us, you’ll be recognised and rewarded for your contribution in return. You’ll have our support to excel for our customers, deliver positive change for our communities and grow your career.

It’s a good time to see what more you can find at NAB as a **Head of Data Modelling **at NAB.

**The role**

As the **Head of Data Modelling**, you will play a critical role in the team and be a trusted & strategic advisor to the executive & mentor to the data modelling team. This role is responsible for leading the Data Modelling function - conformed, normalised, dimensional ensuring the adherence of data models to the industry reference model in place at NAB.

**The day to day responsibilities will include**:

- Directly accountable for leading a team of data modellers, including internal and external contractors
- Review and approves data models and governance processes
- Set strategic direction for tools and processes related to data modelling
- Vendor and 3rd party technology provider management
- Lead decision forums regarding choices and trade-offs related to delivery objectives and platform standards
- Assist in resolving technical complexities related to data modelling approaches
- Actively partner with leaders from Architecture, Delivery, Data Governance, Privacy, Platforms, and Security and the business to build strong partnerships and ensure data modelling approaches are pragmatic
- Drive efficiency to improve velocity of business outcomes, usability and quality of our enterprise data while reducing cost to build and run
- Leadership of team members including hiring, coaching, mentoring, developing, and promoting resources
- Ensure the team meets delivery deadlines for providing data models on time to Delivery squads coupled with adherence to Delivery SDLC timelines, ensuring high quality

**What you will bring**:

- Exceptional in-depth experience as a Senior Leader in Data Modelling in a large complex organisation, ideally within Financial Services
- Proven experience managing Data teams within large complex programs containing multiple streams, across multiple regions, with multiple vendors
- Extensive experience in delivering large scale big data programs on cloud
- Demonstrated experience in software development lifecycle
- Extensive exposure to enterprise system architecture, design, and developments
- Experience with Industry Reference Models such as FSLDM and IFW and in-depth knowledge of Data Governance and Standards
- Proven capability in building, leading, and managing large teams between 20+ people
- Able to drive a high performance culture that values collaboration
- Strong communication and relationship skills across the breadth of stakeholders including Senior Executive
- Able to demonstrate a strategic mindset and be decisive with high decision quality
- Understands and considers issues in the context of overall business strategies
- Tertiary qualification in computer science or related discipline. and preferably a post-graduate qualification (i.e, Post graduate diploma / Degree / Masters).

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