Data Reporting Lead

**Job no**: 539433
**Work type**: Permanent
**Location**: Melbourne - CBD & Inner
**Categories**: Technology

David Jones exists to inspire like no other and as we continue to deliver on our ambitious transformation agenda in line with our Vision 2025+ strategy, we are committed to creating inspired careers so our people can Thrive.

The Data Reporting Lead is a key role within the Data Team, responsible for providing technical leadership to a team of data analysts and reporting specialists. This role requires a deep understanding of data analytics, reporting tools, and the ability to translate business needs into actionable data solutions.

You will work in close collaboration with business stakeholders to deliver high-quality insights, streamline reporting processes, and support decision-making through the development and maintenance of reports and dashboards.

**_ What _**YOUR DAY LOOKS LIKE**

The key accountabilities for this role include:
**_ Technical Leadership_**
- Lead, and guide a team of data analysts and reporting professionals.
- Establish best practices for data profiling, analysis, and visualization across the team.
- Drive technical excellence and foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

**_Business Collaboration_**
- Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their strategic and tactical needs.
- Translate business problem statements into data-driven outcomes and actionable insights.
- Ensure reporting solutions align with business objectives and KPIs

**_Data Analysis and Reporting_**
- Be the key technical pillar of the Gold Data Layer on Snowflake.
- Collaborate with business units and data business partners on data modelling and defining the semantic layers on snowflake including defining standardised aggregates and metrics in the gold layer of snowflake.
- Lead the development, deployment, and maintenance of reports and dashboards using a variety of data analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Sigma, Qlik, IBM Cognos, TM1, Business Objects).
- Lead & conduct data profiling and exploratory data analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and insights in datasets across customer, supply chain, inventory, product, sales, orders, returns etc
- Where feasible leverage AI & GenAI capabilities for data profiling and deriving deeper insights on complex datasets

**_Reporting Tool Consolidation_**
- Evaluate existing reporting tools and processes to identify opportunities for standardization and optimization.
- Lead efforts to consolidate reporting tools into a more streamlined and efficient ecosystem.
- Drive adoption of consolidated tools and ensure smooth transitions for all stakeholders

**_Collaboration and Stakeholder Management_**
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, scrum masters and product owners to efficiently convert the product requirements into a working report or a dashboard or a data analysis outcome
- Collaborate closely with vendor teams to make sure the vendor deliverables are aligned with the David Jones requirements and standards
- Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders

**_Governance and Quality Assurance_**
- Ensure data integrity and quality across all reports and dashboards.
- Develop and enforce data governance policies and practices within the team.

**_ What _**YOU’LL NEED TO THRIVE**

**_ _**_Experience_**
- Extensive experience in BI, Data Analytics with a strong background in a leadership role
- Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Lead Data Analyst in a complex environment involving cross functional scrum teams
- Strong stakeholder management and business communication skills
- Retail / Consulting experience is a bonus
- Exposure to AI and GenAI is a bonus

**_Technical Skills:_**
- Deep experience in Reporting tools. E.g. Tableau, Qlik, TM1, Business Objects, IBM Cognos, Sigma
- Working knowledge of Snowflake
- Advanced SQL and Python programming skills.
- Familiarity with data transformations and ELT processes.
- Strong knowledge of data modelling techniques (e.g., Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Vault).
- Deep understanding of Data lake, Data warehouse, Lakehouse & Data fabric architectures
- Strong understanding of data quality frameworks and best practices.
- Working knowledge of dbt & git is a bonus

**Why work for us?**

Our purpose at David Jones is to ‘inspire like no other’, and culturally we aspire to be THRIVING. In our thriving culture, our people will be at their best as individuals and as teams. Our thriving cultural foundations are defined by the behaviours each and every one of us display. It’s our commitment and responsibility to ensure that as individuals and as a collective, that we are living our cultural foundations.
- Unique opportunity to be part of a highly engaged, successful team, focused on the transformation of an iconic Australian brand
- A competitive remuneration package including performance-based incentives
- Hybrid working arrangements in office and fr