Technical Data Steward

About Us
At Ubank, we empower the digital generation to achieve financial success. Think of us as your daily money companion, offering a unified view of your finances with smart features and real-time insights. Save more, track spending, and achieve home ownership faster with Ubank.

The Why
You are a driven data professional with a passion for using insights to drive smarter decision making and an improved customer experience. But you also aren't afraid to roll up your sleeves to do some building. You are excited by the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and want to play a key role in the transformation of analytics and insights delivery for a rapidly-growing, digitally-native business.

Key Responsibilities
As a Data Steward you will be expected to:

• Quickly explore and understand complex technical systems, processes and an evolving data landscape
• Generate high quality technical analysis; define and document business logic and map data from divergent source systems
• Work with external stakeholders, project teams and internal SME's to effectively document business rules and technical definitions
• Influence projects to reduce their impact on data and perform monitoring and reconciliations during key releases/migrations including managing Data Impact Assessments (DIA's) for new initiatives
• Track and report measures of data quality to inform and drive behaviours across all business units
• Develop data quality assets such as master data, reference data, dashboards, monitoring, profiling, business glossaries and lineage
• Run and collaborate Critical Data Elements programs of work and outcomes including managing issues, providing guidance and helping to prioritise work to ensure our critical data is of the highest quality
• Play an active role in reducing risk of potential privacy issues and perform related root cause analysis to support and advise during incident resolution

Essential
Your Experience:

• Deep experience in 'source system to target data mapping' including requirement gathering, data lineage mapping, collaboration with tech teams, validation & testing support
• Understanding of data governance principles, including access control policies, data catalogues/dictionaries and the concept of critical data elements.
• Ability to simplify the complex and confidently present back to the business, and guide stakeholders on the best approach to solve an analytical/data problem
• Experience using relational databases and analytic tools such as SQL, R or Python to extract meaning from complex data sources.
• Experience working with cloud-based analytics platforms
• Experience working in an agile organisation, and familiarity with sprint cadences, Jira & Confluence

Desirable

• Previous experience supporting an Enterprise Data Governance Program
• Previous work experience with the Databricks platform (highly desirable)
• Exposure or implementation experience in Data Risk Management related to regulatory, financial and/or operational reporting
• Ability to develop and deploy robust analytical assets (automated or repeated processes, general purpose view/table structures supporting analytics/insights). I.e., not just the generation of insights from a curated view of data.
• Experience of familiarity with various data modelling concepts such as Third-Normal-Form and Medallion architecture

Why Ubank?

• Innovation with impact: From meaningful work to amazing benefits, we equip you with the tools and support to drive real change - so your ideas don't just stay ideas, they become impact.
• Collaborative, supportive & fun: We believe innovation is a team sport. It comes from a special kind of culture that's highly collaborative and gives people the support they need to thrive.
• Build something great: Ubank is where ambition meets opportunity. We don't just talk about change - we give you the tools, trust, and support to make it happen.
• Freedom to be yourself: We celebrate individuality and give you the flexibility to work in ways that suit your style. Our hybrid working model lets you balance connection and autonomy.
• Accelerate your Career: With clear paths for career development, your potential won't just be recognised, it'll be accelerated.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of our local area.

This Sydney-based permanent role requires Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, and our Talent team is excited to connect with you.

Apply now with your CV and explore this exciting opportunity