Technology and Data Enablement Lead

Careers with Impact

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The Technology and Data Enablement Lead serves as a crucial strategic bridge between Investment Management and Investment Execution (middle and back office) and Investment Data and Systems teams. This role is fundamentally focused on empowering investment teams with appropriate tools and technologies to maximize the value of existing resources and achieve business objectives.

Operating as an internal consultant, you will report to the Manager of Investments Architecture and Engineering and work with a range of stakeholders across Investments. The position primarily handles BAU activities and related changes, while supporting but not directly managing strategic projects. The role requires building and maintaining strong relationships across all investment functional areas and strategic partners.

The principal responsibilities encompass three main areas. First, the role focuses on business partnering through relationship building and ensuring seamless access to existing investment systems and data across investment teams. Second, there is a strong emphasis on strategic planning and solution development, including identifying opportunities for innovation, evaluating new solutions, and translating business problems into actionable solutions. Finally, the role involves fostering a data-driven culture through system literacy training, supporting the adoption of business intelligence tools, and promoting data-driven decision-making throughout the organisation.

The Technology and Data Enablement Lead must actively challenge existing processes, explore innovative solutions through testing and proof of concepts, and ensure successful deployment and adoption of new technologies. They are expected to maintain alignment with investment roadmaps while facilitating effective communication between business stakeholders and the Investment Data and Systems team to deliver valuable solutions that enhance investment decision-making and operational efficiency.

About you

From a technical knowledge perspective, the ideal candidate should possess a strong foundation in innovation and agile methodologies, with the ability to both practice and coach others in these approaches. They must be skilled in developing roadmaps, designing processes, and facilitating workshops to capture opportunities. The role requires expertise in data governance and control, including proficiency in data profiling, process development, and creating quality indicators and reports. Additionally, they should be capable of business case development, understanding total cost of ownership, and conducting return on investment analysis. A strong desire to expand knowledge in modern technology solutions and the ability to translate enterprise architecture into practical roadmaps is essential.

In terms of experience, the candidate should have a proven track record of team leadership, particularly in strategic planning, business development, and stakeholder management across diverse business units. They should bring significant consulting experience, either internal or external, and demonstrate success in leading strategic business initiatives from planning through to deployment and change management. The role demands experience in coordinating multiple senior stakeholders, both internal and external, with various functional backgrounds. The ideal candidate should have a history of innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit, showing how they've previously harnessed innovation to deliver successful outcomes. Experience should reflect ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries and manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees

•    Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few).

•    Your Professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.

•    Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.

•    Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity. 

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team and we'll call you to discuss.

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position