Data Enablement Lead

The Role

Working with the Head of Data Management & Privacy Technology this role will be part of the journey in defining Data Management & Enablement in SEEK as well be part of the team that will be responsible for running the Data Management & Privacy Practice across our business and Data Steward community.

This is a leadership role that requires broad management engagement and influencing skills. This role provides a rare opportunity to work directly with senior leaders across our APAC region at SEEK and to help chart the evolution of data management and data practices to exploit the full value of data across SEEK business and operational units.

The Data Enablement Lead is responsible for overseeing the strategy implementation and governance of datadriven processes and initiatives across the organization. This position plays a key role in enhancing data accessibility fostering a culture of data literacy and ensuring that the right data is delivered to the right teams at the right time. The Data Enablement Lead will work closely with collaborators from across SEEK to establish standard methodologies and streamline data usage ultimately driving organisational success through the power of data.

Key Responsibilities

Data Management Policy &Framework:

• Provide input into the Data Management Strategy and Operating Model according to SEEKs business and data landscape
• Create and roll out the Data Management/Governance Framework and operationalising data management/governance at SEEK.
• Create and roll out the Data Management Policy Standards & Guidelines
• Create expected Controls for the lifecycle management of data including but not limited to Data Quality and Metadata Management.
• Use SEEKs strategy business context and data landscape to adapt data management practices to suit

Market Place Operations:

• Create and maintain systems and process to lead data glossaries taxonomies and classification systems relevant to the organizations marketplace operations.

Data governance and Management:

• Build data governance including any monitoring & reporting requirements
• Respond to data management related queries through the data management front door process
• Monitor access controls audit trails and datasharing agreements to safeguard sensitive information
• Identify and prioritise the biggest problems and opportunities to reduce risk or drive more value for data via Data Management
• Bring a guide point of view to frame recommendations and tradeoffs around Data Management
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to improve understanding of data governance principles and tools across SEEK.

Data Ownership & Stewardship:

• Together with the Head of Data Management & Privacy establish Data Ownership & Stewardship across SEEK
• Collaborate with data owners and domain experts in regards to data quality addressing data anomalies discrepancies and inconsistencies
• Educate employees about the importance of data stewardship fostering a culture of accountability and ownership.
• Establish and build out the journeys communities capabilities and practices for Data Stewardship and Ownership
• Define and enforce data stewardship policies ensuring consistency in how data is created stored and used across departments.

Collaborator Management:

• Work closely with legal and security teams to ensure compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g. PDPA AU Privacy Principles).
• Work closely with collaborators across SEEK (i.e. Product Risk Legal Engineering AIPS Finance & People & Culture) in implementation of data management framework across SEEK
• Create and support communities of practice and active data citizenship
• Create communicate and support the change roadmap
• Articulate clear plan and roadmap for data management aligning with collaborators
• Collaborate with other technology teams (e.g. Data Platform Engineering) to deliver agreed data management capabilities for SEEK (including using AI and automation where appropriate)

Qualifications :

Qualifications Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience in modern data management and governance
• Proven experience in establishing / executing data stewardship programs in a mediumtolarge organisation ensuring consistency in how data is created stored and used across departments.
• Proven ability to lead crossfunctional initiatives and drive organisational change.
• Strong understanding of data lifecycle management standards such as DAMADMBOK (Data Management Body of Knowledge).
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (APAC and Asia) and data privacy laws impacting data retention and lifecycle management.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills to bridge technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Experience with data lineage and impact analysis in complex data ecosystem
• Strong problemsolving skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Other Qualifications Skills and Experience

• Strong knowledge of data visualization and BI tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau Looker).
• Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with AWS cloud services and platforms
• Understanding of data pipelines ETL processes and data integration tools (e.g. Airflow Databricks or similar).
• Knowledge of data stewardship tools such as Lean IX Unity Catalog (preferred) Collibra Alation or Informatica.
• Experience in a digital native company

Additional Information :

The Team

This role supports the Data Management/Governance & Privacy Function and Practices Function. The role also contributes to the Data Trust Committee and Citizenship Committee. Other forums and committees will be established during the build out of the framework and function including Data Quality forums for example.

The extended team will span Melbourne New Zealand Singapore Kuala Lumpur Thailand Indonesia Philippines and Hong Kong.

Data is key to everything SEEK does and as such this role is accountable for ensuring we have a SEEK wide approach to leading protecting and enabling use of our data.

Development Opportunities

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Why SEEK

• Hybrid working mode
• Mature and collaborative work culture
• Extensive employee benefits

At SEEK we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences especially as they relate to gender sexual identity culture faith disability and life stages. If you have the skills curiosity and an adaptable mindset but dont meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime