Who is Plenti
Plenti is a fintech lender providing faster fairer loans by leveraging its smart technology. Plenti is a dynamic and innovative business that is growing strongly. By continuing to deliver better customer experiences Plenti is taking market share from incumbent players in the personal lending renewable energy and automotive finance markets.
We are a fast moving and ambitious business that seeks to recruit smart and capable people who can take ownership of their role to help the business thrive. With over 250 people based in Australia Plenti is of a size where everyone can make a difference in their role and help us realise our very big ambitions as a team as we go about building Australias best lender.
Plenti is a founder led business that launched in 2014 listed on the ASX since 2020 with annual revenue of over $250 million and a loan portfolio of over $2.5 billion.
About the role:
As the Engineering Manager - Data Analytics you will serve as both a technical leader and a collaborative team leader at the heart of our data engineering and analytics function. Youll oversee the design development and optimisation of our Databricks-based data pipelines and models ensuring seamless support for analytics reporting and AI use cases across our business. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for mentorship team coordination and championing best practices.
What youll be doing:
Architecting and building data solutions on Databricks to power our core reporting analytics MLOps and generative AI initiatives
Designing building and operating scalable and reliable data integration pipelines with a cloud-native approach
Overseeing and coordinating the data engineering and analytics teams efforts to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of high-impact analytics solutions
Serving as a key collaborator with analysts data scientists and business stakeholders to translate requirements and maximize business value from data
Contributing to strategic planning and the teams roadmap aligning initiatives with organizational priorities
Mentoring team members and fostering a supportive collaborative environment
Establishing maintaining and promoting data standards governance and best practices
Proactively identifying opportunities to improve data architecture tooling and automation across the data platform
About you:
Extensive hands-on experience as a Data Engineer building and scaling solutions on a major cloud platform with deep expertise in Databricks
Proven mastery of the full analytics development lifecycle applying modern software engineering principles (Git CI/CD automated testing) to build production-grade solutions with tools like dbt Airbyte and Dagster
Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring technical teams; people love to work with you and youre known for elevating those around you
Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders at every level
A passion for data and a drive to set and uphold high standards of data delivery
Apply now to play a central role in shaping our data foundation and delivering the analytics and AI solutions that drive our business forward.
Whats life like at Plenti
Working at Plenti means joining a team that is high-performing diverse customer-focused and collaborative. Its a place where everyone can make it happen and share in the results and success. If being in a dynamic industry as part of a market-leading fintech sounds like you then join to help us reshape Australias financial eco-system for the good.
In return you will enjoy a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship to take your career further. We offer flexible working and volunteer and study leave to develop your skills. We also have monthly social events office snacks company Townhalls and D&I initiatives and events to help you connect with your colleagues.
Plenti is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disabilities. When you apply let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process so we can accommodate you.