Location: Sydney Australia
Timing: Immediate / ASAP
Term- 12 months (220 days capped)
About the Role
We are seeking an Analytics Engineer / Data Analyst to join the data and analytics team. This role focuses on building robust data pipelines curating and structuring data for business use and enabling self-service analytics through platforms like ThoughtSpot and Tableau. The ideal candidate will have a strong mix of technical data engineering skills business acumen and stakeholder engagement capability.
Key Responsibilities
Data Engineering & Pipelines:
- Design develop and maintain SQL-based data pipelines to ensure data is accurate timely and ready for analytics consumption.
- Curate and structure data for business reporting and self-service analysis (ThoughtSpot Tableau).
- Ensure high data quality governance and alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. APRA RBA).
Analytics & Reporting
- Develop and maintain portfolio-level and customer-level reports across debit cards savings accounts and transaction accounts.
- Conduct RBA data analysis QMR reporting and market share assessments.
- Deliver insights into customer attributes transaction behaviors and portfolio performance.
- Support ad-hoc analysis such as customer segmentation or clustering to deepen understanding of Macquaries retail banking customers.
Business Engagement
- Work closely with business stakeholders to translate requirements into data models dashboards and curated datasets.
- Provide guidance on structuring data for reporting and business decision-making.
- Collaborate with product and portfolio managers to ensure analytics aligns with strategic priorities.
- Act as a bridge between business and technology teams enabling data-driven decisions.
Key Skills & Experience
Technical Skills
- Strong SQL skills with experience in building pipelines and data models.
- Hands-on experience with data visualization & BI tools ThoughtSpot or Tableau preferred
- Knowledge of data modelling techniques and best practices.
- Exposure to large datasets and financial/banking data environments.
Analytics Skills
- Experience in portfolio reporting (QMR debit card statistics RBA analysis).
- Ability to perform customer-level analysis (segmentation profiling transaction behaviors).
- Experience in curation of datasets for self-service analytics.
Business & Soft Skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills able to guide business users on requirements.
- Ability to translate business questions into structured analytics solutions.
- Collaborative and proactive with a problem-solving mindset.
Desirable
- Banking / Financial Services experience (especially debit savings and transaction accounts).
- Familiarity with customer attributes and behavior analytics in retail banking.
- Knowledge of APRA/RBA reporting requirements.
- Experience in data governance quality and compliance.