Senior Manager, People Data & Analytics

at; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organization in Melbourne seeks an experienced data leader to oversee their analytics capabilities within the People & Culture function. The role involves managing a team, ensuring data governance, and leveraging advanced analytics tools like Workday and Power BI. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in data management and leadership, alongside strong communication skills. This position promotes a flexible work environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Performance Bonus

Flexible working options

Paid primary carer's leave

Free breakfast and fresh fruit

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading people data and analytics programs in global organisations.
• Proven people leadership experience managing, coaching and developing distributed teams.
• Strong expertise in data management, data modelling, data architecture and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the P&C technology and data ecosystem in partnership with Technology teams.
• Develop and improve data governance frameworks ensuring quality standards.
• Lead and coach team members on prioritising, planning and delivery capabilities.

Skills

Data management

Data analysis

Leadership

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Tertiary qualification in IT or related discipline

Tools

Workday HCM

Power BI

Tableau

Databricks

Trello

JIRA

Confluence

Slack

Job description

Competitive Salary + Super + Performance Bonus

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world‑class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021‑2024). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award‑winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end‑of‑trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

Job Description

You’ll lead the data, reporting and insights capability within SEEK’s People & Culture function across APAC. This role blends operational excellence with strategic planning and delivery. You’ll be the key representative for people data, reporting and insights, driving value through technology advancements and strong stakeholder engagement.

There are multiple systems in P&C that will be in scope for this role both from a data governance and management perspective. The two primary systems directly in our control, as system owners, are Workday HCM and SmartRecruiters (ATS).

You’ll lead a small team of specialists based in Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur, working closely with the Senior Manager, HCM Technology.

Success looks like delivering high‑quality insights, advancing our data governance frameworks and leveraging emerging AI capabilities to transform how we make workforce decisions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the P&C technology and data ecosystem in partnership with Technology teams and third‑party vendors
• Develop and improve data governance frameworks ensuring quality standards, security and compliance requirements
• Partner with P&C and business stakeholders to continuously improve engagement and service delivery
• Contribute to the P&C Technology and Insights Roadmap with ownership focus on People Insights
• Lead and coach team members on prioritising, planning and delivery capabilities across APAC
• Lead the team (APAC‑based) in the development and maintenance of simple to complex reports, including matrix and composite reports, utilising Workday’s native reporting, analytics and visualisation capabilities
• Deliver meaningful metrics and insights leveraging SEEK BI tools including Power BI, Tableau and Workday Discovery Boards
• Engage across the broader organisation on the advancements in AI capabilities, and with a future‑focus on leveraging Databricks at an enterprise level
• Lead P&C data governance across forums, projects and audit reviews while maintaining documentation, processes and security standards
• Manage defect resolution, prioritisation and resource planning for cyclical activities spanning monthly to annual deliverables

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading people data and analytics programs in global organisations (Workday HCM highly desirable)
• Proven people leadership experience managing, coaching and developing distributed teams across multiple locations
• Strong expertise in data management, data modelling, data architecture and data analysis
• Experience with HR/Finance applications and report development/visualisation tools such as Workday Report Writer, Workday Discovery Boards, Workday Prism, Power BI, Tableau, Databricks, etc.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills adaptable to operational and strategic business scenarios
• Strong strategic thinking with ability to translate concepts into practical technology‑enabled solutions
• Highly agile/flexible when it comes to internal customer engagements at the operational level versus more partnering and consulting when it comes to strategic planning
• Experience with AI applications in data and analytics

Other Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in IT or related discipline or other related tier‑1 HCM system certifications
• Translate strategic and conceptual thinking to practical solutions with technology as a key enabler
• Ability to collect, organise, analyse and disseminate significant amounts of information, often highly confidential, with a high level of confidence and accuracy
• Working knowledge of information systems, including experience in designing, building and testing reports
• Ability to prioritise workload for the team, provide support and ensure timely resolution and/or delivery
• Project Management experience, and experience using Trello, JIRA, Confluence and Slack

Additional Information

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners
• SEEK is committed to operating sustainably and is preparing for the impacts of climate change and the transition to a low‑carbon future, and is working to minimise its environmental impacts which includes a long‑term emissions reduction target of net zero by FY2050
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year
• Free kick‑start breakfast every morning and fresh fruit available all day in our offices
• Cas every day

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 don't 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.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

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