Be part of a key strategic mission to empower REA with great technology, including a market-leading data platform and data management capability
We are looking for an inspirational leader who captures the hearts and minds of our people, helps them understand our business strategy and inspires them to action while living our values
Permanent role based in Melbourne
We're REA
With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group is changing the way the world experiences property. Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose-driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact.
Where the team fits in
The Head of Product, Data Platform and Data Management sits within our Launchpad squad, part of REA’s Global Technology group. Launchpad’s mission is to empower REA with great technology, including a market-leading data platform and data management capability.
We do this by:
1. Building and licensing the REA data platform that supports all REA's data processing, management, and sharing.
2. Improving the quality, access, and usage of our data for staff, consumers, and customers.
3. Building reusable data products that unlock the value of our data.
4. Investing in the reliability, quality, and security of systems and data.
What the role is all about
1. Lead and support a team of product managers working cross-functionally with data, software, and cloud engineers in an agile delivery environment.
2. Champion REA’s Data Platform and continue to build it out for scale and re-use leveraging market-leading open source, AWS, and GCP tools.
3. Lead the data management team to create and roll out REA’s core data frameworks, standards, and practices.
4. Engage and liaise with enterprise functions such as Legal, Risk, and Security to ensure our data is protected.
5. Grow REA’s data maturity through a mix of learning, education, and literacy-focused activities.
Who we’re looking for
1. Experience in Product Management and software engineering.
2. Strong people leadership and coaching experience.
3. Comfortable working with data and technical teams, understands agile delivery.
4. Demonstrated understanding of how platforms deliver scalability to a digital business.
5. Experience identifying and resolving complex issues.
6. Passionate about data, ML, analytics; concrete experience will be highly regarded.
7. Excellent communication skills to simplify complex domains for stakeholders.
The REA experience
The physical, mental, emotional, and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow.
A hybrid and flexible approach to working with flexible leave options.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We embrace and value diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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