Job Title: Data Scientist
Location: Barangaroo, NSW
This is a permanent full-time role that offers a hybrid opportunity.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced data scientist to join our Insights & Analytics team within the Chief Brand & Marketing Office. Our team combines the skills of an anthropologist, futurist, moderator, influencer, and data scientist to drive business improvement and strategic agendas.
You will be responsible for delivering data science projects and bespoke analytical solutions that help Westpac optimise marketing performance, improve customer engagement, and maximise commercial value.
* Deliver end-to-end development and deployment of high-impact data science projects independently.
* Contribute to the development and maintenance of data pipelines, predictive models, and segmentation strategies.
* Work closely with stakeholders to understand their challenges and propose analytical solutions to help them meet their goals.
* Conduct analysis of various datasets to extract insights that support informed decision-making.
* Communicate complex technical content, insights, project outcomes, and recommendations to various audiences.
* Apply a test-and-learn framework to quickly prove or disprove hypotheses and scale up successful initiatives.
What We Offer:
You'll play a significant part in the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. We'll back you in the development of your career, offer internal career prospects, and flexible working arrangements.
You'll also have opportunities to learn and grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers.
Requirements:
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
* Expertise in SQL (Teradata experience is a plus).
* Strong hands-on capability in general programming (Python is highly preferred).
* Expertise in advanced analytics, including machine learning methods (supervised and unsupervised learning), regression modelling, time series analytics, etc.
* Data visualisation and dashboarding skills, particularly PowerBI.
* Big data platform experience (Hadoop/Hive/Spark, etc.) and Cloud platform experience.
* Customer marketing & analytics experience.
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
* Strong project management experience and associated tooling (e.g., Confluence, JIRA, Git, etc.).
* Strong presenting skills to various audiences.
About Us:
We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, communities, and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other's passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.
Join us and be part of a culture that values diversity, flexibility, and inclusion. If you're interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please mention it in your application.