Woolworths

• Lead Innovation and performance of our data platform
• Sydney office location (Surry Hills) with hybrid working environment
• Exciting opportunity to work for one of Australia's retail media pioneers

Cartology is one of Australia’s leading retail media businesses, powered by the Woolworths Group. We provide targeted omnichannel marketing solutions and comprehensive closed loop reporting to help brands grow. With Cartology, brands can drive real customer impact across the shopper journey. 

Cartology is truly pioneering the future of Retail Media, creating, shaping and leading this new industry that connects brands to customers in new and exciting ways.Be nothing but yourself in a culture that is inclusive and innovative. Work as part of an ambitious, smart and passionate team and belong to something meaningful as part of the Woolworths Group.

What you’ll do

We are a leading retail media company specialising in data-driven advertising solutions. We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead our data platform team. You will develop, scale, secure and govern our data platform, infrastructure, integrations, pipelines, core data models, security and the leverage of this data for business intelligence. It will also play a key role in the enablement of our data products and supporting infrastructure.

• Tech Platform Strategy & Vision: Define and execute the technical strategy and roadmap for our core data platform and BI capabilities, ensuring its long-term scalability, security, and reliability.
• Engineering & Governance: Lead the engineering of our data infrastructure, including integrations, pipelines, and core data models. You will establish and maintain high standards for security, governance, and operational excellence.
• Team Leadership: Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing data engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Collaboration & Enablement: Partner closely with Technology, Product, Business leaders and other cross-functional teams to provide the foundational technology and support required to deliver high-quality data products and business intelligence solutions.

What you’ll bring

You are an experienced data leader having mentored and developed data engineering and operations teams through complexities of data streaming  and its infrastructure. A broad knowledge of Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Relational/Dimensional data modelling, DW design, ETL solutions development in full cycle development projects

• Expert in SQL, database design, development, modelling and optimisation in Cloud Databases (e.g. BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake etc).
• Strong knowledge of automating data pipelines and transformations in GCP ideally.
• Experience with data ingestion and/or data integration tools (e.g. Fivetran)
• Knowledge of data integration patterns within GCP including tools like Composer and DBT.
• Expertise in data testing, data governance best practices and data security fundamentals.
• Proficiency in at least one of Python or JVM languages like Java, Scala.
• Agile delivery experience (including Scrum & Kanban).
• Demonstrated experience leveraging Github or similar and CI/CD pipelines.

What you’ll experience

• Develop your career in an organisation that gives you the time and space to think creatively and strategically   
• Feel supported and empowered by your leaders  
• A truly unique opportunity to be involved in creating, shaping and leading the new retail media industry. 
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

Everyone Belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.