Woolworths

• Opportunity to flex your leadership and technical talents to help carve out the internal technical direction and contribution

• Act as a thought leader whilst creating meaningful career pathways

• Surry Hills/Norwest based with a Hybrid working model

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. 

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

 What you'll do

Lead and enable the Quality Engineering community of practice to drive positive team sentiment and deliver exceptional business outcomes within the Woolworths Group digital ecosystem. 

This involves creating and advocating a strategic Practice roadmap to establish best practices, tools, and frameworks, while managing key partnerships and maturing craft capabilities through comprehensive training programs to ensure a global, best-in-class digital customer experience.

• Lead a community of team members, through communities of practice, who are responsible for delivering a global, best-in-class digital customer experience

• Creation, communication and advocacy of a Practice roadmap with clear OKRs which enables standards, frameworks, tools and best practice ways of working, today and into the future.

• Manage the relationships of key internal and external partners and software providers in line with the Practice budget

• Responsible maturing our craft capabilities to support the changing needs of our business, with strategic application of craft across W Digital and into Woolworths Group

• Develop and roll out training programs, in collaboration with Domain and Delivery leadership teams across W Digital

What you'll bring

You will have a demonstrable record of progression throughout your career, having worked in roles of similar complexity, ideally within the retail or complex services or product sector. You will have experience working within a matrixed/Agile organisation having had success in building and fostering relationships across and down into the business and acknowledged for having built and managed strong relationships. You will have deep resource management experience, a background in technology, strong communication skills and the ability to prioritise and problem solve. As a trusted advisor, you have the ability to influence an organisation with a good appreciation of commercial and strategic context.

• 5+ years in a similar role in a relevant environment and industry when developing people for medium / large size teams

• Proven experience with: Shifting left Quality Engineering processes, Testing Automation including Front end, Mobile, Component API and Services testing frameworks, and non functional testing frameworks including Component Load testing framework, Accessibility and Security testing techniques, Resiliency Testing

• Successful track record in delivering complex programs and/or transformations

• Experience establishing and running topic or /and role based communities of practice

• Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills

• Strong ability to prioritise and manage multiple concurrent workstreams

What you’ll experience

• 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.

• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers plus paid superannuation for up to 12 months while the Team Member is on parental leave - eligible from the first day of employment

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
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.

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.

Woolworths Group is an inclusive, team-first company and we value all skills and experiences. If you meet some, but not all of the requirements, we encourage you to submit your application.