Senior Data Analyst

Company Description

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

• Closing date:10th March 2025

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

Job Description

• Experience of developing Tableau Dashboards
• 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
• Family-friendly, hybrid Work Environment

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

Rest’s Data, Technology and Delivery (DTD) business unit is accountable for planning and preparing the organisation for the future through strategic technology innovation, as well as charting our business strategy and executing for today and tomorrow. One of the key priorities for DTD is to lead the development of Rest’s data risk management capability. It intends to do so through the design and application of data governance and data quality controls in the delivery of its data assets to the business. 

Responsibilities:

• Analyse and prioritise 'critical' data assets and metrics, determining their scope, complexity, and provenance
• Define and implement approaches to build critical data assets and metrics on strategic data and reporting platforms (e.g., Snowflake and Tableau)
• Elicit requirements for key ELT metrics and demonstrate via Tableau dashboards/reports
• Support Data Stewards, Business SMEs, and Product Owners in understanding business needs and solution options
• Ensure the application of Rest CDE methodology across product/platform/project teams
• Gather, document, and manage requirements for data initiatives, translating them into user stories with acceptance criteria
• Analyse and model business systems, processes, and user needs using various techniques (e.g., process mapping, story mapping)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop fit-for-purpose solutions
• Identify and manage risks and issues according to Rest's data risk management framework

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree; IIBA® or similar industry standard certification preferred
• Experience in data warehouse/data lake projects (Snowflake and DBT desirable) and designing dashboards/reports (Tableau desirable)
• Strong understanding of data risk management practices (e.g. FAR, CPG235, DAMA, DCAM)
• Business domain knowledge in superannuation or financial services (desirable)
• Proficiency in business analysis techniques, including process mapping, story mapping, and modelling (e.g., BPMN, UML®)
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrated experience in writing user stories and acceptance criteria
• Proven ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and prioritise workloads

Additional Information

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Hybrid working 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Linkedin Learning 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2024. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.