BI Developer

Company Description

Welcome to This Australian Life. 

From the millions of Australians we protect, to those that make it happen every day at TAL, people really are what we’re all about. We want to grow with you. Achieve with you. And support you to do your best work. That's why we're focused on developing leadership, promoting diversity, rewarding excellence, and retaining great talent.

We're always looking for people who want to go further with us. People who do what’s right, aim high, and work smart.  Why not see where we can go?

Job Description

The Data & Analytics (D&A) team support the greater portion of TAL with information products, analytics, and insights to support executive, management and operational information needs to aide decision making and satisfy regulatory reporting requirements. Primarily this includes the creation, build and running of reports for Individual Life (Retail & Direct), Group Life and Investments, Regulatory and Claims; and more recently has also establishment of reporting governance across TAL, driven by TAL’s priorities and regulator expectations.

In this role you will: 

The high-level services provided by D&A include:

• Provision of lists/data and other information to enable operational processes.
• PowerBI and Tableau information products - enhancements to existing and development of new dashboards and reports.
• Training on how to use dashboards (existing and new); and
• Change Management and Troubleshooting to resolve incidents.

Partner with Customers

• Communicates openly to engage customers, peers and partners using a variety of communication strategies (face-to-face, written, telephone and presentations).
• Enthusiastically collaborates with other teams and colleagues.
• Contributes to proactive, consistent customer experience across the underwriting team, identifying customer issues and opportunities to resolve them.

Builds our Business.

• Demonstrates a strong business acumen, with a sound knowledge of current policies and procedures and how to apply them.
• Behaves consistently in a way that builds an inspiring and engaged high performance culture.
• Thinks innovatively and challenges the status quo, helping to embed changes that add value to customers and partners.

Drives Results

• Organises workload and priorities to adhere to agreed timeframes and service standards.
• Explores alternative solutions to improve effectiveness and productivity within the team.
• Makes informed and timely decisions when appropriate, weighing up risks and outcomes using sound risk awareness and management practices.

Connects with People

• Regularly evaluates own capabilities and sets development goals in conjunction with the Manager using 70:20:10 model of learning and development.
• Ensures others are treated fairly and equitably.
• Looks out for others and supports them while challenging assertively but with respect.

Qualifications

• Over 4 years of BI Developer experience working in the same or similar role in a financial services or life insurance company desirable.
• A Bachelor’s degree Tertiary qualification in Business, Computer Science, Information Technology, Economics, or related discipline or equivalent.
• Data Analytical skills within a large data driven organisation, including data concepts.
• Strong knowledge of Visualisation Tools (preferably Power Bi)
• Strong knowledge of BI Tools within an organisation
• An understanding of programming languages such as Python, R, SQL, and general coding.
• Commercially astute and a strong customer focus.
• Excellent Communication, Problem solving, Critical Thinking and networking/relationship management skills.
• Good working knowledge on Agile practices and Project Management
• Basic understanding of design principles and their application, principles like balance, contrast, alignment, and proximity. Applying these principles to simple projects.
• Understanding the importance of identifying potential risks and the basic methods for assessing these risks.
• Ability to work autonomously and plan own work with high attention to detail.
• Professional Development – attend and actively participate in training opportunities, both internal and external.

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems. 

As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

Additional Information

At TAL we value diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable culture for all our people. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, including those with caring responsibilities, people living with disability, and individuals from the CALD and LGBTQI+ communities to apply. Even if you don’t check every box in the criteria above, we encourage you to apply today or get in touch with us here. 

To provide you with the best experience, we can accommodate you at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team at any time.

TAL is recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice.  We are proud to be a member of Diversity Council Australia and the Australian Network on Disability. For information on our reconciliation journey, take a look at our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.