Cricket Australia: Senior Specialist, Data Platforms (fixed-term) (Deadline – Mar 2)

Senior Specialist, Data Platforms (fixed-term)

Working for Cricket Australia means that you become a part of Australia’s proud history and help us look toward the future. Our players and teams are successful, inspiring and reflect the values and aspirations of the community they represent. As an organisation, we are seeking to drive bold, transformative change in digital experiences, junior participation, culturally diverse inclusion, gender equality and sustainability, whilst also reimagining the W/BBL, building player connection through storytelling and playing our part in developing the game globally.

Our purpose is clear; to unite and inspire everyone to love and play cricket. Cricket is so much more than just a game; it brings people together and binds us all through our shared experiences.

This is your opportunity to join a purpose led organisation that truly makes a difference to Australians.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are recruiting for a 12-month parental leave cover for our Senior Specialist, Data Platforms within our Technology department. We’re looking for someone to lead the use of advanced data visualisations for key stakeholders by providing end-to-end expertise, drive engagement with data tools to foster a data-driven decision-making culture and support the delivery of data analytics across Australian Cricket to enable users to gain insights and further improve customer experiences. If you consider yourself a highly skilled and motivated data platform specialist, we want to hear from you.

This is a nationally focused role, and while our preference is for the position to be located in Melbourne, we welcome applications from candidates located anywhere within Australia. You will be able to work flexibly, with a mix of working remotely and from within your nearest Australian Cricket office.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Data & Analytics, you’ll be responsible for:

• Data Quality and Management: Working closely with the Senior Manager, Data & Analytics to define and implement platforms, strategies, and toolsets to drive data quality within Cricket Australia. Leading development and access to key Australian Cricket data to enhance business decisions and improve fan experiences.

• Strategic Visual Data Analytics and Dashboarding: Establishing and managing key data processes and logic to transform raw data to support fact-based decisions. Creating advanced data visualisations and complex business intelligence reporting to provide insights for critical business goals and objectives.

• Create a Data-Driven Culture: Collaborating with business owners/users to define, implement, and support reporting solutions using Power BI and SQL server data warehouse. Acting as a subject matter expert in BI/visualisation/data analytics to uplift organisational capability.

• Process & Product: Providing measurable input into new products, processes, and standards based on organisation strategy. Adapting or enhancing existing methods, processes, and standards and driving continuous improvement.

• Support Existing Technology Data Architecture: Supporting existing Technology data architecture and systems in the day-to-day flow of data for wider use in the Fans and Participation experience.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Tertiary qualifications (Bachelor or Master’s degree) in Statistics or related Business discipline and relevant Microsoft certifications

• 5+ years’ experience with data integration tools and working with complex data in consumer insights and analytics

• Experience and advanced technical skills with Power BI, Data Factory, DataBricks, Integration Services, and advanced SQL (DAX, M)

• Managing multiple stakeholders’ needs

• Proven experience in designing and delivering products, processes, and standards

• Successfully delivering data-based projects

• Strong problem-solving capabilities across multiple disciplines

• Strong understanding of statistical concepts in data mining and analytics

• Commercial acumen and solid business understanding

• Ability to work with large-scale, complex, and incomplete data

• Passionate, self-motivated, team player with a positive attitude

• Strategic thinker with a focus on effective outcomes

• Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Highly professional manner

Although not essential, the following experience will be highly regarded:

• Strong focus on consumer and service excellence

• Technical certification relevant to domain

• Data Management experience

• Ability to create and foster a data-driven culture within an organisation

• Exposure to marketing automation platforms

• Practical yet creative thinker who challenges the status quo

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Our employees at Cricket are gifted an additional week of leave at the end of the season! As a CA employee, you will also have other benefits including:

• Tickets to the Cricket for you to take your friends and family and experience Australia’s favourite game!

• A flexible working environment, meaning we strike the balance of what you need and what works for the business (this isn’t limited to working remotely)

• Discounts from our partners such as ASICS and salary packaging options

• A multitude of leave types including paid parental leave and volunteer leave

OUR CULTURE

Cricket is a sport for all Australians and our workplace reflects that. We recognise our differences are our strength and a diverse and inclusive workforce is fundamental to our success. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of colour, gender, LGBTIQ+ people, people with diverse religious beliefs and people with a disability to apply. Our culture is founded on our values:

• Aspire

• Respect

• Lead together

Australian Cricket, including Cricket Australia, is committed to being a child safe organisation and requires all team members to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

If you need assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]

Please submit your application via the link by 5pm Sunday 2 March. In the meantime, follow us on our socials via Instagram @cricketaustralia, via X @cricketaus and via our website https://www.cricket.com.au/