Optiver

financial markets

APACPeopleDataLead

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Brief

“APAC People Data Lead at Optiver. Skills: People data expertise, technical capability, influence and advise at a senior level, SQL, Workday, Tableau, AI tools. Own and evolve the APAC People data function, spanning HR, recruitment, and marketing data domains across the region. Design, deliver, and own the regional People data reporting suite, including interactive dashboards and self-service tools that drive insight across all aspects of the employee lifecycle”

What You'll Achieve.

turn complex workforce data into clear, actionable insight that drives better decisions across all aspects of the employee lifecycle; drive insight across all aspects of the employee lifecycle; generate strategic insight and inform People decision-making; ensuring accurate and timely data to support planning, performance, engagement and reward cycles; providing data expertise, requirements input, and analytical support from initiation through to delivery; ensure consistency across regions; contributing to shared standards, capability uplift, and cross-regional data initiatives

Industry & Context.

financial markets
Problems you'll solve

analytical and problem-solving skills; track record of turning complex data challenges into clear, actionable recommendations

Eligibility Requirements

Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of experience in People, Proficient in SQL, Workday experience, analytical and problem-solving skills, Experience designing and delivering People analytics dashboards, reports, and self-service tools, Solid understanding of data governance principles, A proven ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders, communicator with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for a non-technical audience, Self-directed with a track record of owning and delivering initiatives end-to-end, Proven ability to prioritise and manage your own workload, High attention to detail with a rigorous approach to accuracy and data integrity

Nice to Have

managing or leading a team is highly regarded, exposure to Databricks and Python is a advantage, using Tableau or equivalent BI platforms, Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, automate repetitive workflows, and scale data output

What You'll Do.

Own and evolve the APAC People data function

and marketing data domains across the region

and own the regional People data reporting suite

including interactive dashboards and self-service tools that drive insight across all aspects of the employee lifecycle

Drive workforce analysis that goes beyond reporting to generate strategic insight and inform People decision-making

Serve as the data SME for cyclical HR processes

ensuring accurate and timely data to support planning

engagement and reward cycles

Act as the People data SME on cross-functional projects

providing data expertise

and analytical support from initiation through to delivery

Lead People data governance initiatives including the definition and standardisation of key metrics

working with global counterparts to ensure consistency across regions

Act as the primary data partner for the APAC People function

advising on analytical approaches and metric interpretation

Operate as the APAC lead within the global People data CoE

contributing to shared standards

and cross-regional data initiatives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

primary analytical partner to our APAC People team; cross-functional project support; working with global counterparts; primary data partner for the APAC People function; APAC lead within the global People data CoE; contributing to shared standards, capability uplift, and cross-regional data initiatives; work alongside diverse, intelligent, and driven peers; creating diverse teams that thrive

Communication Scope

ability to influence and advise at a senior level; ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for a non-technical audience

Process & Methodology

owning and delivering initiatives end-to-end, prioritise and manage your own workload, manage your own workload and, where applicable, that of a team in a fast-moving environment with competing demands

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