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About Envato:
At Envato, we empower designers and creatives to do their best work and to bring their creative ideas to life! Millions of people around the world visit Envato to buy and sell professionally made creative assets and templates, use customisable mockups and design templates, and learn creative skills.
We’re B Corp certified and strongly believe in succeeding sustainably as one global team. Community spirit is at the heart of everything we do which means we give thought to our whole community in our decisions, our actions, and desired outcomes. This includes our team, our authors, customers, shareholders and society.
We’re leaders in flexibility and have embraced ways of working to encourage this for a long time. Where we can, let’s make work, work for you! Our roles can be based ANYWHERE in Australia or New Zealand, and while we all mostly work from home we’re proud of how we keep our global team connected.
About the Role:
As Head of Data, you will be pivotal in advancing Envato’s journey towards becoming more data-driven and expanding our data capabilities across the business. You will develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy that aligns with our business goals and integrates seamlessly with other key strategies like analytics, product, marketing, and technology. You will lead the efforts to build robust data foundations, including governance, infrastructure, and engineering, and advocate for data as a critical asset that drives decision-making and business growth.
In this role, you will also collaborate closely with product, analytics, and engineering leaders to ensure data contributes meaningfully to Envato’s success. You will champion a data-driven mindset across the organization, applying best practices to overcome challenges and embedding this culture within your team. Additionally, you will play a significant role in securing investment for data initiatives and ensuring that data remains at the forefront of strategic decisions at Envato.
What you'll be doing:
- Develop and execute a data strategy that supports Envato’s business goals and objectives.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and operations of a robust data platform, ensuring it meets business outcomes and adheres to service levels.
- Establish and enforce data governance practices for quality, security, and compliance.
- Manage technical risks and balance commercial versus technical decisions.
- Evaluate and recommend data technologies, tools, and platforms to meet current and future needs.
- Champion innovation and keep up with emerging technologies to contribute to best practices.
- Lead complex data projects, manage stakeholder interactions, and ensure projects align with business goals.
- Track project progress, address roadblocks, and oversee release processes to meet operational standards.
- Foster a positive team culture, support career development, and promote high performance.
- Build strategic relationships with key data vendors and manage resources to optimize cost and performance.
- Cultivate key internal relationships with direct and indirect reports, heads of analytics, engineering, product, and marketing teams, along with cross-functional peers, and engage with external suppliers, vendors, and consultants.
About you:
- Proven experience (10+ years) in a senior data leadership role, within a digital business or technology-driven organisation of global scale.
- Expertise in modern data platforms, cloud technologies, and leading large-scale data transformations while mentoring high-performing teams and delivering high-quality solutions.
- Demonstrates the ability to create and communicate a clear, long-term data vision for the future.
- Aligns data strategy with business goals, showing the impact of data on revenue, cost, and customer satisfaction.
- Possesses thorough knowledge of data regulations, compliance, and best practices.
- Works effectively with others, leveraging diverse skills to achieve exceptional results and drive innovation.
- Communicates complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, promoting transparency.
- Builds support for data strategies, influences stakeholders, and secures necessary resources.
- Is passionate about transforming data capabilities and improving business performance with measurable results.
- Seeks and acts on feedback for continuous improvement, showing professional self-awareness.
- Upholds honesty, fairness, and transparency, in line with company values.
Some of the great things we offer:
- We are a remote business with full flexibility for you to manage work and life as you need - outcomes are what’s important to us.
- We provide MacBook Pros for you to do your best work, as well as all your initial and ongoing tech setup to suit your individual needs.
- It’s important you love your home office so we will provide a contribution towards your set up and a monthly allowance to support work from home costs.
- Want to expand your family? We will support you! We offer 20 weeks paid primary carer leave (with super paid on top for the first 12 months); and 6 weeks paid secondary carers leave.
- Connection is so important in a remote business. That’s why we provide you with an annual allowance to meet up with colleagues and share some food and a laugh.
- Continuous improvement is encouraged and we provide an annual budget for you to put towards your learning.
- We know our product is awesome so we will provide you with a free Envato Elements subscription for your side gigs and/or personal use.
- Your wellbeing is paramount and we provide access to a holistic assistance program that provides support in many areas of life and health.
Our culture:
• We are B Corp certified & believe in succeeding sustainably as one global team.
• We are leaders in flexible working and really walk the talk - our work from anywhere benefit allows you to work and travel for up to 3 months in another country. We have also removed standard hours from contracts to empower our people to work in a way that makes sense to them.
• We support working parents through a range of initiatives, including being a proud partner with Grace Papers.
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