Head of Engineering - Data

Posted:
10/31/2024, 5:14:13 PM

Location(s):
New South Wales, Australia ⋅ Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ⋅ Australian Capital Territory, Australia ⋅ Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⋅ Victoria, Australia ⋅ Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ⋅ Queensland, Australia ⋅ Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
AI & Machine Learning

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. 

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

The team 
The Data team at Xero plays a pivotal role in fostering a culture of collaborative, data-driven decision-making, impacting not only our internal teams but also our diverse, global community of small business owners, bookkeepers, and accountants. Our work involves crafting, overseeing, and delivering a broad spectrum of data services. These range from essential reporting and key data sets to advanced, scalable solutions in analytical data processing, storage, machine learning, and API-driven predictive services.
We pride ourselves on being a hub of knowledge and innovation in data architecture, data modelling, machine learning, ethical data usage, and artificial intelligence service design. Our mission extends beyond technical expertise; we are dedicated to elevating data and AI understanding across Xero, emphasising inclusivity and accessibility in technology. We particularly focus on empowering our product management and engineering teams worldwide, ensuring they are equipped with the knowledge and tools to make a meaningful impact in their roles.

The role 
In this role you will work closely with the GM - Data and the Data leadership team to grow,  lead, and manage a portfolio of engineering teams to develop new data capabilities and services, and enhance our existing solutions and practices. 
Why Xero? 
Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, health insurance, life insurance, and income protection, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.

Xero

Website: http://www.xero.com/

Headquarter Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 2006

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Accounting ⋅ Billing ⋅ FinTech ⋅ Personal Finance ⋅ SaaS ⋅ Software