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Job Description

About Sestra People

Sestra People is a boutique, female-founded talent provider dedicated to rewriting the narrative around recruitment. At Sestra People, we believe your next best hire isn't the CV in your inbox but a human being with quirks, flaws, talent and a story. We champion values of Kindness, Transparency and Professional Results, without compromising on a family-feel. We're bringing back a sense of ‘humanness’ to recruitment — and we partner with people who value the same.

The Opportunity

Job Title: Senior Data Manager
Location: Melbourne CBD (Hybrid – 2 days in office)
Industry: Not-for-Profit / Social Impact
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $115K + Super + Salary Packaging (Negotiable)
Reporting to: Head of Data
Team Size: 4 (plus +1 new starter joining this month)

About the Role

A leading purpose-driven organisation is investing in its data future — and this is your opportunity to shape it. Following a recent restructure, a Senior Data Manager role (Lead Analytics Engineer equivalent) has been created to consolidate the team’s capabilities and build a modern, scalable data function.

This role blends hands-on technical delivery with strategic thinking. You’ll work across CRM, marketing, fundraising, and digital systems to unify their data infrastructure, lead on greenfield projects (including Salesforce Data Cloud), and provide deep, actionable insights.

It’s a role with strong backing, high impact, and flexibility to grow into leadership — ideal for someone with a data engineering or analytics background ready to take the next step.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and build scalable data pipelines and manage the organisation’s data warehouse
- Develop and optimise infrastructure across AWS or Azure (flexible based on expertise - they are still defining their tech stack)
- Deliver insightful analytics and campaign reporting to stakeholders across fundraising and marketing
- Translate complex data into clear ROI-driven narratives
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical teams on new marketing automation, Salesforce CRM, and tailored customer journeys
- Guide one direct report while contributing hands-on
- Work closely with the Head of Fundraising to build internal capability and strategy


Required Skills & Experience

- Strong hands-on experience with modern data engineering tools – e.g., AWS Glue, Athena, Redshift or Azure equivalents
- Working proficiency in Python and/or R for data manipulation and modelling
- Experience with BI tools like Power BI (bonus if you’ve moved reporting from Salesforce to Power BI)
- Ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders — someone who can speak "data" and "business"
- Commercial mindset with a grasp of fundraising, sales or marketing data (direct experience not required)
- Stakeholder-focused with a curious, growth-oriented attitude
- Not afraid of a blank canvas or a lively debate — someone who thrives in collaborative, sociable teams

Nice to Have

- Experience with Salesforce (CRM, Marketing Cloud) or related data integrations
- Background in not-for-profit, fundraising or digital campaign analytics
- Exposure to AI tools or interest in developing that capability
- Knowledge of MLOps, or large-scale data model builds

Familiarity with greenfield environments or change management

What’s On Offer

- Hybrid work (2 days/week in-office in Melbourne CBD)
- Purpose-led organisation with clear, values-driven leadership
- Exclusive opportunity to build from the ground up

Inclusive culture — they’re particularly excited to meet women in data, but they have a wonderful, diverse team who all bring amazing things to the table. 

A permanent role with room to grow — both technically and strategically

If you meet the above requirements, please apply today — Siena will be in touch to discuss this exciting next step in your data career.