People Systems and Automation Lead

As the People Systems & Automation Lead, you’ll play a critical role in driving the efficiency of our core HRIS (Workday) and as the Product Owner for all People & Culture systems. You will be the custodian of people data and responsible for the overall data integrity and functionality of People & Culture systems.

You will be an energetic creator of efficiency and automation as we uplift our system capability and move to an AI-first posture. You will be a guiding and supportive leader to the People Operations Specialist.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

People Systems Ownership

• Product owner for all People & Culture systems, including Workday ensuring flow of data and integrations as required.
• Responsible for the overall functionality of People & Culture systems.
• Work closely with the Payroll Lead to ensure integration of People systems with payroll systems and processes.
• Creation of a People & Culture systems roadmap that continuously improves and optimises functionality, AI, automation, cost, integration and employee experience.
• Deep dive investigation into Latitude’s current HRIS (Workday) configuration and provide plan and action to uplift capability.
• As changes to People & Culture systems may occur, facilitate UAT and other end to end systems management as required.
• Create Standard Operating Procedures to ensure processes are mapped out and our business understands how to use our People & Culture systems.

Continuous Improvement – Automation and AI

• Drive continued automation, process improvements to enhance the employee experience.
• Partner with stakeholders to shape a strategy that supports continuous improvement.
• Engage with internal and external partners to trouble-shoot system queries.
• Train and support the People & Culture team to improve their data and systems knowledge.
• Optimise system solutions, including problem analysis, scoping, planning, resourcing and governance.

Reporting and Employee Direct Action Uplift

• Establish and embed Workday Dashboards and Hubs for key customer groups.
• Lead program of work towards leveraging software tools, including MS CoPilot, to automate existing business processes.
• Develop and maintain regular reports and dashboards for People and Culture, Board, Remuneration & People Committee, Management and the business.
• Work to support collation of data required for the annual WGEA report submission.

Data Management

• Custodian of people data and responsible for the overall data integrity, including maintenance of key master data files.
• Ensure data is complete and accurate (e.g. data cleaning), and keep up to date with Latitude’s requirements and ensure data is collected, formatted and stored to requirements.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with the business to understand people system gaps and needs, building the roadmap to implementing solutions in a planned and executable manner.
• Regular reporting to the business and external agencies as required. Perform any other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time

Perform any other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time

About You:

• Strong systems experience, with minimum 5 years direct experience with Workday
• Degree qualified, preferably in HR or Systems.
• Experience working with complex systems and integrations.
• Experience developing and delivering Artificial Intelligence solutions in a P&C environment.
• Preparing and analysing data and reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience and / or exposure through a direct or indirect working relationship with Payroll, P&C Operations, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Development and Remuneration and Benefits.
• Ability to identify organisational and process improvement needs and design options.
• Experience in complex problem solving and decision making in addition to engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Highly analytical with excellent time management skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Experience with Analytics and proficiency in business intelligence and visualisation systems (e.g. Power BI) considered favourably, along with high proficiency in MS Excel.
• Strong communicator who can translate technical information for stakeholders.
• Strong critical thinking skills with ability to build trust, negotiate and influence stakeholders.
• Authentic self-starter, someone who takes ownership and drives outcomes.
• Team player, who collaborates effectively and enjoys partnering with diverse.
• Customer focused, high attention to detail and ability to problem solve independently

Sometimes the best candidates don’t have 100% of what is listed above, but if you have most and are confident, you’d be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!

• Recognition @ Latitude: Education support, better giving programme with charity partners, Latitude matches dollar for dollar and Community partner days
• Flexibility @ Latitude: Flexible work arrangements - balance work and personal responsibilities, Hybrid set up - work from home & the office, 3 Days paid volunteer leave annually, paid community service leave, paid compassionate / bereavement leave
• Yearly salary reviews & and STI Bonus eligibility  

Sound like you? That's a good sign! In return for your energy and ideas, we offer a flexible working environment and great compensation. We always support a safe, healthy, engaging, and productive working environment for all employees and workers, whether that be in your home and office, or a combination of both.

We're Latitude, partners in money Latitude may seem like the new kid on the block, but it's taken us almost a hundred years to become an overnight success. Digital payments, cards, loans are what we offer - but what we really are is a platform that helps people shop and live better. Always living and breathing our values. Take ownership, Win together, Pursue excellence, and Create tomorrow

Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history and bankruptcy check) prior to commencement of employment.

Only open to Australian or New Zealand Permanent Residents or Citizens.