Business Data & Semantic Layer Manager

Company Description

We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.

Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.

Our people are the real jet stars!

Job Description

• Full-time permanent opportunity based in Melbourne Jetstar thrives on innovation. We're always looking for proactive professionals to help our business work smarter and more efficiently. You will be encouraged to think innovatively whilst developing and maintaining best practice.

We are seeking a Business Data & Semantic Layer Manager to lead the development and governance of our enterprise data model, ensuring the business has access to trusted, consistent and high-quality data. This role is responsible for managing the organisation's certified semantic layer, enabling accurate reporting, analytics, self-service insights and AI-driven decision-making. Working closely with business and technology stakeholders, you will establish data standards, drive governance practices and ensure key business metrics are aligned across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and management of the enterprise semantic layer and certified data models

• Establish and maintain consistent business definitions, metrics and data standards across the organisation

• Drive data governance activities and facilitate stakeholder forums to align business requirements

• Partner with business and technical teams to improve data quality, consistency and accessibility

• Oversee data modelling, testing, certification and documentation processes

• Support self-service reporting and analytics capabilities, including Power BI and other reporting platforms

• Provide leadership and guidance on best practices in analytics engineering and data management

• Ensure data foundations support emerging AI and conversational analytics capabilities

• Monitor and continuously improve the accuracy, reliability and performance of business data assets Essential Requirements:

• 7+ years experience in analytics engineering, data modelling, business intelligence or enterprise data management

• Advanced SQL skills and hands-on experience with dbt, including testing, documentation, version control and release practices

• Strong experience working with Snowflake and modern cloud data platforms

• Deep understanding of semantic layer design, dimensional modelling and data warehousing concepts

• Strong Power BI data modelling experience, including DAX, star schema design, incremental refresh and row-level security

• Demonstrated experience establishing and enforcing data quality, certification or governance standards

• Experience influencing stakeholders and resolving conflicting business definitions across multiple business areas.

• Strong communication and facilitation skills, with experience leading cross-functional forums and workshops.

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical business outcome

• Your Life At Jetstar Is Unlike Any Other.

• Put the craft in aircraft: There’s a new fleet of A321LR NEO’s waiting for your arrival. Beyond Jetstar, our teams get exposure to projects related to the Qantas Group’s A320/1, B787 and A321 Freighters.

• Live the travel dream: You and your nominated travel companions can takeoff more with our famous Qantas Group Staff Travel discount.

• Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to takeoff together and find ways to help their teammates soar.

• There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar: For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of. We believe that teams with a diversity of ideas and experiences are more creative, innovative and solve problems quickly. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to takeoff with us. If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.

• We’re Jetstar. Let’s takeoff together.

• We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply now.

• Applications close: 31st October 2026 (subject to early review and closure).