Girl Geek Speed Hiring: CommBank

You all know the concept of Speed Dating, right? You get to know someone in 5 min, then you move on to meet the next person. If you like someone, you take it further.

Girl Geek Sydney translated this into the world of job hunting. We are giving you the chance to get to know new job opportunities in the flash of a moment. If you like what you hear, you can take it further.

At Girl Geek Speed Hiring, you have the opportunity to ask questions about the organisation, have a quick chat with hiring managers and/or potential future colleagues, and find out more about the role and the culture before you even put in your application.

And the best, you can do this from the comfort of your own sofa. Girl Geek Speed Hiring is a fully virtual event.

Our next hosts: CommBank - Data Engineering

CommBank itself doesn't really need any introduction but did you know that CommBank has a whole division dedicated to Data Engineering? This Girl Geek Speed Hiring will focus especially on Data Engineering, the division culture, and what exciting job opportunities they have. If that's interesting to you, hit the RSVP button and join us.

For all the newbies, this is how our Speed Hiring event works...

6:00-6:15 pm - Welcome & House Keeping
6:15-7:00 pm - Panel in the main room:

· Lingzhi Zhou - Executive Manager, Chief Data & Analytics Office
· Amela Peric - Executive Manager, Chief Data & Analytics Office Engineering
· Ann Puthenpurakkal - Staff Data Engineer
· Theresa Ho - Senior Data Engineering Manager
· Padma Arni - Talent Acquisition Partner, Engineering

At the same time, you will have the opportunity to sign up for private 5 min 1:1 chats with hiring managers and reps from Talent Acquisition.

If you like what you hear, take it further and apply for one of the roles. Good luck!

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Here is a little introduction to our panelists:

· Lingzhi Zhou - Executive Manager, Chief Data & Analytics Office, https://www.linkedin.com/in/lingzhi-zhou-3672162/

Lingzhi has been with CommBank for more than 20 years. She led large teams, delivered big projects, and managed extensive infrastructure services portfolios. However, what she is most passionate about is building an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong and can thrive. She co-founded the Women in Technology in CommBank network to help women to progress with their careers with the right skillsets and mindsets.

· Amela Peric - Executive Manager, Chief Data & Analytics Office Engineering, https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelaperic/

Amela is responsible for strategically developing the capability of CDAO engineers, providing technical direction to data initiatives. She works closely with the CDAO leaders in engaging and developing talent, supporting career paths, and providing opportunities for individual and team development. Amela is also an academic, she teaches at UTS and Usyd postgraduate courses in project management, finance, and data science.

· Ann Puthenpurakkal - Staff Data Engineer, https://au.linkedin.com/in/ann-puthenpurakkal-63a66648

Ann started her career as a Java Developer for an Insurance company and moved into Big Data Analytics in 2013. Since then it was an eventful journey working in Social Media Analysis, Retail & Banking, and other use cases. She relocated to Sydney in 2014 and has been with CommBank since 2017. CommBank gave her the opportunities to grow and evolve into a Staff Data Engineer - where she carries multiple roles like Cross-team Technical coordination, Mentorship, Technical implementation & maintenance of the Bank’s use cases.

· Theresa Ho - Senior Data Engineering Manager

Theresa has led many cross disciplines teams in the enterprise data warehouse, business intelligence, and analytics domains. At present, she is leading a highly skilled team of senior quality engineers to deliver test automation framework, facilitation tooling, and test capabilities. She is passionate about uplifting engineering culture, software quality, and operations productivity. She takes pride in supporting her team members’ career development and building a positive work culture.

· Padma Arni - Talent Acquisition Partner, Engineering, https://www.linkedin.com/in/padma-arni-6b806519/

Padma is an amazing recruiter with a strong track record of recruiting Engineering talent for more than 15yrs, including working in Australia, the USA, and India. She is one of the unique recruiters who has started her own career as a Software Engineer, then moved into recruitment to challenge her comfort zone. She is very passionate about delivering exceptional recruitment experiences to both her candidates and hiring teams alike. In the last 3yrs at CommBank, her work was focused on hiring Software, Mobile, Data, and Quants Engineers. Her talent advisory, consultation skills, market-intel and strategic knowledge of the Engineering landscape are second to none.