RPA Engineering Team Lead

Lendi Group is a market-leading digital platform business that is focused on revolutionising the entire property journey. It operates Lendi - Australia’s original and #1 digital mortgage brand - and the iconic Aussie franchise.

Powered by an advanced AI proprietary platform, a national network of 1,300 brokers, 230 retail stores, a team of experienced buyer’s agents, integrated property search and conveyancing, Aussie is supporting customers at every step of their property journey to find, buy and own with more confidence than ever before. Lendi Group’s loan book is more than $100b and it was named Australia’s Aggregator of the Year for 2024.

Why Join Us?

• Innovation at Our Core – We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to create better solutions.
• Work with the Best – Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in fintech, financial services, and strategy.
• Make an Impact – Contribute to meaningful projects that shape our business and the future of property finance.
• Grow & Evolve – Develop your skills and advance your career in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment.

About the role



The RPA Engineering Team Lead will be responsible for overseeing the technical execution of RPA

projects and leading a team of RPA Engineers, in addition to contributing in designing, implementing

and delivering automation solutions to streamline workflows and processes in Lendi Group, working

within a cross-functional team. Using Power Automate, the team will build software robots and develop

end-to-end automated solutions to transform manual, repetitive tasks digitally. They aim to increase

efficiency, reduce costs, improve data quality, and help free up employee time by taking overrule-based

activities.

This role demands a balance of technical expertise, leadership capability, and strategic thinking to

effectively guide Lendi Group's RPA projects and contribute to the company's growth and success.

Please note, this will be an initial 6 month fixed term opportunity. 

• Overseeing the technical execution of engineering projects and leading a team of engineers.
• Facilitating team progress towards goals by offering technical guidance and mentorship.
• Supporting hiring processes and enabling team growth through defining SOPs and KPIs.
• Ensuring high standards of code quality and promoting best practices in testing and development.
• Driving strategic initiatives to enhance the team's overall engineering capabilities.
• Collaborating with different stakeholders, including business and technical teams, to align engineering efforts with business objectives, following the agile software project management framework.
• Encouraging a culture of continuous feedback, effective communication, and team collaboration.
• Identifying suitable automation technologies, tools, and platforms to support process automation efforts.
• Implementing automation solutions using industry-standard tools and frameworks, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Proactively identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation, driving ongoing enhancements to automation capabilities and processes.
• Leading automation projects to streamline workflows and increase productivity

• Proven leadership experience in a technical team, with a focus on mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in RPA development and a solid understanding of RPA engineering practices.
• Significant and relevant industry experience in automation, workflow optimisation, and process re-engineering (inc. robotic process automation).
• Exceptional skills in problem-solving, process improvement, and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, allowing for effective teamwork and stakeholder management
• Expert in Power Automate and/or Power Apps, and their best practice development standards.
• Understanding of automation trends and technologies and driving enhancements to automation solutions and processes.
• Proven experience in database and programming scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Understanding of RPA development and project methodologies.

Nice to have but not essential:

• Experience with popular web application frameworks (e.g., React)
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture

Why join us?

• Enjoy the flexibility of remote working arrangements. We offer a highly flexible hybrid structure with an attractive WFH/Office split. 
• We offer extended Paid Parental Leave: we celebrate our growing Lendi Group family with up to 26 weeks leave for primary carers and up to 4 weeks for secondary carers. 
• An additional week’s Loyalty Leave each year after reaching 3 years’ service. 

We are a people-first company that invests in initiatives to promote a healthy work environment, such as offering an Employee Assistance Program and social groups such as our industry-leading Women in Technology group.

Our culture is guided by our 3 core values: We Are Stronger United; Act Like You Own It; and Keep Home Loans Human. Our values are part of our core DNA that helps Lendi Group to attract, engage and evolve the right talent and build best-in-class products.

Feeling like you don’t meet all the skills listed? That’s ok; we are always on the lookout for different skills, experience, and qualities and so we’d still like to hear from you.

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