Our client is seeking a Senior Quantitative Analyst with strong Market Risk Model & C++ experienceexperience to join their project team on an initial 12-month contract. This role will focus on the development, validation, enhancement, and support of market risk models used across trading and risk management functions.

The successful candidate will work closely with Risk, Front Office, Technology, and Model Governance teams to ensure market risk models are robust, compliant, and aligned with regulatory and business requirements.

This role will start in late Feb 2026.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain market risk models, including VaR, Stressed VaR, Expected Shortfall, sensitivities, and stress testing frameworks.

• Perform model validation, back-testing, benchmarking, and ongoing performance monitoring.

• Analyse market data, model assumptions, and limitations to ensure models remain fit for purpose.

• Support regulatory and internal model reviews, including documentation, audit responses, and remediation activities.

• Collaborate with trading desks, risk managers, and technology teams to implement model changes and improvements.

• Provide expert quantitative input into risk methodologies, capital calculations, and scenario analysis.

• Produce clear, concise documentation and present findings to senior stakeholders and governance forums.

• Assist with incident investigations and remediation related to model or data issues.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Quantitative Analyst within Market Risk (A MUST)

• Strong hands-on experience with market risk models (e.g., VaR, Expected Shortfall, stress testing).

• Solid understanding of financial instruments across equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives.

• Experience with model validation, back-testing, and governance processes.

• Strong programming skills in C++ (A MUST)

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently in a contract role while collaborating effectively with multiple stakeholders.

• Degree (or higher) in Mathematics, Statistics, Quantitative Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Postgraduate qualification (e.g., MSc, PhD) or professional certifications (FRM, CFA) highly regarded.

If you think you have the above skills and experiences, click the ‘Apply’ button or send your resume to alex.nguyen@talentinternational.com

Location: Sydney (4 days in office, 1-day WFH)
Reports to: Technical Operations Director, APAC
Department: Global Technical Operations

The Opportunity:

A leading music organisation is now growing their Global Technical Operations hub in Sydney and looking for a Service Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join their team.

This is more than a traditional ops role – it’s an opportunity to bring a software engineering mindset to reliability, automation, and scalability in a global, high-impact environment.

What You’ll Do:

You’ll join a collaborative, hands-on team responsible for the stability, performance, and scalability of global platforms. Working closely with development, infrastructure, and security teams, you’ll help build a resilient environment that keeps music flowing – from studio tools to streaming systems.

• Design and maintain high-availability, high-performance systems for global applications.
• Automate everything – from infrastructure provisioning to deployment and scaling – using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Build robust monitoring and observability frameworks with AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve reliability and deployment speed.
• Participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot incidents, and lead post-incident reviews.
• Champion SRE principles – embed SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets into everyday engineering.
• Collaborate across Dev, Infra, and Security teams to create a culture of continuous improvement and reliability.

About You

You’re a technically strong and level-headed engineer who loves automation, thrives in complex environments, and knows how to balance pragmatism with perfection.

• Background in systems administration (Linux/Windows) in a large-scale environment.
• Proficient in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or Java).
• Hands-on experience with AWS (GCP or Azure a bonus).
• Deep understanding of networking, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Calm, collaborative communicator with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with ServiceNow or ITIL processes.
• Knowledge of chaos engineering, resilience testing, or advanced capacity planning.
• Previous experience managing distributed, global systems in production.

Culture & Perks

• Annual bonus $
• Global collaboration and career growth opportunities

Interested?
Apply now or contact Sophia Parrelli at Talent International for a confidential chat.

Talent International is currently recruiting for a Customer Contact Team Operator to work for the NSW Government, based in Sydney. This is a 3-month contract with a view to be extended. The role is paying between $34/hr – $41/hr + Super.

Hours – 7 hours per day, 35 hours per week

This is a 3-month contract with a strong view to extend. The position offers a hybrid work model – you’ll work from the Sydney CBD office Monday to Wednesday, and from home Thursday and Friday. During onboarding (first 1-2 weeks), you’ll be required to work from the office full-time.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver professional and courteous customer service aligned with the organisation’s Customer Excellence Principles.
• Handle and triage a high volume of inbound calls (approx. 30,000 per month), ensuring all enquiries are directed appropriately and within service levels.
• Provide accurate information and ensure all customer interactions are handled efficiently and empathetically.
• Participate in training to maintain a strong understanding of the agency’s products, services, and processes.

Key Challenges

• Managing a high call volume while maintaining service quality and professionalism.
• Handling sensitive or complex enquiries from vulnerable customers with empathy and discretion.
• Prioritising and managing multiple competing tasks in a fast-paced environment.

About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience in a call centre, customer contact, or customer service role (preferably within government or a large organisation).
• The ability to remain calm and professional under pressure.
• A proactive attitude and a commitment to delivering positive customer experiences.

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

Job Title: SAP Transportation Management (TM) ABAP Consultant
Location: Sydney
Employment Type: Initial 5-month contract

Reports To: Project Delivery Manager

About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled SAP Transportation Management ABAP Consultant to join our project team. In this role, you will work on SAP TM initiatives, delivering technical solutions, custom programs, and system enhancements. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in ABAP development and SAP TM while contributing to complex, high-impact projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with SAP TM Functional Consultants to design, develop, and implement SAP TM solutions.
• Build and test custom programs, enhancements, and reports to extend core SAP TM capabilities, including Forwarding Agreement, Freight Order Management (Rail & Road), and charge calculation logic.
• Develop technical specifications and implement code for point solutions and integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems (e.g., ECC for invoice generation, operational system data ingestion).
• Create and enhance custom reports, interfaces, and forms (Adobe/Smartforms) within SAP TM, ensuring seamless integration with other SAP modules.
• Assist with data conversion and migration activities for SAP TM integrations.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve technical issues in SAP TM systems.
• Support upcoming SAP S/4HANA migrations with SAP TM integration.
• Analyze and optimize SAP TM solutions for performance, efficiency, and business needs.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 5-10+ years of experience in BOBF-based ABAP programming, data dictionary knowledge, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Extensive ABAP experience in SAP TM, LE modules, with SD and FI integration.
• Proven experience in design, testing, and support of WRICEF objects.
• Hands-on experience with BAPI, BADI, functional modules, EDI, ALE, API interfaces, and logistics event/alert configuration.
• Strong knowledge of business partner and customer master replication, forwarding agreements, freight order objects, PPF, action profiles, and invoice outputs.
• Expertise in SAP invoice forms development (Adobe/Smartforms) and order-to-cash processes, including credit/debit memos and intermodal rail freight.
• Experience with SAP TM, LE-TRA, WM/EM/SD/FI integration, AIF, and interfaces with third-party applications or ordering portals.
• Specialist knowledge of pricing condition types, output determination, BOBF enhancements, and ERP text/field transfers.
• Experience with modern SAP UI development (SAPUI5) is a plus.
• Industry experience in rail, mining, utilities, or asset-intensive transport environments is highly desirable.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to work effectively under project timeframes.

Why Apply:

• Work on high-impact SAP TM projects with cutting-edge technologies.
• Collaborate with experienced functional and technical teams.
• Opportunity to contribute to SAP S/4HANA migrations and modern SAP solutions.

SAP Transportation Management (TM) Consultant
Location: Sydney, Australia
Employment Type: Initial 5-month contract

About the role

The SAP Transportation Management (TM) Consultant will work under the direction of the Project Delivery Manager to deliver project activities within the SAP Transportation Management domain.

This role requires extensive hands-on SAP TM experience, strong functional design capability, and the ability to deliver high-quality outcomes within strict project timeframes in a complex, asset-intensive environment.

Key Responsibilities & Critical Deliverables

Working under the direction of the project, you will be responsible for the following:

1. Business & Solution Design
2. Work closely with SMEs to assess and confirm optimal use of SAP TM functionality for billing.
3. Identify opportunities to streamline and enhance existing billing solutions.

1. Configuration & Functional Design
2. Configure SAP TM and SAP ECC to support agreed billing and transportation processes.
3. Update and maintain Functional Specifications aligned to approved solution designs.
4. Develop functional specifications and implement configuration and enhancements to extend core SAP capabilities, including:

1. Forwarding Agreements
2. Forwarding and Freight Order Management (Rail and Road) – Planning and Execution
3. Charge Calculation using TCCS, rate tables, scales, and calculation bases

1. Systems Integration
2. Design and support integration between SAP TM and SAP/non-SAP systems, including:
1. SAP ECC 6.0 for invoicing
2. Operational systems for Freight/Forwarding Work Order (FWO) creation

1. Testing & Quality Assurance
2. Manage SAP functional design reviews and support technical design activities.
3. Lead and support functional unit testing and end-to-end testing across all use cases.
4. Assist with data conversion activities between SAP and non-SAP systems to enable effective integration and system testing.

1. Collaboration & Delivery Support
2. Collaborate with multiple delivery teams, including the SAP support partner, to ensure successful solution build and delivery.
3. Support SMEs throughout solution development with a view to future lift-and-shift to SAP S/4HANA.

Skills & Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 5-10 years’ experience as an SAP TM / Logistics Execution consultant in large, complex IT environments.
• Proven experience in asset-intensive industries, such as Rail, Mining, Utilities, or Transportation (highly desirable).
• Extensive hands-on experience with SAP TM and LE modules, including integration with SD and FI.

Technical & Functional Skills

1. Design, testing, and support of functional specifications for WRICEF objects.
2. SAP enhancement and integration technologies including BOBF, BAPI, BADI, Function Modules, EDI, ALE, and APIs.
3. Configuration of SAP TM organisational and planning elements, including:
• Sales areas, equipment, routes, freight units, and transportation units.
4. Business partner configuration and ERP customer master integration.
5. Forwarding agreement types, forwarding and freight order types, settlement grouping, PPF, events, action profiles, and invoice outputs.
6. End-to-end Order-to-Cash scenarios including:

• Credit/debit memos
• Intermodal rail freight
• Planning and execution as a logistics provider / 3PL

1. Configuration across SAP TM, LE-TRA, WM, EM, SD, FI, AIF, and third-party system interfaces.
2. Charge calculation and settlement scenarios including:

• Periodic charges
• Cash sales
• Rate escalation
• Tiered calculation logic
• Index maintenance
• Profit centre determination

1. Master data setup and integration (including CIF) and BRF+ rule configuration and maintenance.
2. Rail industry experience and/or exposure to asset-intensive environments (preferred).

Talent has been engaged by our Financial Services client to recruit for a Senior Business Analyst to join their team on an initial 6-month daily rate contract with the view to extend or move permanent.

Our client is a highly respected Australian brand who are focused on growth and innovation, and have a strong track record of expanding their capabilities and market presence.

This position is based in the Sydney CBD with 2-3 days in the office.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst with experience in Investments or Wealth management to help define the future state target design for the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design and delivery of the organisation’s future state target design
• Analyse current processes and identify opportunities to improve systems and workflows
• Run scrums and manage UAT testing
• Embed knowledge and processes into the environment to ensure successful productionisation
• Work closely with senior stakeholders, including C-Suite executives, to deliver outcomes
• Ensure the quality of use cases is sufficient to achieve successful releases

To be successful in this role, you will have experience in:

• 10 – 15 year’s experience as a Business Analyst (Must be in financial services)
• Investments/ Wealth Management/ experience is a Must
• Strong experience working with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
• Proven ability to work in an agile environment, running scrums and managing use cases
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence change
• AI experience is a plus (supporting data sets and proof of concept use cases)

If this is sounds like the role for you, please apply now. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Josh.costigan@talentinternational.com

Location: Warwick Farm, NSW

Pay: $34 per hour (contract), with a pathway to permanency.

Contract: Inital 6 month contract with the view to extend and convert permanent

Hours: 38 hours per week, with start times from 8am, 9am or 9:30am.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated Contact Centre Representative to join the Customer Care Team of a leading manufacturing organisation. This is an office-based role, supporting our customers and dealers with inbound queries and delivering exceptional service. You’ll be the first point of contact for customers, providing product information, logging and escalating concerns, and allocating service jobs.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle inbound customer calls, ensuring a professional level of service at all times.
• Resolve or escalate customer and dealer queries via phone, email, and other channels.
• Log and report customer concerns, updating CRM records accurately.
• Provide product information and process Technical Support and Service Requests.
• Allocate service jobs to Service Agents or refer to Service Delivery.
• Adhere to all internal processes and procedures.

Key Competencies

• Strong telephone communication skills with the ability to manage conflict.
• Excellent attention to detail, time management, and team collaboration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel & Outlook); SAP CRM experience highly regarded.
• Basic product knowledge (componentry, fault codes, nomenclature) an advantage.

Qualifications & Experience

• Typing speed of at least 35 wpm.
• Minimum 12 months in a contact centre environment.
• Basic to intermediate computer and Microsoft Office skills.

Why Join Us?

• $34 per hour with a clear pathway to permanency.
• Join a supportive team within a leading manufacturing organisation.
• Office-based role with varied start times to suit your lifestyle.

If this role sounds like you please APPLY NOW!

Job Title

Telco Transformation Consultant, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Overview

A leading global consultancy is in discussions with a major telecommunications client regarding several potential transformation roles expected to commence in January.

These roles will focus on driving measurable operational and customer outcomes across core telco domains. Candidates must bring deep telecommunications experience and proven Lean Six Sigma Black Belt capability, as these are mandatory for consideration.

Key Responsibilities

The consultant will be responsible for,

• leading end to end process improvement and transformation initiatives within telco environments

• applying Lean Six Sigma Black Belt methodology to diagnose complex problems and deliver sustainable solutions

• conducting root cause analysis, process mapping, value stream analysis, and benefits quantification

• partnering with senior stakeholders to shape scope, define requirements, and build delivery roadmaps

• facilitating workshops and working sessions to drive alignment and momentum

• producing clear insights, recommendations, and implementation plans

• supporting change adoption across operational and enterprise customer-facing functions

• ensuring delivery aligns to strategic objectives and improves performance, cost, or customer experience

Essential Requirements

Applications will only be considered if you meet both of the following,

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, with demonstrated experience leading real world improvement programs

• telecommunications industry experience, ideally within one or both of these domains,

  • network operations

  • B2B Enterprise and Business customer facing business units

Without both Black Belt certification and telco experience, candidates will not progress.

Additional Experience and Skills

• strong problem solving capability, comfortable working through ambiguity and complexity

• proven consulting skillset, including structured thinking, stakeholder management, and executive level communication

• track record delivering measurable outcomes in operational excellence, transformation, or continuous improvement

• ability to influence across technical and non technical teams

• excellent documentation skills, including ability to create crisp, decision ready outputs

Desirable

• experience in large scale telco transformation programs

• exposure to service assurance, network delivery, enterprise customer lifecycle, or managed services

• background working in consulting or professional services environments

Salesforce Data Migration Designer

Contract & Location:

• 6-month initial contract (possible extension)

• Hybrid role, Sydney-based (2 days on-site)

• Australian citizens eligible for Baseline clearance only

Role Summary:
Responsible for planning, designing, and delivering Salesforce data migration strategies, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and a seamless transition from legacy systems. Collaborate with business and technical teams to achieve project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute Salesforce data migrations using ETL processes.

• Lead data mapping workshops and create clear SQL/SOQL mapping documentation.

• Analyse data, resolve anomalies, and ensure data quality and readiness for cutover.

• Work closely with Salesforce developers, testers, and business analysts throughout testing and migration phases.

Requirements & Skills:

• Strong SQL or query language skills

• Experience with Salesforce (SOQL, data architecture, objects)

• Understanding of ETL/migration processes and data models

• Ability to produce clear mapping documentation

• Experience in large-scale migrations, Apex, Lightning, or AWS Athena is a plus

• Strong collaboration and communication skills

If you’re an Australian citizen eligible for Baseline clearance and ready to take on this hybrid Sydney-based role, apply now!

Project Scheduler – Telecommunications
Location: Sydney
Employment Type: Initial 3-month Contract
Must have full Australian Work Rights

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Scheduler with telecommunications experience to play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of complex, customer-focused programs. In this role, you will be responsible for managing end-to-end project schedules, supporting budget oversight, and identifying and mitigating project risks to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery.

Working closely with the Project Manager and cross-functional teams, you will help drive strong project outcomes, improve customer satisfaction, and contribute to the financial health of projects. This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy, cooperative environment where innovation, continuous improvement, and proactive communication are highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules for complex telecommunications projects.
• Coordinate project activities, resources, and milestones across multiple stakeholders.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Track project progress and performance against timelines and key deliverables.
• Support budget tracking and financial reporting to ensure project health.
• Work closely with Project Managers and project teams to ensure alignment with quality, scope, and customer expectations.
• Prepare and maintain accurate project documentation and reporting.

About You

• 4-6 years of experience in project scheduling and coordination, ideally within the telecommunications industry.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-year project schedules and supporting large project budgets.
• Strong risk management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work in global, cross-functional environments.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience with project management tools and delivery methodologies.
• Knowledge of financial forecasting and profit margin management.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to drive best practices in project delivery.
• Experience working in cross-cultural teams and supporting negotiations.

Why Join Us?

Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and accountability. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on large-scale telecommunications projects while growing your career in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Talent has been engaged by our leading financial services client to recruit for a Senior Experience Designer position.

This is a 9-month daily rate contract opportunity and will work on a significant transformation project. The Experience Designer will support project delivery and work on design enhancements for a critical internal system, focusing on improving usability, efficiency, and overall user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Design and enhance user experiences for internal, back-office and operational systems

• Partner with product, technology and delivery teams to support end-to-end project delivery

• Translate business and user requirements

• Contribute to continuous improvement of design standards and patterns across the platform

• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and delivery processes

Required Experience:

• Proven experience designing internal enterprise or back-office systems within Banking (A Must)

• Financial Services Experience (A Must)

• Strong experience working in Agile delivery environments

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross-functional teams

• Hands-on experience with Figma or similar design tools

• Solid background in product design and user-centred design practices

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now. For a confidential discussion, please reach out to Josh.costigan@talentinternational.com

Product Owner, Workforce, Baseline cleared, Australian Citizen, 12 month contract

A global consulting client of ours is partnering with a government end client on a major digital and workforce transformation program. They’re looking for an experienced Product Owner to lead delivery of policy driven digital solutions, ensuring legislative priorities are translated into high quality product outcomes.

This is a minimum 12 month contract with strong extension potential. You must be an Australian Citizen and hold (or be eligible to obtain) Baseline Security Clearance.

Key responsibilities

• represent business interests in the development of digital solutions, acting as the voice of the user and policy intent

• translate complex policy and legislative changes into clear requirements, actionable user stories, and measurable acceptance criteria for both policy and digital delivery

• support delivery teams to sequence and refine work, ensuring requirements are delivered in line with legislative priorities and program timeframes

• collaborate with stakeholders across policy, legal, operations and ICT to gather input, surface risks, and validate requirements early and often

• provide business leadership and direction to ICT delivery partners through the solution design and build lifecycle

• ensure solution quality is maintained during delivery by monitoring product performance, including benefits realisation and usability outcomes

• participate actively in planning events, prioritisation sessions, showcases, reviews, and retrospectives to drive continuous improvement

Required experience and skills

• proven experience as a Product Owner or Senior Business Analyst in agile delivery environments

• strong capability in translating policy, legislation, or regulatory change into digital product requirements

• demonstrated experience working across multidisciplinary teams, including policy, legal, operations, and technology

• excellent stakeholder management skills, able to negotiate priorities and align diverse groups toward a shared outcome

• confident leading backlog management, user story development, and acceptance criteria definition

• experience monitoring product performance post release and driving iterative improvement

• strong communication skills

Security and citizenship requirements

• Australian Citizenship is essential

• Baseline Security Clearance is essential, or you must be eligible and willing to obtain it immediately

Nice to have

• prior experience delivering solutions within Australian Government environments

• exposure to workforce, HR, or capability related programs of work

• familiarity with scaled agile delivery models across multi vendor environments

Contract details

• contract length: minimum 12 months, likely extension

• engagement: via a global consultancy working to a government end client