What are you SEEKing?

There's no better way to start a career in strategy and operations than at SEEK. As one of Australia’s leading tech companies, we’re recognised as the Best Place to Work in the technology sector and the Overall Best Place to Work by the AFR (2021). Our graduate program links born problem solvers with over 10,000 people across the globe with the common goal to fearlessly grow and evolve our business.

SEEK’s purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. Our team is proud of our results, but more than that, we are proud of the way we achieve them. Innovation, creativity and passion drives us. We challenge the status quo and retain the entrepreneurial spirit which drove our early success. As a strategy and operations graduate, you’ll be making tangible impacts to real business problems to support our purpose, while being coached and prepared to become a future leader.

About the Program

SEEK’s Strategy & Operations Graduate Program has been meticulously designed to accelerate your career. Our 2-year program offers an exceptional foundation, where you will enhance your analytical and problem-solving skills, and gain hands-on operational experience. You will rapidly grow professionally, and immediately experience the impact your work makes on fellow SEEKers and our customers.

When you start, you will:

be setup for success through a 4-week tailored training program
choose your own adventure – explore  four 6-month rotations across different areas of the business, such as across strategy, artificial intelligence (AI), product development, commercial excellence, our internal start-ups such as Jora and Certsy, as well as our international business, covid restrictions permitting.
have a dedicated career coach, a seasoned leader within the business, who will support, guide and mentor you in your early career and beyond
drive decisions that have real-time impact and shape our business priorities
learn from senior leaders and subject matter experts with diverse backgrounds, including global technology companies and management consulting
work on platforms with millions of monthly users, across more than a dozen countries, including developing, early-stage and mature businesses
be based at our brand new, state of the art global HQ here in Melbourne
be paid a competitive salary of $95,000 + Super + Profit Share.

When you finish, the pathways are endless. You’ll be a well-rounded and trusted advisor and as a permanent employee from the beginning, you’ll have choice of roles across the business. People who start in the strategy team go on to use their skills to lead global product teams or Artificial Intelligence services, run SEEK internal start-ups, manage go-to-market functions or support transformation programs.

Curious? Good – that’s exactly what we look for.

What will the journey look like?

Your first month with SEEK is dedicated to giving you a world class introduction to corporate strategy. You’ll engage in training from skilled professionals and be exposed to senior leaders across the business. After that, the possibilities are endless. Your journey as a SEEK Strategy & Operations Graduate could look like:

Month 2 - you kick off your first rotation in the Strategy team. You settle in, get the lay of the land and start solving interesting and challenging problems. What should our vision be for the next 5 years? What markets should SEEK consider moving into? You help us decide.

Month 6 - you switch it up and move to Artificial Intelligence (AI) team, moving closer to the technology side of the business. Here you learn all about data and work closely with the team of data scientists to figure out how we can improve matching candidates with the best roles for them.

Month 12 - you find yourself intrigued to know more about how digital products are built and want exposure to agile delivery teams, so you join the candidate product team. Here, you see just how ‘features’ are born. You work with the team to help identify the biggest opportunities to improve our candidate products and drive those changes through.

Month 18 - you want to change it up completely, so you choose to spend the next 6 months in Kuala Lumpur supporting the growth of our Asia businesses. You expand your network, pick up new skills, and make the most of your nights and weekends exploring a new city.

Month 24 - You’ve had an amazing journey through out the graduate program and are perfectly prepared to take on your new role. You choose to work in the product strategy team, so you are exposed to product, tech and strategy - the perfect blend for you after your rotations. Congratulations!

Whilst you might move around, a dedicated career coach will support you for your entire graduate experience, and beyond. They'll be your anchor, to offer advice, be a sounding board and help you make the most of the entire experience.

Who we’re SEEKing:

We are looking for curious and collaborative problems solvers. You are passionate, positive, and practical, with a flair for innovation. Inclusivity is important to us, and we value having diverse workforce who are not afraid to be themselves.

To be eligible to apply:

You are in the final year of your degree (or completed in the last two years) in any field
You meet one of the below working rights:
- you are an Australian citizen; or
- hold an Australian permanent visa; or,
- hold a Special Category Visa (if a New Zealand citizen living in Australia); or
- hold a temporary visa with unrestricted work rights at the commencement of the 2023 intake year for a term of 2 or more years (e.g. Temporary Graduate, secondary 457/TSS, provisional Partner visa). *Please note applications are open to candidates who are currently on a restricted Student Visa if they will have the correct unrestricted visa that is valid at the commencement of the program
You’ll be ready to move to Melbourne (if you're not already here). COVID-19 restrictions permitting, we plan on welcoming you to our Melbourne office during the recruitment process, the graduate program and beyond (Please refer to our Covid policy*).

Application process:

After you submit an application, you may be invited to take part in a series of online multiple-choice and short answer questions, followed by attending an assessment day in early April. The assessment day is a great opportunity to showcase your full self, including your motivations and abilities.

We encourage you to take your time with your application, tell us why you’re perfect for our program and leave us wanting to find out more.

Apply now to fast-track your career in strategy and operations.

Applications are open and close 11.59pm Sunday 20th March.

Any questions? Reach out to us at stratopsgradprogram@seek.com.au

*At SEEK, the health and safety of our people is our highest priority. For this reason, SEEK has introduced a policy requiring all employees and visitors to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 within our offices, unless a formal medical exemption applies. In addition, all employees attending in-person work related meetings or events outside the office will also need to be fully vaccinated. We have chosen to share this information early in our hiring process, so that candidates can make an informed choice. On this basis, as part of the application process you will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood this policy, and would like to continue with the hiring process.  Further details about this policy will be shared during the hiring process, as required.

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