Introduction: Hachette Australia is seeking an experienced IT Business Analyst to join our dynamic IT and Operational team on 18-month fixed-term, full-time contract. You will manage day-to-day VISTA (ERP) changes, support operational improvements, and coordinate small to medium-sized IT projects across the business.
You will work closely with stakeholders, vendors and technical teams to gather requirements, prepare system and EDI mapping documentation, coordinate testing activities and ensure successful delivery of business-critical solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and detail-oriented professional who enjoys stakeholder engagement, problem-solving and delivering practical technology outcomes in a collaborative environment.
Who we are and what we do:
Our mission at Hachette Australia, part of the global Hachette Livre group, is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment, and opportunity. With over 100 years of publishing excellence, our team of expert publishers and passionate readers seeks out the best stories from both established voices and emerging talents. We publish across a wide range of genres and formats, including fiction, memoirs, children’s books, and non-fiction, ensuring there is something for every reader.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our Changing the Story program, and we are proud to support Australian talent and voices from around the globe. We actively discover and nurture new writers through initiatives like the Richell Prize and our partnerships with the Emerging Writers’ Festival and Express Media.
Our goal is to continue shaping the future of publishing by supporting the storytellers that matter.
For more information, visit hachette.com.au.
About the role:
We are looking for a proactive IT Business Analyst to support business-critical ERP and operational systems while driving continuous improvement initiatives across the business. This role is ideal for
someone who enjoys stakeholder engagement, problem-solving, business process analysis and coordinating small to medium-sized IT projects in a fast-paced operational environment.
Key stakeholder relationships: ADS and Hachette staff, external vendors, IT suppliers, developers, 3PL partners and business stakeholders.
About you:
An IT Business Analyst should be proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of working closely with stakeholders to support ERP systems, business process improvements and operational projects. The
successful candidate.
What’s in it for you:
At Hachette, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
In addition to 20 days annual leave per year + public holidays, we have an extensive list of benefits that include: a wide-ranging training library, development programs including mentoring, up to 50% off book purchases, 2 volunteer days per year to use at your charity of choice, Changing the Story employee networks to join, the option to remote work during the month of January, annual free skin check, the option to work from home 2 days per week year round, and much more!
Our Commitment:
Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality, and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.
If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
Applications:
If you are looking for a career in a dynamic and highly successful publishing environment, please submit your most up-to-date CV highlighting key skills and experience relevant to this role by closing date of 12 June 2026.
*** Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted***
Our mission at Hachette Australia is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment, and opportunity. Our team of expert publishers and passionate readers seek out the best stories, whether from established voices or emerging talents, and pour over 100 years of publishing excellence into every page. We publish across a wide range of genres and accessible formats - from high-quality commercial fiction to literary award-winners, children's picture books to memoirs and history, lifestyle to sport. We strive to ensure that there is a book to captivate and resonate with every reader.
As a proud member of the global Hachette Livre family, we benefit from being part of a worldwide publishing powerhouse, while staying true to our uniquely local perspective. Our Australian teams are deeply committed to working closely with all our stakeholders, including authors, agents, booksellers, suppliers, and media organisations. Together, we curate the best possible reading experience for Australian audiences.
We are dedicated to being the publisher and employer of choice for all people, regardless of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality, or socio-economic background. Our ambition is for our team, our publishing, and our authors to be fully reflective of the society we live in. This is a commitment that sits at the heart of our diversity and inclusion program, Changing the Story; one of the four pillars of our business strategy.
As we continue to grow, we remain focused on driving meaningful change within the publishing industry. Together with our readers, we will keep seeking out, nurturing, and sharing the stories that matter.
