Data & Innovation Specialist

Transport for NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Job summary

Transport for NSW seeks a data and innovation professional to drive outcomes for NSW communities. You will lead projects that use data insights to improve active transport, urban design, and related policies, coordinating with multiple teams and stakeholders.

You will thrive in ambiguity, define problems, run workshops, and translate research into implementable solutions that deliver measurable benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience applying data and technology to improve outcomes.
• Ability to lead workstreams and manage stakeholders.
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid prototyping of solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead data and innovation projects within the Active Transport, Design and Activation Branch.
• Coordinate with Transport NSW teams to source data and apply insights.
• Pilot and evaluate new approaches, translating insights into practical outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Project delivery

Workshops facilitation

Job description

Transport for NSW - Sydney International Airport NSW

You’re someone who wants to create outcomes that have a real impact on the people of NSW.

You're all about the detail and this role will allow you to drive evidence-based decision making to optimise systems and efficiency, not just for the business but for our customers too. It's data and research with impact you can see.

In this role, you'll:

• be working as part of a team delivering data and innovation projects that help the Active Transport, Design and Activation Branch deliver stronger outcomes for our communities using technology solutions, and data insights.
• coordinate and manage projects in collaboration with others in Transport to secure new data for the branch, apply data insights and new technologies, quantify benefits, pilot and evaluate emerging approaches, and integrate innovation into organisational practice.
• lead innovation and data driven initiatives that embed new approaches and improve outcomes in a complex, fast paced environment with varied capability, competing priorities and collaborative partnerships.

Work with stakeholders to identify and define complex problems, translate emerging needs and opportunities into innovative projects, and navigate uncertainty to deliver practical outcomes through research, testing, iteration and collaboration.

This is not a traditional data analyst role; success requires curiosity, adaptability, strong stakeholder engagement and comfort working through ambiguity to find solutions.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack

About you

Your experience in project delivery, innovation, evaluation and the application of data and technology will see you lead initiatives that address complex challenges and improve outcomes for communities across NSW.

You thrive in ambiguity, are comfortable defining problems before solutions are known, and can engage stakeholders to understand user needs, design and facilitate workshops, and guide ideas from concept through to implementation. You bring curiosity, adaptability and a practical mindset to testing new approaches and delivering outcomes in complex environments.

You are recognised as a future-focused and collaborative professional with experience delivering innovation, technology or data-enabled projects, leading workstreams, managing stakeholders and translating insights into action.

Experience in active transport, e-micromobility, placemaking, vibrancy, urban design or related policy environments will be highly regarded.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

Flexible work optionsmay be available. Learn more viaFlexible work options and policy

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.