Head of Data and Insights

LeavePlus; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary increase annually built into EA

6 Rostered Days Off per year

Digital-led environment with latest 기술

Job summary

LeavePlus is seeking a Head of Data and Insights to lead our enterprise data, analytics and insights capability. You will transform trusted data into intelligence that explains transformation decisions and informs strategy, delivering measurable value across the organisation.

You'll partner with Product, Digital, Technology and other teams to champion advanced analytics, modelling and responsible AI, elevating data governance and the data-led decision-making culture across LeavePlus.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated senior leadership of multidisciplinary data, analytics or AI teams.
• Experience shaping data strategy, governance, analytics in a regulated environment.
• Strong commercial and business partnering skills translating priorities into data insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Data & Insights team, turning data into insights to improve decision-making and scheme performance.
• Deliver data elements of the transformation, building on foundations and adding value from new data.
• Embed enterprise data governance with data ownership, privacy, security and lifecycle controls.
• Elevate reporting and analytics with dashboards, visualisations and insight products.
• Advance modelling and forecasting across industry, fund and operational data.

Skills

Senior leadership

Enterprise data leadership

Data governance

Analytics strategy

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Data platforms

Governance and risk

Roadmap ownership

Vendor management

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in data/analytics

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

Job description

At LeavePlus, our purpose is simple but important, to support and protect the long-term wellbeing of construction workers and the vitality of the construction industry. Every day, we work to ensure workers receive the benefits and entitlements they deserve, and data led decision making guides our teams to make the best choices with the information modelled and insights produced by the Data and Insights team.

As Head of Data and Insights, you’ll lead our enterprise data, analytics and insights capability, transforming trusted data into intelligence that explains our transformation program decisions, influences strategy, and delivers measurable value. You’ll set the vision, strategy, governance and roadmap for data and analytics, building a capability that goes beyond reporting what happened to producing insights explaining why, anticipating what’s next and identifying where we can make the greatest impact.

Partnering across Product, Digital, Technology and the broader business, you’ll champion advanced analytics, modelling, automation and data products that deepen our understanding of the scheme and industry, improve outcomes for employers and workers, and provide trusted insight to leaders, executives and the Board.

This senior leadership role will be an opportunity to stride into a role with the mandate to elevate how data is used across LeavePlus and will lead the transformational data decision-making to shape the future of advanced analytics, modelling and responsible AI.

Additional Benefits

• Salary increase annually built into our current Enterprise Agreement
• 6 Rostered Days Off per year + additional end-of-year closure days
• Thrive in a digital-led environment led by the latest technology

What you'll do

• Lead the Data & Insights team, turning data into insights to improve decision-making, member outcomes and scheme performance.
• Deliver the data elements of the transformation, building on established foundations and adding value from new data
• Embed enterprise data governance, strengthening data ownership, stewardship, quality, privacy, security and lifecycle controls.
• Elevate reporting and analytics, delivering trusted dashboards, visualisations and insight products while enabling safe self-service and greater data literacy.
• Advance modelling and forecasting across industry, fund and operational data to strengthen scheme monitoring and future-focused decision-making.
• Shape advanced analytics and responsible AI/ML, identifying valuable use cases and ensuring appropriate validation, monitoring and governance.
• Oversee actuarial analysis, ensuring high-quality insights support strategic and operational decisions.
• Partner across Product, Digital and Technology, aligning data priorities and capability needs while maintaining clear platform ownership and accountability.
• Own the Data Management Policy and the enterprise and stewardship model.

What you'll bring

• Proven senior leadership of multidisciplinary data, analytics or AI teams
• Enterprise data leadership, with demonstrated experience shaping data strategy, governance, analytics in a complex or regulated environment.
• Strong commercial and business partnering skills, with evidence of successfully translating organisational priorities into data and insight to drive better decisions and measurable outcomes.
• Deep data and analytics expertise spanning advanced analytics, data science, AI/ML, reporting, data governance and responsible data use.
• Executive-level communication, with the ability to turn complex data, modelling and technical concepts into compelling insights and clear recommendations for the Executive and Board.
• Modern data platform experience, influencing architecture, integration, governance, adoption and lifecycle decisions in partnership with Digital and Technology teams.
• Strong governance and risk judgement, with practical knowledge of data quality, privacy, security, model assurance and regulatory controls.
• Strategic delivery capability, including ownership of roadmaps, budgets, vendors and enterprise-wide data and analytics initiatives.
• Quantitative and modelling capability, ideally including forecasting, risk, scheme or actuarial analysis and experience partnering with qualified actuaries.
• A data-led change mindset, with the influence and credibility to lift data literacy, encourage self-service and embed better use of insight across the organisation.

What you’ll need to have

• Demonstrated success leading specialised, high-performing teams
• Advanced knowledge across data strategy, analytics, data science, applied AI/ML, governance and responsible data use
• Relevant tertiary qualification in data, analytics, statistics, mathematics, computer science, actuarial studies or a related discipline, or equivalent senior leadership experience.
• Senior leadership experience across data, analytics, insights or data science, including strategy, governance, AI/ML, multidisciplinary teams, budgets and vendor partnerships.
• Strong quantitative and modelling experience, ideally across forecasting, risk, scheme analysis or business decision-making.
• Actuarial or regulated analytics exposure is highly regarded, including working with qualified actuaries, model assurance or regulated analytical advice.