Head of Data, Tech & AI Innovation

ExecThread, Inc.; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ExecThread, Inc. seeks Head of Data and Technology to bridge tech, data, and sport. This senior role merges strategic leadership with hands-on delivery to shape the technology roadmap and analytics agenda for the club.

You will lead data governance, cybersecurity, vendor management, and AI adoption, while building a high-performing technology function to enable growth and competitive advantage in Australian rules football.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in IT, data science, business, or related fields.
• Senior leadership experience in technology, IT, data, or digital transformation.
• Broad enterprise technology and business systems background.
• Strong vendor management, cybersecurity, technology risk, and governance knowledge.
• Experience developing and executing technology roadmaps; data strategy, governance, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of technology, data, and innovation strategy.
• Enhance IT operations.
• Drive the adoption of AI across the business.
• Build and scale the technology function to support growth.
• Manage vendor relationships and governance across the tech stack.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Strategy

AI & Analytics

Cybersecurity Governance

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor's or higher in IT/Data/Digital

Job description

ExecThread, Inc. seeks Head of Data and Technology to bridge tech, data, and sport. This senior role merges strategic leadership with hands-on delivery to shape the technology roadmap and analytics agenda for the club.

You will lead data governance, cybersecurity, vendor management, and AI adoption, while building a high-performing technology function to enable growth and competitive advantage in Australian rules football.