Head of Data & Technology

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

The Company is seeking a Head of Data and Technology to play a pivotal role in the convergence of technology, data, and sport. This hands-on leadership position is not just about maintaining the status quo; it is an opportunity to shape the future technology strategy, lead the data and AI agenda, and build the technology function to support the organization's growth and success. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the delivery of the technology, data, and innovation strategy, enhancing IT operations, and driving the adoption of AI across the business.

Strong commercial judgement, excellent stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment are essential. Candidates for the Head of Data and Technology role at the company should be highly engaging, commercially minded, and capable of operating at both strategic and practical levels. Tertiary qualifications in IT, data science, business, or related fields are required, along with senior leadership experience in technology, IT, data, or digital transformation.

The role demands a leader with a broad enterprise technology and business systems background, strong vendor management skills, and a solid understanding of cybersecurity, technology risk, and governance. Experience in developing and executing technology roadmaps, as well as a strong understanding of data strategy, governance, and analytics, is also necessary. While not essential, experience in the sporting or AFL industry is advantageous.

Functions:

• Information Technology
• Data Management/Analytics

Successful Australian rules football club