Hybrid Data & Analytics Platform Leader

La Trobe University; City of Banyule; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Generous leave provisions

Professional learning & leadership dev

Health & wellbeing programs

Supportive, collaborative culture

Job summary

La Trobe University is seeking a Senior Manager, Data & Analytics Engineering to lead the university's enterprise data platform and analytics capabilities. You will shape the strategic roadmap, build capability, and ensure secure, scalable data platforms that support analytics and AI initiatives.

This leadership role requires strong technical credibility, the ability to inspire teams, and engagement with senior stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes across Melbourne's Bundoora Campus and

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience within data, analytics or technology environments.
• Proven success leading high-performing technical teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale data platform initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based data ecosystems, analytics engineering practices and governance frameworks.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including experience with senior executives.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into practical and sustainable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary Data Engineering and Analytics Engineering teams responsible for the University's enterprise data platform and analytics capabilities.
• Develop and implement the strategic roadmap for analytics engineering capabilities and platforms.
• Establish and maintain robust data architecture, governance and engineering standards.
• Lead a high-performing team of technical specialists, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Partner with leaders across the University to understand strategic priorities and deliver impactful data solutions.
• Oversee platform performance, sustainability, security and operational excellence.
• Support the University's analytics, reporting and AI ambitions through modern, scalable data platforms.
• Ensure the enterprise data platform remains secure, reliable, scalable and cost-effective while supporting current and future analytics and AI use cases.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Data platform

Cloud data

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Strategy translation

Job description

La Trobe University is seeking a Senior Manager, Data & Analytics Engineering to lead the university's enterprise data platform and analytics capabilities. You will shape the strategic roadmap, build capability, and ensure secure, scalable data platforms that support analytics and AI initiatives.

This leadership role requires strong technical credibility, the ability to inspire teams, and engagement with senior stakeholders to deliver strategic outcomes across Melbourne's Bundoora Campus and