Analytics & Insights Specialist - Data-Driven Strategy

Westpac New Zealand Ltd; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday

Wellbeing leave

Banking benefits

Insurance discounts

Development opportunities

Internal mobility

Recognition

School holidays subsidy

Volunteer days

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Ltd is seeking an Analytics and Insights Specialist who thrives on turning data into actionable storylines. You’ll partner with stakeholders across the business to shape product strategy, uncover insights, and influence decisions that improve customer and financial outcomes.

This role emphasizes governance, data quality, and building trusted data foundations, with a hybrid work setup. You’ll use SQL, SAS, and Python to analyze data, leverage Power BI for storytelling, and

Qualifications

• Experience working with complex datasets to generate meaningful insights and support decision-making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into clear recommendations.
• Experience using SQL, SAS, and/or Python to extract, analyse, and interpret data.

Responsibilities

• Delivering insights and commercial recommendations that improve product and financial performance.
• Partnering with stakeholders to solve business challenges through data and analytics.
• Turning complex business requirements into scalable and trusted data solutions.
• Supporting data governance, quality, and consistency across key metrics and reporting.
• Helping teams understand and leverage data to make better decisions and achieve stronger outcomes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

SQL

SAS

Python

Power BI

Job description

Westpac New Zealand Ltd is seeking an Analytics and Insights Specialist who thrives on turning data into actionable storylines. You’ll partner with stakeholders across the business to shape product strategy, uncover insights, and influence decisions that improve customer and financial outcomes.

This role emphasizes governance, data quality, and building trusted data foundations, with a hybrid work setup. You’ll use SQL, SAS, and Python to analyze data, leverage Power BI for storytelling, and