Lead Insights Data Scientist - 4-Day Week, Friday Remote

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora New Zealand in Auckland is seeking a Lead Data Insights Data Scientist to act as a technical expert and hands-on leader within our Data and Analytics team, turning complex data into actionable visual solutions and guiding cross-functional initiatives to build high-impact dashboards.

You will design standards, mentor juniors, and deliver agile data extraction methods using SQL, Python, Hive, and Impala, developing presentation-ready visuals with Tableau and cloud-native technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent quantitative discipline.
• 7–10 years of experience in data analytics or data science.
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience with junior team members.
• Experience extracting and transforming data using SQL, R, Hive, Impala or Python.
• Hands-on data visualisation experience with Tableau or similar BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver NZ-focused insights and analytics to help customers navigate finance and credit.
• Lead cross-functional teams to design, document, test, and support dashboards.
• Establish standards for data visualisation, access, and integration across platforms.
• Create tailored dashboards and reports summarising large data sets.

Skills

Tableau

SQL

Python

Leadership

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Spotfire

Hive

Impala

Job description

Jora New Zealand in Auckland is seeking a Lead Data Insights Data Scientist to act as a technical expert and hands-on leader within our Data and Analytics team, turning complex data into actionable visual solutions and guiding cross-functional initiatives to build high-impact dashboards.

You will design standards, mentor juniors, and deliver agile data extraction methods using SQL, Python, Hive, and Impala, developing presentation-ready visuals with Tableau and cloud-native technologies.