Portfolio Data & Insights Lead

Hamilton City Council; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 135,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible by choice – flexible working

Professional development

Two wellbeing days per year

Health insurance

Annual health checks

Additional annual leave

Eye care reimbursement

Discounts at local businesses

Job summary

Hamilton City Council is seeking a Portfolio Office Data, Systems & Reporting Team Lead to guide a specialists team delivering portfolio, programme and financial reporting for major infrastructure decisions. Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Office, you will champion data quality and provide actionable insights for leaders and governance groups.

The role requires leadership experience, strong BI/data skills (Power BI/Excel), and a collaborative, improvement-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience of 5+ years in a team
• Experience in data, reporting, analytics, BI or related field
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights
• Experience in portfolio, programme or financial reporting environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of reporting and data specialists
• Oversee portfolio, programme and capital financial data management through Psoda
• Deliver meaningful reporting, analytics and data visualisations for leaders and governance groups
• Support investment planning and Long Term Plan decision-making through quality insights
• Drive continuous improvement across systems, reporting and portfolio controls
• Set priorities, remove barriers and foster a positive, high-performing team culture
• Ability to build effective working relationships with key stakeholders and teams both internally and externally

Skills

Leadership

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

Tertiary degree in Management/Business/Software Engineering or Accounting

Tools

Psoda

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Hamilton City Council is seeking a Portfolio Office Data, Systems & Reporting Team Lead to guide a specialists team delivering portfolio, programme and financial reporting for major infrastructure decisions. Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Office, you will champion data quality and provide actionable insights for leaders and governance groups.

The role requires leadership experience, strong BI/data skills (Power BI/Excel), and a collaborative, improvement-focused mindset.