Senior Data Insights Lead: Strategy, Storytelling & Impact

Contact Energy; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

KiwiSaver boost

Home setup allowance

Parental leave policy

Product payments for Contact customers

Job summary

Contact Energy seeks a Senior Data Insights Lead to bridge data, people, and business needs within its Retail division. You’ll engage stakeholders, shape data architecture, and guide analysts to deliver impactful insights.

The role emphasizes broad analytical leadership over hands-on coding, with a focus on practical outcomes and cross-functional collaboration across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Qualifications

• Broad senior-level experience across analytics, commercial or related roles.
• Strong problem-solving and business-question framing abilities.
• Clear communication and stakeholder influence with senior audiences.

Responsibilities

• Understand needs across Retail, define the real problem, and propose practical paths forward.
• Structure complex customer data, document it, and make it accessible for analysts.
• Build data context and provide knowledge for accurate interpretation.
• Translate complex information into clear stories for diverse audiences.
• Coach and mentor analysts to improve analytical practices.
• Develop robust analyses, models and code, focusing on practical, maintainable work.

Skills

Analytics leadership

Data storytelling

SQL

Stakeholder management

Commercial sense

Mentoring

Data modelling

Education

Data-related degree

Job description

Contact Energy seeks a Senior Data Insights Lead to bridge data, people, and business needs within its Retail division. You’ll engage stakeholders, shape data architecture, and guide analysts to deliver impactful insights.

The role emphasizes broad analytical leadership over hands-on coding, with a focus on practical outcomes and cross-functional collaboration across Aotearoa New Zealand.