Senior Data Insights Leader — Business Narratives

Contact Energy Ltd; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free health insurance

Boosted KiwiSaver

Contact Shares

Home setup allowance

Parental leave policy

Product stipend

Job summary

Contact Energy Ltd is seeking a Senior Data Insights Lead to shape analytical practice across Retail. You will balance data, business needs and stakeholder input to deliver practical insights and robust analyses that influence strategic decisions.

The role emphasizes breadth over depth, with scope to mentor analysts, drive data governance and improve data accessibility for commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Broad senior-level analytics experience across commercial or related roles.
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to connect data to business needs.
• Ability to build relationships and navigate diverse stakeholder perspectives.
• Practical SQL capability and working with large datasets.
• Strong data analysis, modelling and end-to-end analysis capabilities.
• Commercial judgement linking data insights to customer needs.
• Clear communication, data storytelling and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Experience coaching or mentoring analysts and sharing knowledge.
• A relevant professional qualification, such as data science, economics or finance.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders across Retail to understand needs and define problems.
• Shape how complex customer data is structured, documented and accessible.
• Build understanding of data context to help analysts interpret it well.
• Combine analytical thinking with commercial context to solve business problems.
• Develop robust analyses, models and code that are practical and maintainable.
• Translate complex information into clear stories for different audiences.
• Coach and mentor analysts to strengthen analytical practices across the team.

Skills

Senior analytics

Problem solving

Relationship building

SQL proficiency

Data storytelling

Mentoring analysts

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder influence

Education

Data science degree

Economics/Finance degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Contact Energy Ltd is seeking a Senior Data Insights Lead to shape analytical practice across Retail. You will balance data, business needs and stakeholder input to deliver practical insights and robust analyses that influence strategic decisions.

The role emphasizes breadth over depth, with scope to mentor analysts, drive data governance and improve data accessibility for commercial outcomes.