Senior Data Platform Lead — Modern Analytics & Automation

Younity; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora New Zealand is seeking a Technical Data Lead in Auckland to provide senior technical leadership across a large organisation and modernise its data and analytics capability. The role focuses on modern data platforms, analytics engineering, automation and data transformation to move away from legacy environments.

You will shape data strategy, establish scalable patterns and coach data professionals. The position requires 10+ years in data, 5+ years in leadership, and strong hands-on

Qualifications

• 10+ years across Data & Analytics, ideally in a mature data environment.
• 5+ years in senior technical or data leadership roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with modern data technologies (Snowflake, Databricks, dbt or Fivetran).
• Experience implementing or leading a modern data platform or new data technology.
• Strong understanding of analytics engineering, relational data modelling and data architecture.
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau.
• Proven experience driving data transformation, automation and continuous improvement.
• Strong stakeholder management at technical and executive levels.
• Public sector experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership across data and analytics initiatives.
• Lead the development of modern analytics engineering, automation and reusable data assets.
• Help shape and implement a modern data platform and support the decommissioning of legacy data environments.
• Identify opportunities to improve analytics, automation, machine learning and operational efficiency.
• Establish best-practice standards for data modelling, ingestion, transformation and code optimisation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to technology and platform decisions.
• Provide hands‑on technical coaching and mentoring to data professionals.
• Work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to influence data strategy and drive transformation.

Skills

Data leadership

Analytics engineering

Machine learning

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Change leadership

Analytics architecture

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

dbt

Fivetran

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Jora New Zealand is seeking a Technical Data Lead in Auckland to provide senior technical leadership across a large organisation and modernise its data and analytics capability. The role focuses on modern data platforms, analytics engineering, automation and data transformation to move away from legacy environments.

You will shape data strategy, establish scalable patterns and coach data professionals. The position requires 10+ years in data, 5+ years in leadership, and strong hands-on