Data & Analytics Lead

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Permanent
  • Start January 2026 | CBD/WFH hybrid

Are you passionate about turning data into business-shaping impact? Do you thrive at the intersection of advanced analytics, cross-market execution, and stakeholder influence? If you’re excited by driving digital transformation at scale, this is your opportunity to lead high-impact Data & Analytics initiatives across the APAC region for one of the world’s most loved brands.

As the Data & Analytics Lead you will leading the full lifecycle of regional D&A projects and ensure that actionable insights, AI/ML models, and data-driven solutions land seamlessly into business workflows. You will play a pivotal role in shaping how APAC teams make decisions, realise value, and adopt digital tools.

Key activities

  • Lead diverse analytics projects from concept to production across multiple APAC markets.
  • Define scope, timelines, resources, and deliverables, ensuring strong alignment with regional priorities and global standards.
  • Oversee quality practices to guarantee timely, reliable, and actionable outputs, reports, dashboards, data products, and predictive models.
  • Act as the primary interface linking D&A, project management, and business stakeholders to drive adoption and unlock measurable value.
  • Communicate progress, risks, and business impact clearly and confidently across the organisation.
  • Collaborate with Global D&A and Product teams to represent APAC needs, ensure metric consistency, and champion D&A tech stack (Azure-based).
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance in AI/ML, validating models and elevating best practices across the regional delivery teams.
  • Ensure that delivered solutions embed into business workflows, transforming behaviour and sustaining long-term value.

Skills and experience

  • Minimum 5+ years in Data & Analytics, including 2+ years of hands-on Data Science or Machine Learning experience.
  • Proven experience managing and delivering cross-functional D&A projects, APAC experience is highly valued.
  • Strong ability to translate technical analytics into clear business workflows.
  • Exceptional communication, problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder-influencing skills.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (MS Azure, Databricks) highly regarded

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Alistair Barr on 0480 804 583 for a confidential discussion.

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