We’re looking for a Head of Data to lead a senior-level team and take full ownership of our data operations. You’ll play a key leadership role, overseeing delivery of large-scale data projects while acting as a critical bridge between technical teams, leadership, and clients.
This is not a deeply technical position, it’s primarily focused on people leadership, project delivery, and strategic problem-solving. However, you’ll need to bring strong foundational knowledge in data architecture and statistics, and be confident overseeing a team of senior data professionals working across multiple regions.
You Should Have
- Experience managing a team of senior data professionals (3–4+ direct reports)
- Strong background in statistics or analytics
- Proven ability to lead and successfully deliver large-scale data projects
- Solid understanding of data structure, governance, and flow
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable working across time zones and handling regional data limitations
- Ability to hit the ground running this is a high-responsibility role with minimal ramp-up
Nice to Have
- Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms
- Technical experience in data engineering or analytics
- Exposure to large-scale data architecture or LM model implementations
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of 4 senior data professionals
- Own and manage the delivery of complex, multi-region data projects
- Serve as the key point of contact for all data-related client inquiries
- Work closely with the data engineering team to evolve our architecture
- Provide proactive, scalable data solutions and strategic recommendations
- Maintain ownership of critical datasets ensuring accuracy, structure, and usability
- Manage BAU operations and drive efficiency across the team
- Represent data operations to executive leadership and contribute to strategic planning
The Benefits
- High-impact leadership role in a business delivering at global scale
- Hybrid work environment with potential to work fully remote
- Opportunity to work with some of the world’s largest data-driven organisations
- Join a close-knit, high-performing team with long-term client partnerships
- Work across cutting-edge platforms and challenging data ecosystems
How to Apply
If this opportunity sounds like a strong fit, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply, and feel free to reach out via email at kent@versegroup.com.au or call Kent Sin on (08) 6146 4464.
