Xero
Data, AI & Machine Learning
DataEnablementLead
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“Data Enablement Lead at Xero. Skills: Data enablement, Platform investment, Self-service analytics. Act as strategic advisor. Act as connector”
What You'll Achieve.
Unlock genuine value from data environment; Embed trusted dashboards into daily workflows; Embed intelligent agents into daily workflows; Reach high-quality answers faster
Industry & Context.
Framing problems; Breaking down complex challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Solid background in data, Hands-on experience developing analytical data products, Technical familiarity with enterprise analytics platforms, Technical familiarity with database technologies, Technical familiarity with dbt, Technical familiarity with GitHub, Customer-centric mindset, Natural curiosity
Nice to Have
Exposure to semantic layers, Exposure to data governance, Exposure to self-service environments, Exposure to agent-enabled workflows, Comfort with ambiguity
What You'll Do.
Act as strategic advisor
Shape platform decisions
Accelerate data pipeline creation
Choose visualisation tools
Partner with power users
Help teams unlock value
Embed trusted dashboards
Embed intelligent agents
Build deep relationships
Elevate data literacy
Translate goals into technical problems
Translate workflows into technical problems
Translate friction points into technical problems
Guide platform investments
Champion self-service data patterns
Champion scalable practices
Establish trusted advisor role
Enable teams to navigate data
Enable teams to reach answers
Accelerate automated data workflows
Integrate tool stacks
Embed self-service patterns
Embed intelligent agentic solutions
Translate community needs into outcomes
Guide Data Engineering platform investments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product and Data Enablement team; Functional analytics teams; Product and engineering teams
Communication Scope
Stakeholder relationships; Diverse perspectives
Full Job Description
The role As a Data Enablement Lead within our Data Engineering department, you will act as a strategic advisor and connector between our core engineering capabilities and our outward-facing analytics business units. Instead of focusing on standard production analytics, your remit centres on shaping crucial platform decisions, such as accelerating data pipeline creation or the choice of visualisation tools. By partnering directly with power users within the Go-to-Market analytics domain, you will help teams unlock genuine value from our data environment, XADE, ensuring that trusted dashboards and intelligent agents are embedded directly into daily workflows. Your impact will be felt across Xero as you build deep relationships with key points of contact and help elevate overall data literacy. You will translate the real-world goals, workflows, and friction points of the analytics community into clear, actionable technical problems and outcomes that directly guide our platform investments. By championing self-service data patterns and scalable practices, you will establish yourself as a trusted advisor, enabling teams to navigate data confidently and reach high-quality answers faster. The team Our Product and Data Enablement team consists of product managers and data enablement leads spread across Australia and New Zealand who work together to foster capability, confidence, and exceptional data practices. We act as a collaborative bridge, partnering closely with functional analytics teams to understand user needs and friction points in the data space. Together, we translate these insights directly to our product and engineering teams, managing priorities to ensure our platform foundations are grounded in real-world utility. Initially, you will focus on - Utilising an enterprise analytics environment featuring Snowflake, dbt, GitHub, and SQL, alongside visualisation platforms like Tableau. - Partnering deeply with the Go-to-Market analytics team to map friction points a
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