Macquarie University

LeadDataAnalyst

$143–151k North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Lead Data Analyst at Macquarie University. Skills: Lead, collaborate and influence key stakeholders, Provide functional and technical guidance, subject matter expertise and specialist support for data analytics, Integrate and validate data from multiple Student Shared Services systems and enabling platforms to generate actionable insights, Deliver root-cause analysis and service improvement analytics, Coach and share knowledge to build analytics capability. Lead, collaborate and influence key st”

What You'll Achieve.

drive delivery of priority insights and reporting outcomes; enable evidence-based decision-making and improve service performance; generate actionable insights; directly support University commitments and remediation priorities; mitigating the likelihood and severity of service issues; meet current and future needs; deliver insights that lead to measurable improvement

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

translating operational challenges into clear analytical questions; root-cause analysis; service improvement analytics

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Tertiary qualifications in Data and Analytics, Data Science, Business or Statistics (or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience), Demonstrated experience leading or driving the delivery of data analytics to support organisational strategic objectives, ideally in a service delivery or shared services environment, analytics expertise spanning data engineering, descriptive analytics, business intelligence, statistical analysis and Data modelling, Demonstrated capability in performing complex analysis across datasets to facilitate evidence-based decision-making, Experience providing technical guidance for complex data and/or integration solutions in multi-stakeholder environments, Demonstrated knowledge of Alteryx, Python, R, SQL, AWS, and Power BI, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and present effectively to audiences with varying levels of analytical understanding

Nice to Have

PhD preferred, specific ML framework experience, cloud platform certs

What You'll Do.

collaborate and influence key stakeholders across Student Shared Services to define analytical needs and drive delivery of priority insights and reporting outcomes

Provide functional and technical guidance

subject matter expertise and specialist support for data analytics to enable evidence-based decision-making and improve service performance

Lead requirements analysis

change management/training

monitoring and ongoing improvement for analytics products and platforms

Integrate and validate data from multiple Student Shared Services systems and enabling platforms to generate actionable insights

Deliver root-cause analysis and service improvement analytics that directly support University commitments and remediation priorities

Drive continuous improvement and documentation of processes

standards and procedures

mitigating the likelihood and severity of service issues

Coach and share knowledge to build analytics capability across the portfolio

including collaboration with stakeholders and leadership

Assess and plan for availability

performance and capacity of analytics services and resources to meet current and future needs

Build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders

executives and working groups

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Lead, collaborate and influence key stakeholders; Coach and share knowledge to build analytics capability across the portfolio, including collaboration with stakeholders and leadership; Build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders, executives and working groups; partners with operational leaders

Communication Scope

verbal and written communication skills; ability to engage senior stakeholders and present effectively to audiences with varying levels of analytical understanding

Process & Methodology

Lead requirements analysis, build/configuration, testing, change management/training, monitoring and ongoing improvement for analytics products and platforms, Assess and plan for availability, performance and capacity of analytics services and resources to meet current and future needs

Full Job Description

## **PRIMARY DETAIL** * Hew 9 ($142,838 - $150,860) per annum + 17% superannuation and annual leave loading * Full-time, Continuing * Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde Our Student Shared Services team is advancing its data, reporting, and insights function to keep pace with rising expectations for timely, efficient and high-quality analytics capability. We are hiring a strategic **Senior Level Data Analyst** who can lead, collaborate, and influence key stakeholders as well as drive continuous improvement, and build on our analytics capability. Within this role, you will be adept at translating operational challenges into clear analytical questions, bringing together and validating data from enabling services and systems. You will also play a key role in strengthening accountability for Student Shared Service’s data assets, metrics, and reporting. This role offers an opportunity for an experienced analytics professional who thrives in data-driven environments and is motivated by the impact their work can have. You will be someone who enjoys transforming complex data into clear, meaningful insights, and using those insights to influence decisions and improve outcomes. Comfortable working across both strategic and operational contexts, you bring a curious mindset, a strong sense of ownership, and the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders. **About the role** This role reports into our Executive Director, Student Shared Services. As a Lead Data Analyst, your key responsibilities would include: * Lead, collaborate and influence key stakeholders across Student Shared Services to define analytical needs and drive delivery of priority insights and reporting outcomes. * Provide functional and technical guidance, subject matter expertise and specialist support for data analytics to enable evidence-based decision-making and improve service performance. * Lead requirements analysis, build/configuration, testing, change management/training, monitori

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