DATA & ANALYTICS LEAD | Sydney (St Leonards)
Are you a data leader passionate about turning information into insights and driving business performance?
Looking to combine professional growth with lifestyle flexibility and a supportive, high-performing team?
Join the Hamilton Island IT team as our Data & Analytics Lead, based in our Sydney office at St Leonards.
You'll play a pivotal role in implementing and evolving our data strategy through the delivery of impactful analytics and data solutions that support one of Australia's most iconic resort destinations.
This is your opportunity to shape the future of data at Hamilton Island — enabling smarter decisions and helping deliver extraordinary experiences for our guests, employees, and community.
Why you'll love working with us
Convenient St Leonards location close to transport, cafés, and amenities
Work from home every Friday for the perfect work-life balance
Be part of an exciting digital transformation across one of Australia's leading resort operations
Supportive and collaborative culture within a values-led organisation
Free on-site gym and subsidised fitness classes
Discounted accommodation, tours, and dining on Hamilton Island
Career growth and professional development opportunities across the wider Hamilton Island Group
Where you'll make an impact
Reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), you'll enable data-driven decision-making across the organisation by combining strategic leadership with hands-on technical delivery.
You'll collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to deliver initiatives that provide measurable outcomes and lasting value.
Leadership & Collaboration
Lead an external delivery partner using a hands-on, outcomes-focused approach
Work alongside partners to design, build, and deploy solutions — not just oversee them
Provide technical direction and tactical guidance to ensure delivery aligns with business priorities and architectural standards
Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
Mentor and coach others to uplift internal capability and manage vendor performance
Collaborate across business units, IT, and external partners to ensure initiatives are integrated and impactful
Business Partnership & Delivery
Partner with stakeholders across Hotels, Food & Beverage, Sales & Marketing, HR, Retail, Finance, and more
Deliver reliable data solutions and translate findings into actionable insights
Ensure alignment of data initiatives with business needs and operational workflows
Manage vendor relationships to ensure delivery quality, long-term value, and alignment with requirements
Champion a data-driven culture focused on transparency, ethical use, and continuous learning
Execute and evolve the enterprise data strategy, delivering measurable business outcomes
Drive adoption of analytics tools and self-service capabilities across the organisation
Improve data platform architecture, governance, performance, and security
Establish and maintain robust data governance frameworks, policies, and standards
Translate business needs into technical requirements, data models, and analytics outputs
Identify opportunities for automation, integration, and insight generation
Prepare the organisation for emerging technologies including AI and machine learning
What we're looking for
You are a confident, strategic data leader who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
You bring strong technical expertise, business acumen, and a passion for enabling decision-making through data and analytics.
To be successful, you'll need
Minimum five years' experience in data and analytics leadership roles
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, or related discipline (desirable)
Proven success implementing and maintaining data strategies and roadmaps
Hands-on experience with data governance, modelling, ETL, reporting, and analytics
Expertise with Snowflake architecture, Power BI, and SQL
Experience managing budgets, vendors, and service delivery
Demonstrated success leading internal and external teams to deliver secure, high-performing solutions
Experience in hospitality, tourism, or other customer-centric industries (highly desirable)
Exposure to data science, automation, and natural language processing (NLP) (desirable)
Skills and Attributes
Strategic thinker who balances technical depth with business impact
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Cooperative, adaptive, and solution-focused mindset
Comfortable navigating complex business environments
Deep understanding of systems integration, change management, and training delivery
Passionate about innovation, continuous improvement, and delivering measurable outcomes
About Hamilton Island
Our mission is to share the wonder of Hamilton Island with the world by creating wonder-filled experiences for our guests, employees and community.
Every team member plays a role in shaping those experiences – making Hamilton Island not just a great place to visit, but a great place to work.
A little island can do wonders - make your next career move one to remember.
Apply now!
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