Data Driven Strategic Leader

The successful candidate will oversee our critical Analytics function, driving a data-driven culture that influences strategic decision-making and business impact.

They will define and execute the long-term vision and strategy for the Analytics function, aligning it with company goals and growth objectives.

• Define and execute the long-term vision and strategy for the Analytics function, aligning it with company goals and growth objectives.
• Lead and integrate our central Analytics function, identifying opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence and automation to improve operational efficiency and business processes.
• Oversee and enhance the existing central Analytics function, ensuring its effectiveness in providing actionable insights to various business units.
• Partner closely with engineering and other relevant teams to define, design, and implement the robust data infrastructure necessary to support an organisation scaling towards significant revenue growth.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of business analysts, data engineers, and in the future, data scientists. Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Translate complex data insights into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations for senior leadership and business stakeholders. Drive measurable business outcomes through data-driven strategies across product, marketing, sales, and operations.
• Build strong relationships with executive leadership and department heads, understanding their analytical needs and proactively delivering solutions that address critical business challenges.
• Plan for and build out a data science capability within the analytics function, leveraging advanced analytical techniques and machine learning to uncover deeper insights and build predictive models.
• Oversee the development and delivery of comprehensive reports, dashboards, and self-service analytics tools that empower business users to make data-informed decisions.

Key Qualifications:

• Proven Leadership: 6+ years of progressive leadership experience in Analytics, with a minimum of 3-5 years specifically leading a central Analytics function within a high-growth SaaS company.
• Scaling Experience: Demonstrated experience in scaling an Analytics function and its underlying data infrastructure in an organisation experiencing significant growth.
• Data Infrastructure Expertise: Strong understanding of modern data infrastructure principles, technologies (e.g., cloud data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery; ETL/ELT tools; data visualisation tools like Tableau, Power BI, Looker; data governance frameworks).
• Exceptional Business Acumen: Ability to quickly understand complex business problems, identify key performance indicators, and translate data into strategic insights that drive tangible business value.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex analytical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, and influence decision-making at all levels.
• Strategic & Analytical Thinking: Highly analytical and strategic mindset, with a proven track record of developing and executing data strategies that align with business objectives.
• Team Development: Strong experience in recruiting, developing, and retaining top analytical talent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with security, risk management, or compliance workflows.
• Understanding of Ai-powered decision systems and their business impact.
• Prior experience in B2B SaaS or mid-market enterprise environments.
• Experience leading or significantly contributing to Ai and Automation initiatives.

Benefits:

• Monthly Lifestyle Subsidy: use this for financial, physical, and mental wellbeing.
• Wfh Set-up Allowance: to ensure you have the right environment to work in.
• $1500 USD Annual Learning & Development Allowance: to support your career development.
• Generous Annual Leave/Pto Allowances: time to recharge your batteries.
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: irrespective of parenting role.
• Personal Leave Allowance: this includes sick & carer's leave.
• Fully Remote Working Environment: whilst we have physical offices, we do not mandate compulsory attendance.
• Top-Spec Hardware: all team members will be provided with top-spec laptops for their role.
• Generative Ai Subsidy: UpGuard provides paid subscriptions for all team members to access generative Ai tools to support their work.