Data Scientist

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Professional Search Group Full time $1,500,000 - $1,800,000 per year

Data Scientist Location: Sydney

Salary Range: $125,000 – $150,000 + superannuation

Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office)

About the Role We are seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to join the team as a mid-to-senior level, hands-on contributor. This role is central to delivering accurate reporting, actionable business insights, and high-quality dashboards across critical areas such as student outcomes, franchisee performance, financial health, and marketing effectiveness.

Operating with high autonomy and visibility across the business, you will execute the company's data strategy within the CIO's broader IT governance framework. While this role has no direct people management responsibilities, you will be a trusted specialist who enables data-driven decision-making across multiple business units.

  • Reports to: Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  • Accountable for: Data reporting outputs, data integrity, and actionable insights
  • Nature: High-autonomy, specialist role with significant cross-business visibility

Key Stakeholder Interfaces

  • Regional CEOs & Business Leadership – Deliver operational performance visibility through dashboards and reporting
  • Curriculum Team – Enable measurement of learning outcomes and student performance
  • Marketing – Provide campaign reporting and attribution models
  • Product Manager – Support product KPIs and AI readiness with clean, structured data
  • IT Delivery – Align data flows with operational architecture
  • Franchisees – Provide standardized performance reporting and self-service dashboards

Core Responsibilities

  • Data Strategy Execution – Deliver trusted reporting, aligned with defined KPI frameworks
  • Reporting Infrastructure – Build and maintain enterprise dashboards in Power BI (Tableau desirable)
  • Data Quality Management – Implement validation frameworks and resolve integrity issues
  • Business Insight Delivery – Develop actionable insights and support ad-hoc reporting needs
  • Performance Tracking – Deliver board-level dashboards covering student, franchisee, and commercial KPIs
  • AI Enablement Support – Prepare datasets for predictive models and product analytics
  • Data Literacy – Train business users in self-service dashboards and data interpretation

Technical Scope

  • Dashboards: Power BI (primary); Tableau experience desirable
  • Data Sources: CRM, LMS, finance systems, marketing platforms, operational tools
  • ETL/ELT: Oversight of vendor processes; basic support as required
  • Data Governance: Ensure data accuracy, audit trails, and compliance with privacy standards
  • AI/Data Science: Focus on data readiness and predictive analytics support (no active model building required)
  • No direct reports, highly autonomous specialist role
  • Approx. 70% hands-on reporting/dashboard build, 20% stakeholder collaboration, 10% strategic input
  • Agile reporting delivery model, emphasizing high business impact and rapid iterations

Required Experience & Skills

  • 7–10 years of direct data analytics and reporting experience
  • Advanced expertise in Power BI and SQL, with strong data modelling capabilities
  • Strong commercial understanding of franchise operations
  • Experience managing diverse stakeholder needs in complex environments
  • Proven ability to deliver executive-ready insights independently
  • Working knowledge of data governance, privacy compliance, and AI readiness

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary $125,000 – $150,000 + superannuation
  • A highly autonomous role with visibility across the business
  • The opportunity to drive impactful, data-driven decision-making at an executive level
  • Work in an agile environment where your insights influence business outcomes directly

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