Lead Data Scientist

About EVT
When you join EVT, you are joining one of Australia and New Zealand's leading experience companies. EVT encompasses Entertainment businesses that excite every sense, Ventures driven by a passion for new opportunities and Travel businesses that always feel local and authentic. At EVT, we're the shakers and the Daymakers. The experience creators. The possibility makers and opportunity takers. We aim to make a positive impact on our people, communities and environment, every day.

Our Vision is being leaders in creating experiences and properties that escape the ordinary. 

Our Purpose is to make the day better for ourselves, each other, our group, our customers and communities. We do this by living our values of empowerment, possibilities and community. We achieve our Vision and Purpose by delivering on our goals and values.

Our Goals

• Growing revenue above market
• Maximise assets
• Business transformation

Our Values 

• Empowerment: We make it happen
• Possibilities: We evolve and innovate
• Team Spirit: We make the connection

Position Overview
It's an exciting time to join EVT as we continue to evolve how data and insights shape strategy and unlock business growth. As Lead Data Scientist, you'll have a critical, high-impact role driving insights at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and commercial execution. The role is a strategic storyteller, translating EVT's priorities into sharp analytical questions, then turning complex models into clear, concise, executive-ready narratives and actionable recommendations that drive decisions at SLT and Board level. 

With visibility across everything from pricing and marketing to venue operations and board-level planning, your insights will directly inform key decisions and strategic direction. You'll help shape a data-driven culture in a high-energy environment that values both technical excellence and creative thinking, working with leading brands across entertainment, hotels and travel. If you're looking for a role where your work influences real outcomes and where your contributions are seen and felt across the organisation then this is it

Responsibilities

• Translate EVT priorities into analytical questions and executive-ready narratives for SLT and Board, with options, trade-offs, risks, and expected impact.
• Set the decision-science roadmap (segmentation, propensity/churn, CLV, demand forecasting, optimisation, experimentation).
• Develop and deploy advanced analytics models using tools such as SQL, Python, and machine learning techniques to solve key commercial challenges.
• Drive the evolution of our customer strategy, building customer segmentation, propensity and churn models that enable more targeted marketing and richer customer experiences across the business.
• Build and implement data-driven strategies that strengthen customer engagement, loyalty, and retention across both digital and in-venue channels.
• Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights and communicate these effectively through data driven storytelling to senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive pricing strategy, yield optimisation, and commercial modelling across venues and experiences to maximise profitability and customer value.
• Champion test-and-learn practices through A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, and continuous optimisation of pricing, promotional, and customer engagement strategies.
• Build and maintain predictive and prescriptive models to forecast demand, customer behaviour, and revenue opportunities.
• Support strategic planning by embedding data into long-term forecasting, scenario analysis, and business case development.
• Identify new data sources or external signals that could unlock value and inform strategic choices.
• Partner with digital and technology teams to ensure data infrastructure supports scalable, efficient insight generation.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, or commercial insights - preferably in consumer-facing sectors.
• Proven ability to develop and activate customer segmentation frameworks that drive personalisation, improve marketing ROI, and deepen customer loyalty.
• Deep technical proficiency in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience applying machine learning, clustering, regression, time series forecasting, etc.
• Strong business acumen - demonstrated ability to influence strategic decisions and deliver tangible commercial outcomes.
• Highly skilled in data storytelling - you bring numbers to life and influence with clarity and confidence.
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing pricing or yield strategies with measurable impact is a plus.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and evolving environments - you're a proactive problem solver who thrives on complexity.
• Experience working with BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks).
• A passion for building data-led customer strategies that balance commercial performance with meaningful audience connection.

Benefits & perks
At EVT, we want our people to experience our businesses and be brand and experience advocates. So, we make sure access to amazing 'Elevate Perks' are available to all staff from day dot. 

• Incredible team member discounts from your first day on-the-job.
• 50% off stays at EVT hotels – Rydges, LyLo, QT, Atura, and more.
• $2 movie tickets, plus Moonlight, Gold Class, Candy Bar discounts and more.
• Awesome winter and summer savings and discounts at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth opportunities through our EVT network.
• Local community involvement, volunteering, and charitable giving.
• Australia and NZ's largest and most diverse experiences company.