Data Solutions Lead

About Us

The National Basketball League (NBL) is a world-renowned basketball organisation, home to some of the globe's best players. As a leader in sports entertainment, we operate an innovative media platform and are dedicated to achieving new heights of success and growth. Our vision is to be the most entertaining sports experience for fans, through bold innovation and partnerships, and to become the fastest growing league globally.

Our Values

• Always Think Big
  : Be courageous, be open to new ideas, learn and grow - no limits.
• Be Accountable
  : Own it Ask for help. The scoreboard matters.
• Integrity is Key
  : Act ethically, act honestly, keep our word.
• Show Respect
  : Show care, listen and seek to understand, value opinions.
• We are Fans Too
  : Have fun, always consider the fan, share the love of the game.
• One Team
  : Communicate, trust each other, celebrate the wins, build relationships.

About This Opportunity

As a
Data Solutions Lead,
you'll design and deliver the dashboards, insights, and tools that empower clubs and internal teams to make smarter, faster, and more impactful decisions. You'll be the trusted data advisor connecting marketing, commercial, and digital performance across the League—helping transform fan data into action.

What You'll Do
Lead Data Solutions

• Design, implement, and optimise data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and strategic operations
• Ensure the League's data infrastructure is scalable, secure, and capable of supporting real-time and long-term insights
• Deliver innovative data-driven solutions that improve fan engagement, marketing efficiency, and commercial performance

Deliver Actionable Insights

• Build and maintain dashboards and visualisations that support decision-making across marketing, clubs, and leadership teams
• Map and analyse customer journeys to identify opportunities for personalisation, retention, and fan growth
• Translate complex data into actionable recommendations that enhance fan experience and business results

Engage Stakeholders & Clubs

• Lead the onboarding of clubs to the NBL data program and ensure effective adoption of dashboards and platforms
• Partner with stakeholders across Commercial, Marketing, Operations, and Digital teams to deliver tailored insights
• Act as a key liaison for clubs and external vendors, ensuring alignment between data outputs and business objectives

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Champion data quality, governance, and privacy across systems and platforms
• Identify opportunities for automation, efficiency, and innovation in analytics and reporting
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies in sports data, fan analytics, and marketing optimisation

What We're Looking For
Essential Experience:

• Proven experience building dashboards and visualisations (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, or similar)
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills, with the ability to translate data into meaningful insights
• Experience mapping customer or fan journeys and identifying engagement opportunities
• Strong understanding of marketing, digital, and commercial data ecosystems
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Highly organised, proactive, and collaborative with a strong eye for detail

Desirable:

• Experience in sports, media, or entertainment industries
• Exposure to marketing automation platforms (e.g. , Braze)
• Tertiary qualifications in Data Analytics, Computer Science, or Information Systems
• Passion for sport, entertainment, and driving growth through data

Why Join the NBL?

• Impact: Drive decisions that shape the future of basketball in Australia.
• Innovation: Work with modern tools, platforms, and data technologies.
• Culture: Join a passionate, high-performing team that lives and breathes the game.
• Growth: Be part of NBL's digital transformation and rapid expansion.
• Variety: Work across diverse data sources – from live game analytics to fan experience platforms.

Ready to Join the Team?

If you're passionate about data, innovation, and sport, this is your chance to make an impact at the heart of Australia's premier basketball league.

Apply now and help us turn data into the next big play.

The National Basketball League is dedicated to championing diversity and inclusion. We wholeheartedly embrace individual differences and warmly welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including First Nations peoples.