Lead Data Product Owner - Identity & Fraud

As the Decision Intelligence  Lead for ID & Fraud segment, you will shape regional strategy, manage asset lifecycles, and spearhead commercial monetisation opportunities. If you are a commercially savvy leader who thrives on turning complex data into high-value customer solutions, this is your opportunity to power your possible.

In your capacity, you will serve as the primary conduit between our core data & analytic capabilities and regional commercial functions. By aligning with regional strategy, you will ensure your segment executes against high-value priorities and overarching goals in close partnership with cross-functional leadership.

What you will do

• Asset Lifecycle Management: Own and manage the end-to-end lifecycle (introduction, growth, maturity, decline) of decision intelligence assets.

• Commercial Asset Monetisation: Utilize strong commercial acumen to spot and realize opportunities for future data utilization and monetisation, feeding insights back into regional strategy.

• Cross-Functional Strategy: Partner with Product, Technology, and cross-functional teams to define data, model, AI, and tool improvement initiatives.

• Single Point of Contact: Act as the single business contact point for Equifax A/NZ regarding incident or opportunity management for assets under your remit.

• Resource & Workload Optimization: Partner with chapter leads and managers to advocate for, assign, and continuously review the workload of technical specialists to ensure alignment with high-value strategic priorities.

• Stakeholder Communication: Proactively communicate updates, plans, and mitigants to key stakeholders while actively fostering general data literacy.

• Market Intelligence: Connect directly with customers and regulators to build a deep understanding of the market, competitors, and evolving regulatory trends.

• Data Product Initiatives: Organize and lead new data product initiatives and programs using a metrics-driven strategy to improve pipelines and enable AI/ML capabilities.

• Strategic Influence: Influence investment, resource allocation, and strategic decisions at both local and global levels based on commercial opportunities.

What Experience you need

• 7+ years of experience leading and defining strategies and vision within data and analytic leadership roles (or similar).

• Proven domain experience directly within the Identity & Fraud field.

• Demonstrated experience navigating multinational, complex, matrix environments and managing Agile ways of working.

• Concrete product lifecycle management experience with exposure to  managing return on investment (value/cost reporting).

• Proven experience utilizing financial levers and metrics to obtain buy-in for investments and optimizing resource allocation.

• Technical familiarity with Google Suite, Data Fabric, Cloud infrastructure, and AI technology.

What could set you apart

• Proven Identity & Fraud experience spanning across the complete data, analytics, and AI value chain.

• Advanced understanding of the current data analytics  market landscape, customer needs, and emerging global data trends.

• A tier-one consulting background combined with practical, corporate data platform ownership experience

We know great things happen when teams connect. Our schedule is built around 4 days of high-impact, in-office collaboration (Monday–Thursday), paired with Friday Flexibility to wrap up your week remotely. 
 

We are proud to hold a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We welcome people of all backgrounds, knowing that diverse perspectives spark the innovation we need to win.