Head of Platforms-Data and Analytics

• Location: Sydney, NSW 

• Type: Permanent, full time  

• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working 

The opportunity 

This opportunity is ideal for someone ready to lead the future of data and analytics at QBE. As a visionary leader, you will drive our transformation agenda and shape the next generation of data-driven solutions. In this senior leadership role, you’ll take strategic ownership of our data and analytics platforms, ensuring they deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing capabilities that power innovation. 

Your new role 

As Head of Platforms – Data and Analytics, you’ll lead the strategy, governance, and evolution of our data and analytics platforms. You’ll drive innovation and operational excellence while fostering continuous improvement, ensuring our technology platforms remain trusted, scalable, and fully aligned with business objectives. 

A day in the role may look a bit like this: 

• Shape and deliver the overall data and analytics strategy, guiding priorities and investments to support business growth. Ensure platforms perform reliably, safeguard information, and create an outstanding experience for customers while embracing new technologies.  
• Champion strong data practices across the organisation, building a culture of data literacy and creating a dedicated data analysis capability to enable smarter decisions.  
• Lead transformation initiatives by working closely with business and technology leaders to align plans and deliver projects that meet objectives on time and within budget.  

• Promote consistency and efficiency by setting clear standards and processes, driving improvements that keep systems fit for today and ready for the future.  

• Foster collaboration and alignment across teams and stakeholders, ensuring smooth communication and successful delivery of key initiatives.  

• Inspire and develop high-performing teams, manage budgets effectively, and work with external partners to maximise value and efficiency for the organisation. 

About you 

You bring a strong track record of managing large-scale data platforms, ensuring robust architecture, governance, and operational performance. Your experience spans leading enterprise transformation programs and aligning technology strategies with business objectives. With deep expertise in program and project delivery, you excel at managing risk and coordinating complex, multi-stream initiatives. You’ve successfully built and developed high-performing teams while fostering strong relationships with senior stakeholders. In addition, you bring hands-on experience with cloud-based platforms such as Azure and Databricks, supported by a solid understanding of modern engineering practices. 

You will have: 

• Strong ability to think strategically, apply critical analysis, and make commercially sound decisions that align technology initiatives with business objectives. 

• Deep knowledge of data governance, data management principles, and platform engineering to ensure secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions.  

• Demonstrated success in leading technical and analytics teams, fostering collaboration, innovation, and accountability.  

• Strong background in managing enterprise transformation programs, driving change initiatives, and delivering complex projects on time and within scope.  

• Ability to engage, influence, and build trust with senior stakeholders across business and technology functions to achieve alignment and shared goals.  

• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related fields; DAMA Data Management Fundamentals (CDMP) certification (preferred) experience in banking, finance, or insurance is highly regarded.  

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance

• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest

• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

• Voluntary super contributions and company matching

• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums

• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect@QBE program

• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards 

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice

• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards

• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion

• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

• Family Friendly Workplace accredited employer since 2021

Apply now

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QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at [email protected]