About the Role
IAG is seeking a visionary leader to drive the activation, adoption, and evolution of data, analytics, and AI products across Intermediated Business. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence how one of New Zealand and Australia's largest insurers uses data and AI to solve complex business challenges, unlock growth, and create better customer outcomes. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, turning ambitious ideas into scalable solutions and acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and inspire a multidisciplinary team of data, analytics, and AI professionals, fostering a high-performing culture.
- Partner with business leaders and technology teams to understand strategic priorities and identify opportunities to create value through data, analytics, and AI.
- Own the roadmap, adoption, and ongoing evolution of the Intermediated Business 360 data product, delivering trusted customer insights.
- Shape product strategies, roadmaps, and investment decisions by identifying high-impact opportunities.
- Apply strong commercial and delivery judgment to recommend pragmatic solutions.
- Drive the prioritisation, delivery, adoption, and value realisation of data and AI products.
- Champion agile, product-led ways of working, promoting end-to-end ownership and continuous improvement.
- Build trusted relationships across business and technology teams, aligning stakeholders to deliver enterprise-focused data and AI outcomes.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing multidisciplinary teams across data, analytics, AI, or technology disciplines.
- Strong business and commercial acumen, with the ability to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes.
- Demonstrated consulting, advisory, or stakeholder engagement experience, with the ability to influence decisions and build trusted relationships with senior leaders.
- Experience shaping product strategies, roadmaps, and investment priorities.
- Proven track record delivering and driving adoption of data, analytics, and AI products that create tangible business value.
- Strong understanding of modern data, analytics, and AI practices, including cloud platforms, data products, Customer/Business 360 solutions, and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Experience leading complex business, digital, or technology transformation initiatives in agile, product-led environments.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Experience in customer-focused industries such as insurance or financial services.
- Passion for building collaborative, innovative, and high-performing teams.
Skills
- Data
- Analytics
- AI
- Cloud platforms
- Data products
- Customer 360 solutions
- Business 360 solutions
- AI-enabled capabilities
- Agile methodologies
- Product-led strategies
- Stakeholder engagement
- Communication
- Influencing
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Leadership
Benefits
- Boosted superannuation with 13% as standard
- 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave
- Work from home and flexibility options with myFlex
- Up to 50% off personal insurance
- Partner discounts on private health insurance, tech & appliances
- Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave
- Access to LinkedIn Learning, IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities
About the Company
- IAG is the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand.
- Our family of brands makes the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.
- As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected.
- We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities.
- We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees.
