"Senior Manager, Business Intelligence"

Job Description:

• Future Students

This is a full-time continuing position with salary in the range $138,006 - $145,943 (HEW 9), plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%.

Bridge the gap between technical data mastery and the global education landscape to take UQ’s international recruitment strategy to the next level.

Partner with global leaders in this high-impact, on-campus role, using your intellectual curiosity to solve complex business challenges through advanced data insights.

Based at our renowned St Lucia campus

About This Opportunity

The Senior Manager, Business Intelligence is responsible for providing the statistical and analytical foundation for UQ’s Global Engagement portfolio. You will act as a primary advisor to senior executive teams, ensuring that strategic decisions regarding future students and admissions are grounded in accurate, well-governed, and actionable market intelligence.

This role presents a unique challenge: the need to bridge deep technical data skills with a sophisticated understanding of the global education landscape. Operating with a high degree of independence, lead a small, specialist on campus team to address non routine, time critical analytical challenges. It is an ideal move for a technically strong professional with a natural intellectual curiosity and a desire to see data directly inform the next chapter of UQ's international growth.

Key responsibilities will include:

Strategic Leadership & Executive Advisory

• Act as a trusted adviser to university leadership, providing evidence-based recommendations and high-quality briefings on recruitment performance and market trends.

Advanced Analytics & Predictive Modelling

• Lead the design of predictive models to forecast student behaviour and application trends, ensuring internal and external datasets are integrated for maximum strategic relevance.

Data Governance & Stewardship

• Provide institutional leadership in data quality and definitions, ensuring full compliance with regulatory reporting obligations and ethical data practices.

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

• Build influential partnerships across faculties and central units to promote data literacy and drive evidence informed planning across the university.

People Leadership & Capability Development

• Manage and mentor a specialist analytics team, fostering a high-performance culture that anticipates future business needs and emerging analytical approaches.

About You

You are a sophisticated analytical leader who thrives in complex, multi layered organisational environments. You possess the professional judgment to interpret shifting market trends and the communication skills to influence senior governance forums.

• Postgraduate qualifications in data analytics, statistics, economics, or a related field (or equivalent extensive experience in Higher Education).
• Significant experience providing executive level advice based on the interpretation of complex datasets and performance forecasts.
• Advanced capability in BI platforms such as Power BI, SAP Business Objects, or SQL, with a strong understanding of data governance and risk.
• Comprehensive familiarity with the Australian higher education landscape, including regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., PRISMS).
• Proven track record of managing specialist technical teams and building organisational analytical capability.
• Exceptional written and verbal skills, specifically in translating ‘big data’ into clear, concise submissions for non-technical senior audiences.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment, and may be required to complete background checks including, criminal history and education checks. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave, 17% superannuation contributions, 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight.
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family.
• Cheap parking, On campus childcare and Salary packaging options.

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section
• Resume

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Jogvan at j.klein@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact talent@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Applications close 22 April 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-63124). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 6 May 2026.

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who don’t meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

Our strength as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We're committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent, particularly from Australia’s First Nations Peoples. If you require an alternative method to submit your application due to accessibility needs or personal circumstances, please contact talent@uq.edu.au.

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.