Data, Analytics & Insights – Executive Advisor

Overview

Job Description

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. We pledge to support and empower all of our people to make a positive impact when working with our business to drive change. We’ll help you accelerate your career and empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.

Together with your colleagues, clients and partners, you’ll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.

We are seeking Data, Analytics & Insights – Executive Adviser to shape, win and lead major client engagements, develop repeatable offers, and build high-performing teams aligned to client demand and GHD’s engineering strengths. This role emphasizes data strategy, data management, and information-driven transformation, enabling clients to unlock value from their data across complex infrastructure environments.

As an Executive Advisor, you will lead work winning and executive-level delivery across Data, Analytics & Insights engagements, with a focus on defining data strategies and establishing strong data management practices. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, shaping data-driven transformation programs, building repeatable offerings aligned to core engineering services, and setting the commercial and delivery rhythm required for sustainable growth.

• Lead client engagements and executive-level delivery across data strategy, governance, and analytics transformation
• Shape opportunities in data strategy, data management, and analytics transformation across priority sectors
• Develop and scale offerings spanning data governance, architecture, and information management
• Align market demand with GHD’s engineering and advisory capabilities
• Lead large-scale engagements spanning data strategy, architecture, and data management frameworks
• Define end-to-end solutions from data foundations and integration through to analytics and AI
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, governed, and aligned with client operating models
• Build and scale teams with strengths in data strategy, governance, and enterprise data management
• Mentor teams on best practices across data lifecycle, quality, and controls
• Strengthen GHD’s data-led advisory capability

• Data Strategy & Operating Models: vision, roadmaps, business cases
• Data Management & Governance: ownership, standards, quality, lineage, compliance
• Data Foundations: architecture, platforms, security, lifecycle management
• Data Integration: ingestion, transformation, interoperability, data quality
• Decision Intelligence: BI, self-serve analytics, ML, AI & GenAI

• 12+ years of experience in data strategy and enterprise data management
• Strong track record in data-driven transformation, including governance, architecture, and analytics
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams
• Proven ability to engage executive stakeholders and convert relationships into work
• Clear communication of complex data and technical concepts at senior levels
• Ability to oversee high-quality deliverables including reports, dashboards, and strategic roadmaps

• Commercially minded, pragmatic, and outcomes-focused
• Strong advocate for data-led decision-making and governance discipline
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and shaping emerging opportunities

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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