Senior Manager, Business Intelligence

Location: St Lucia Campus

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

• Future Students

• This is a full-time, continuing position with an attractive remuneration package in the range of $138,006 - $145,943 per annum (HEW Level 9), plus up to 17% employer superannuation.A negotiated salary may be considered for a candidate demonstrating extensive, high level experience.

• 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 St. Lucia Campus

About This Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to shape the strategic use of data at one of Australia’s leading universities. As Senior Manager, Business Intelligence, you will provide authoritative, insight driven advice that directly influences university wide decision making across Future Students and Admissions and the broader Global Engagement portfolio. Operating at a senior leadership level, the role combines deep analytical expertise with executive advisory capability, translating complex data, market intelligence and performance trends into clear, actionable insights that inform strategy, planning and operational priorities.

Leading a small specialist team, you will champion best practice business intelligence, analytics and data governance. Working in close partnership with senior leaders, faculties and central units, you will operate with a high degree of independence and professional judgement, addressing complex, time critical and non routine analytical challenges with significant institutional impact.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing trusted, evidence based advice and recommendations to senior executives on student recruitment, admissions performance and market opportunities, supported by sophisticated analysis and forecasting.

• Leading the development of high quality business intelligence, predictive models and performance reporting that informs strategic planning, load targets and operational decision‑making.

• Support development of load plan targets and translate these into market based targets to inform recruitment planning and performance monitoring.

• Setting and assuring strong data governance, stewardship and compliance, ensuring accuracy, consistency, ethical use and alignment with regulatory and sector requirements.

• Driving continuous improvement and building organisational capability by leading a specialist analytics team and promoting a culture of data literacy and evidence informed decision making across the University.

About You

This role would suit a strategic, commercially minded analytics leader who thrives at the intersection of data, insight and executive decision making, and who is motivated by influencing outcomes at scale within a complex, purpose driven higher education environment.

Additionally, you will have:

• Substantial experience providing senior level strategic and executive advice informed by complex data, analytics and market intelligence, with demonstrated impact on high‑stakes decision making.

• Proven people leadership capability, including leading, coaching and developing specialist analytics or business intelligence teams within complex organisational environments.

• Strong understanding of data governance, regulatory obligations and risk management, with the ability to ensure data quality, integrity and ethical use across enterprise reporting and analysis.

• Advanced capability in business intelligence and analytics platforms (such as Power BI, SAP Business Objects, SQL or equivalent), including the application of predictive modelling and forecasting techniques.

• Highly developed written, verbal and presentation skills, with demonstrated experience translating complex analysis into clear, compelling executive‑level briefings, reports and recommendations.

• A collaborative and influential approach, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across faculties, central units and external stakeholders

• Experience in the Australian higher education sector, particularly in student recruitment, admissions, market analysis or external reporting contexts, will be highly regarded.

Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications and criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

About UQ 

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available.

Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% super, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on‑campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging. 

Interested? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Jogvan Klein | Director, Future Students at futurestudents.director@uq.edu.au. For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume and cover letter summarising how your background aligns to the ‘About You’ section. 

Applications close Sunday 28 June 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-63124). Please note shortlisting and interviews may be held prior to the date above and UQ reserves the right to close the recruitment process early. You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible

Other Information

We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing talent@uq.edu.au or calling +61 7 3365 2623.