Data Quality & Reporting Team Leader

Data Quality & Reporting Team Leader

New Plymouth

Permanent - Full-time

Lead the Future of Data at Powerco

Are you passionate about data integrity, innovation, and driving meaningful insights? Join Powerco, New Zealand’s trusted energy distribution company, as a Team Lead – Data Quality and Reporting, and help us shape a smarter, more data-driven future.

Why This Role Matters

This is your opportunity to lead a high-impact team at the heart of Powerco’s data transformation. As Team Lead, you’ll champion data quality, automate reporting solutions, and empower decision-makers across the organisation with trusted insights. Your leadership will ensure our data is not just accurate—but actionable.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Driving Excellence: Lead a team of analysts to deliver high-quality data and reporting solutions that meet stakeholder needs across Electricity, Gas, and wider Powerco.
• Setting Standards: Develop and implement data quality frameworks, policies, and KPIs to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Innovating with Insight: Supporting the Design of dashboards, scorecards, and visualisations using tools like Power BI, Tableau, SAC to support performance and regulatory reporting.
• Automating Intelligence: Build and deploy automated data pipelines to streamline data extraction, transformation, and loading into reporting systems—reducing manual effort, improving consistency, and accelerating decision-making.
• Fostering a Data Culture: Conduct and report on data maturity assessments, promote data literacy, and embed governance practices such as cataloguing, lineage, and stewardship.
• Exploring AI: Investigate the use of AI and machine learning to enhance data quality measurement and predictive analytics.
• Collaborating Across Powerco: Work with internal teams and external agencies to ensure data integrity and support strategic decision-making.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• Experience: Several years in data quality management and reporting, ideally in a leadership role.
• Qualifications: A degree or similar qualifications in data science, statistics, computer science, or a related field.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Alation, Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud and Python; knowledge of data governance and quality frameworks like DAMA or ISO.
• Leadership: Strong coaching, mentoring, and team development capabilities.
• Mindset: Comfortable with complexity and ambiguity, and committed to building a performance-driven, collaborative culture.

Applications close: Friday 12 September 2025

Our ability to get the best out of people is what sets Powerco apart. We realise that candidates – especially from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds – often won’t apply for roles unless they meet ALL the criteria. We encourage anyone who shares our passion for connecting communities to apply for any role that aligns to your strengths and interests. We will provide a safe space where you can bring your whole self to work and thrive.

If you would benefit from support or adjustments in order to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone 0800 769372 or email kiaora@powerco.co.nz