Lead BI Developer - People Insights
- 28 Oct 2026
- Business Intelligence & Data Visualisation
- Sydney
- Contract or Temp
- Lead BI role focused on HR and workforce analytics
- Power BI, SQL Server and Power Query
- Initial 6 month daily rate contract, Sydney, hybrid
Lead BI Developer, People Insights (Daily rate contract)
Talent Insights are helping one of Australia’s largest telcos to secure a Lead BI Developer to join its People Data Analytics & Insights team.
The role leads the design and delivery of workforce reporting across hiring, retention, remuneration, diversity and workforce planning, supporting decision-making across People & Culture and the broader business.
This is a hands-on technical role with leadership responsibility. You’ll own the Power BI, SQL Server and Power Query environment for People Insights, set reporting standards and provide technical guidance to a small team of analysts.
What you’ll do
Talent Insights are helping one of Australia’s largest telcos to secure a Lead BI Developer to join its People Data Analytics & Insights team.
The role leads the design and delivery of workforce reporting across hiring, retention, remuneration, diversity and workforce planning, supporting decision-making across People & Culture and the broader business.
This is a hands-on technical role with leadership responsibility. You’ll own the Power BI, SQL Server and Power Query environment for People Insights, set reporting standards and provide technical guidance to a small team of analysts.
What you’ll do
- Build and own Power BI reporting across hiring, retention, remuneration, diversity and workforce planning
- Define and document people metrics to ensure consistent, trusted reporting
- Manage the SQL Server environment, including data models, views, stored procedures and data quality checks
- Build Power Query transformations integrating data from HRIS, payroll and other people data sources
- Partner with P&C Business Partners and Centres of Expertise to define requirements and communicate insights clearly
- Provide technical leadership, coaching and quality assurance to the People Insights team
- 5+ years delivering BI, reporting or data integration solutions
- Advanced Power BI, SQL Server and Power Query skills
- Experience with HR, workforce or people analytics (strongly preferred)
- Experience handling confidential employee data with appropriate governance and privacy controls
- Strong communication skills with senior, non-technical stakeholders
- SuccessFactors or other HRIS/payroll integration
- Workforce modelling, forecasting or statistical analysis
- Microsoft Fabric, Azure or Power BI Service deployment pipelines
- Exposure to Alteryx, Tableau, Python or R
