ANZ Director

Nous Data Insights ANZ Director

We are seeking an exceptional leader to drive the development and growth of new and established data and insights products and services in the tertiary education sector, working for the preeminent consulting firm in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). This role requires proven expertise in tertiary education, business growth, and data analytics, combined with a passion for helping tertiary education clients use data to make informed decisions to support their academic mission.

You will oversee client onboarding, provide oversight across delivery programs, manage senior client relationships, and ensure the delivery of high-quality reports and advice. Responsibilities include supporting sales conversations as an expert in both established and future data solutions that assist universities in improving education and professional services delivery. This involves engaging with senior university leaders, developing thought leadership, nurturing a network of university clients, and collaborating with the marketing team to generate new business. You will manage product demonstrations, address client inquiries, develop high-quality sales materials, and help finalise contracts. Additionally, you will act as a subject matter expert to help shape the future product development roadmap by capturing customer needs and defining new features.

About Nous Data Insights

Nous Data Insights is a world-leading provider of data-led solutions, specialising in the tertiary education sector. We are a medium sized business over 50 people across offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, London and Toronto. We work with some of the most prestigious universities in the world as members of our collaborative benchmarking and insights program, UniForum. We are developing new data products to expand our portfolio of solutions and deliver powerful strategic analytics to our clients.

Nous Data Insights is part of Nous Group, an international management consultancy with more than 750 people working in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, and Canada. Nous is regularly acknowledged as a great place to work as part of competitive workplace reviews. In 2025 Nous was again named one of Australia’s Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work and was recognised as one of LinkedIn’s best places to grow a career, as a LinkedIn Top Company (Australia), and have previously been named Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review.

As Nous Data Insights ANZ Director you will,

Play a key leadership role in driving growth and ensuring successful delivery of Nous Data Insights’ academic and professional services solutions in Australia and New Zealand.

Growth :

• Support sales as a product expert on current and future products, helping universities enhance their education and professional services while building the sales skills of the Nous Data Insights team.
• Engage with senior academic and professional services leaders as a peer and expert on academic and operational matters, and nurture and develop this network of current and prospective clients.
• Develop thought leadership that engages clients and promotes our products.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to shape and guide delivery of marketing campaigns and development of high-quality sales materials and proposals to grow the pipeline of clients.
• Manage the end-to-end sales process, including running product demonstrations and deep dives with senior executives, developing compelling proposals, and executing contracts.

Delivery :

Product :

Skills and experience :

We recognise that strength comes from diverse perspectives and skills. Whilst we value the experience and qualifications matching our criteria, we invite you to apply if you are enthusiastic about contributing to our team's success and believe you have the unique attributes that align with our mission and values.

Some benefits of working with us

Finally, the important details…

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you enjoy working on complex problems and want to be part of a dynamic team that puts people at the centre of everything, then we'd love to hear from you! Please click apply.

To apply for a role at Nous must have the right to work in Australia. Please note if you are successful in the recruitment process, you will be required to undertake background screening prior to your commencement at Nous.