Hello. We’re Virgin Australia. We’re the airline that’s always done things a little different. Our way. The Virgin way. We’re on a mission to make flying better than ‘nice’. And to do that, it takes a team of talented people who are passionate about customer experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on safety – in the air, on the ground and in our workplaces. A team who values real diversity and inclusion, in a big brand with big ambitions.

What you’ll be doing

At Virgin Australia, data is central to how we make decisions, serve our customers, and shape the future of our airline. We’re investing heavily in our Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) to ensure our data is trusted, well-defined, and ready to power analytics, AI, and commercial outcomes at scale.

As our Data Modelling Lead, you’ll play a critical role in building enterprise trust in data. You’ll design and govern business-aligned data models that underpin analytics, AI, and decision-making across the organisation — ensuring data is reliable, consistent, and genuinely understood by the business.

You’ll work closely with analytics, engineering, and business teams, treating data as a strategic asset and enabling faster, higher-quality insights across commercial, operational, and loyalty domains.

The preferred location for this role is Brisbane. We are open to a  Sydney base however some travel would be expected.

What you’ll be doing…,

• Define and govern a single set of business definitions, relationships, and metricsOwn enterprise dimensional and semantic data models
• Establishing modelling standards and patterns that teams can confidently reuse
• Reduce ambiguity across commercial operational, and loyalty datasets
• Enable scalable analytics through dbt, Databricks, and semantic layers (including administration and product ownership of support tools)
• Partnering with engineers to ensure performant, reliable data structures
• Treat the Enterprise Data Platform as a capability with clear road-maps, service levels and ownership
• Translating business needs into robust data models
• Coaching analysts and data scientists in effective modelling practices
• Design data models suitable for GenAI, RAG, and metrics layers
• Enable AI tooling such as Databricks Genie and ChatGPT Enterprise
• Ensure data structures support long-term scalability and future innovation

You’ll be great if you have…

• 10+ Yrs experience in data, analytics, or data platforms roles
• Strong dimensional modelling expertise (Kimball)
• Hands-on dbt experience (Must have)
• Advanced SQL skills (Must have)
• Practical experience working in Databricks (Must have)
• Experience in delivering enterprise-scale data solutions
• Excellent stakeholder communication across technical and business audiences
• Confidence to provide clear reasoning when challenging requirements
• Tertiary qualification in data, technology, engineering, mathematics or related field

Desirable

• Experience in airline, travel, or complex operational domain environments
• Experience building semantic layers or enterprise metrics frameworks
• Exposure to conceptual, logical, or ontology-based modelling
• Experience supporting AI and advanced analytics information needs

We’re committed to looking after you, with some of the best benefits and conditions in the industry – including (but not limited to):

• Discounted flights for you and your loved ones (including $1000 worth of travel credits per year)
• A flexible, hybrid work style. Work from home or the office, adapt your location to suit your style and needs
• One of Brisbane’s most admired head office locations, with South Bank train station, a supermarket, pharmacy, and lunch options downstairs plus a 5-minute walk to the Busway, a rooftop restaurant and onsite gym (with a low membership fee) and South Bank Parklands just across the road
• Discounts on travel insurance, lounge membership, car hire, accommodation, and experiences worldwide
• Cheaper hospitality, retail, technology, beauty and wellness services
• Free counselling and access to a wellbeing app to support your physical, mental, social and financial health
• ‘Dress for Your Day’ – enjoy the freedom to wear whatever makes you feel great for the type of work you do and the day you have ahead of you.

When everyone is included, everyone wins

We’re all individuals. And we love that. That’s why we encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, our friends in the LGBTQIA+ community, and anyone else who wants to join our family.

Ready to apply?

We’re ready to hear from you. Apply now.