Engagement Manager

Do you enjoy solving complex data challenges, leading meaningful projects, and helping people turn ideas into impact? Are you comfortable connecting big-picture strategy to managing details, timelines, and teams? If so, you might be our next Engagement Manager.

At InterWorks, we help clients make sense of data, AI, and analytics. As an Engagement Manager, you'll combine your technical expertise with strong project leadership to guide clients through data transformation. You'll connect strategy to execution and ideas to outcomes, bringing clarity, collaboration, and craft to every engagement.  This role is equal parts architect, advisor, and project manager. You'll help shape solutions, oversee delivery, and ensure that every project we take on reflects the best of InterWorks.

Location Preferences: We’d love for you to join us from one of our offices in Melbourne or Sydney.  

Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000 AUD depending on experience and qualifications.

What You’ll Do

• Lead analytics and data projects from start to finish, ensuring outcomes align with client goals
• Serve as the main point of contact for clients, managing expectations, communication, and long-term relationships
• Translate strategy into delivery plans, scoping, scheduling, and coordinating across teams to bring solutions to life
• Provide project management oversight to ensure timelines, budgets, and quality stay on track
• Act as a subject matter expert within projects for your area of focus (BI, data engineering, cloud, or governance)
• Conceptualize, design, and deliver scalable analytics solutions using modern data tools and platforms
• Collaborate with leadership on proposals and pre-sales, shaping scopes of work and delivery approaches
• Support change management and help clients adopt new technologies, processes, and mindsets
• Mentor consultants and engineers, guiding both project work and professional growth

What You’ll Need

• Five or more years of experience delivering analytics or data solutions in a consulting or enterprise environment
• Proven ability to lead complex projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies
• Strong project management skills — PMP, Agile, or similar certification is a plus
• Hands-on experience with analytics and database tools such as Tableau, Power BI, ThoughtSpot, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or Databricks
• Familiarity with data orchestration and transformation tools (dbt, Matillion, Fivetran, Alteryx, or Python)
• Comfort with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, from executive briefings to technical discussions
• Experience with pre-sales processes and scoping project work
• A track record of bringing clarity to complexity and driving projects to completion
• A collaborative mindset that builds strong partnerships across teams and with clients

What We’d Like You to Have

• Experience leading data modernisation or governance initiatives
• A background in analytics platform design or embedded analytics
• Change management or organisational transformation experience
• A passion for mentoring others and helping teams grow and deliver great work together

What We Offer

• Health Benefits: Our people are our most important asset. That's why we offer an exceptional health insurance subsidy through BUPA, ensuring you and your family are well taken care of.
• Wellness Benefits: We want you to stay healthy! Our employees receive an annual allowance to spend on their favourite gym memberships, sports activities, or workout apps.
• Work-Life Balance: We offer a life balance allowance, encouraging our employees to relax and recharge — whether with family or going solo.
• Tech Choice: Windows or Mac? 13-inch or 15-inch? Lightweight or heavy-duty? You know what works best for you. Our employees have a wide choice of equipment, plus a contribution towards standing desk equipment.
• Professional Growth: We invest in our people. You'll have access to ongoing training, certifications, and professional development opportunities to keep your skills sharp and your career moving forward.
• Community Impact: We InterWorkers like to use our powers for good. As well as undertaking pro bono consulting work, we support our colleagues' individual charitable passions with dedicated time off for volunteering.
• Superannuation: Compulsory superannuation contributions are paid on top of your base salary in accordance with Australian legislation.