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Ali Rad

Principal Business Analyst

€700/day
Zurich, CH
8-15 years
Business analysis
Digital Transformation
Data Governance
Dynamics 365
Microsoft Azure

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ali

Strategic Principal Business Analyst and independent consultant with 10+ years delivering enterprise-scale transformation, information security governance, and data management programs across Queensland Government, digital health, aged care, community services, and international regulated environments. Recognised for building governance frameworks from the ground up, translating complex regulatory and security requirements into implementable enterprise solutions, and influencing outcomes at Board and executive level. Brings a rare combination of PhD-level AI expertise, Master's-level cyber security depth, and a decade of hands-on delivery leadership -including direct management of BA teams and concurrent multi-project portfolios.

EU & Australian citizen · Active Pty Ltd (invoices in AUD, EUR, GBP) · Available immediately for remote EU engagements (with Travel occasionally)
Healthcare Providers
Education Companies
Nanotechnologies
Banking and Financial Services
Digital and IT Services

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Queensland Department of Education
    Lead Business Analyst
    DIGITAL AND IT
    September 2024 - Today (1 year and 9 months)
    Brisbane, Australia
    Led enterprise ISMS uplift and information asset governance programs -reporting directly to executive leadership on strategy, compliance, and transformation progress.
    ▸ Enterprise governance framework: Designed and implemented the organisation's Information Asset Governance Framework -linking data assets to owners, classifications, and regulatory obligations. Adopted enterprise-wide as a standard operating
    ▸ ISMS uplift leadership: Led ISMS migration from Dynamics 2011 to Microsoft Dynamics 365, ensuring alignment with whole-of-government assurance gates, security classification frameworks, and audit requirements. Significantly improved organisational risk visibility and governance maturity.
    ▸ Identity & Access Management: Defined and implemented IAM controls using Microsoft Entra ID -
    including Conditional Access policies, role-based access logic, and secure access models ensuring users access sensitive data only under defined conditions.
    ▸ Data Classification Tool: Co-developed
    Dynamics 365 Data Governance Requirements specification
  • Queensland Public Health Intelligence
    Business Analyst Team Lead
    February 2024 - August 2024 (6 months)
    Brisbane QLD, Australia
    High-stakes, regulated public health environment. Managed 3–4 direct reports across concurrent statewide surveillance and data programs in an Olympic 2032 planning context.
    ▸ People leadership: Directly managed a team of 3–4 Business Analysts -setting priorities, managing performance, allocating workloads across concurrent programs, and providing professional development guidance aligned with BABOK standards.
    ▸ Surveillance systems delivery: Led end-to-end delivery of public health intelligence and reporting systems, ensuring alignment with privacy, compliance, and data governance obligations.
    ▸ Data governance models: Designed data access and governance frameworks supporting secure use of sensitive public health data across multi-agency environments.
    ▸ As-Is / To-Be modelling: Developed current and future-state business process models improving data control, reporting accuracy, and executive decision-making capability.
    ▸ Regulatory compliance: Ensured delivery alignment with public health legislative obligations across a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
  • Redland City Council
    Business Analyst Team Lead
    July 2023 - February 2024 (7 months)
    Brisbane QLD, Australia
    Multi-vendor enterprise transformation environment. Managed 3–4 direct reports across concurrent asset management procurement and implementation projects.
    ▸ Team leadership: Led team of 3–4 BAs across concurrent projects -assigning work, reviewing outputs, and maintaining delivery quality across a complex multi-vendor landscape.
    ▸ EAM transformation: Managed procurement and implementation of Council Enterprise Asset Management system -migrating Maximo → Assetic, improving data governance and compliance readiness across council infrastructure assets.
    ▸ Operational handover: Led all phases from system design through deployment and operational handover, ensuring stakeholder alignment and governance process compliance throughout.
    ▸ Data cleansing & governance: Delivered data cleansing and validation initiatives, standardising data structures and improving audit outcomes across multiple operational vendors.
    ▸ Senior stakeholder recommendations: Provided findings, options analysis, and recommendations to senior management ensuring expectations were clearly understood and agreed upon.
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Education

  • PhD in IT (AI)
    UC University
    2014
    Research applying AI/ML techniques to complex analytical problems
  • Master of Computer Software Engineering
    IA University
    2012
    Master of Computer Software Engineering
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