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Lingzhi Zhou

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Head of Data Products and Strategic Delivery at Allianz Australia
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Lingzhi Zhou serves as the Head of Data Products and Strategic Delivery at Allianz Australia, leveraging extensive experience from leadership roles at Commonwealth Bank and Optus. A graduate of UNSW, she excels in data analytics, platforms, and agile delivery. Colleagues describe her as a strategic, results-driven, and engaging leader known for building high-performing, fun teams.

At Commonwealth Bank, she managed an enterprise big data platform of 40 petabytes and oversaw a $260 million infrastructure services portfolio.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Head of Data Products and Strategic Delivery
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Personality Overview

How Lingzhi shows up

Assertive
Informal
Achievement-Oriented

They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They will fight for you if they come to believe in you.

Priorities

Topics Lingzhi cares about

Data Products
Her current role and recent hiring efforts are centered on building trusted, reusable data products to redefine the customer insurance experience at Allianz.
Building Teams
Recommendations consistently highlight her passion for creating effective, high-performance teams with a strong culture. She is actively expanding her team at Allianz.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Head of Data Products and Strategic Delivery
Allianz Australia
6-2024 - 6-2025
Director, Business Intelligence
Optus
4-2017 - 9-2023
Executive Manager, Data Analytics and Insights | Data Delivery| Data Platform | Data Products
Commonwealth Bank
6-2011 - 4-2017
Executive Manager, Product Management, Infrastructure Services, CBA
Commonwealth Bank
7-2001 - 6-2011
Senior Manager, Application Development, Colonial First State
Colonial First State
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1998 - 2001
Master's degree
UNSW
Post Graduate Diploma
Financial Institute of Australia
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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