Lingzhi Zhou

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Head of Data Products and Strategic Delivery at Allianz Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Cloud Adoption
At a previous role, she established private cloud offerings and pioneered the corporate adoption of public cloud services like AWS and Azure.

Media Appearances

Lingzhi has no verified media appearances

Work History

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

Education

1998 - 2001
Master's degree from UNSW
Post Graduate Diploma from Financial Institute of Australia

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Insights For Selling To Lingzhi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lingzhi is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lingzhi

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lingzhi move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Lingzhi take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Lingzhi

Personality Compatibility


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