Mark Muir
Director - Australian Government
Summary
Experienced public policy professional with a proven track record in: developing and analysing government policy, advising government ministers and Cabinet on new policy proposals, and managing government policy and legislative public consultation processes.
Strong leadership capabilities in establishing and guiding high-performing teams to achieve organizational goals. Technical expertise in data analysis and IT, complemented by extensive experience across key policy roles within the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet, The Treasury, the Digital Transformation Agency, and various other government agencies. Committed to driving impactful policy solutions that enhance public service delivery and foster community engagement.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Director – Data Projects, Macroeconomic Group
Commonwealth Treasury
04.2024 - Current
- Established and led the Data Projects Unit to develop and maintain core macroeconomic forecasting infrastructure used to produce headline Treasury economic forecasts.
- Cultivated strong cross-functional relationships with the Treasury CIO and CDO areas to drive the Treasury data transformation strategy and influence the direction of the Treasury enterprise-wide data infrastructure uplift.
- Built new senior executive project governance processes to ensure the highest value allocation of data project resources, and provide senior executives with ongoing project oversight.
- Established new work systems (e.g. git version control, kanban project managmenet) and work processes (e.g. Agile) to efficiently manage and scale data project work.
Director – Data, Intelligence & Insights
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
12.2022 - 04.2024
- Led the R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI) Data, Intelligence, and Insights section, a three-unit section of 12 staff members, to deliver data-driven insights to inform and enhance Australian R&D policy.
- Led the development of a comprehensive data strategy and the adoption of modern data tooling and techniques to deliver multiple advanced analytics and machine-learning projects.
- Led the development of a business case for the DISR 'data science platform' and cross-functional collaboration with the DISR CIO, resulting in the enterprise-wide rollout of modern data science infrastructure.
Taskforce Member
Australian Public Service Future of Work Taskforce
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Advised the Commonwealth Public Service Secretaries Board on strategies to recruit and retain public servants with in-demand technical skills.
- Gathered and analyzed employment and recruitment data from various Commonwealth agencies to understand the composition of the public service recruitment pipeline and forecast future labor force supply constraints.
- Led the APSC Data Guild, which delivered regular training to uplift APSC data practitioners' capabilities.
Assistant / Acting Director, Various Policy Roles
Commonwealth Treasury
12.2013 - 04.2022
- Developed multiple new policy proposals for Treasury portfolio ministers and Cabinet, which were agreed upon and became official government policy.
- Led the development of, and public consultation on, new government legislation, which achieved passage through Parliament and became Australian law.
- Advised the government in various policy areas, including taxation, fiscal policy, digital competition, open banking, and digital transformation policy.
- Advised on Australian government digital service delivery, the use of APIs in government, and digital identity implementation while seconded to the Digital Transformation Agency.
- Built strong networks and collaborative relationships with public service policy counterparts, and ministerial offices.
- Prepared numerous influential briefings for Treasury portfolio ministers and Cabinet on a wide variety of policy issues.
Assistant Director, Small Business Taxation Policy
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
05.2012 - 12.2013
- Advised portfolio ministers on taxation, company insolvency and access to finance policy.
- Delivered various written and oral briefings on small business policy matters to the Minister for Small Business.
Advisor, Fiscal, Economic and Employment Policy
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
04.2010 - 05.2012
- Advised the Prime Minister and Cabinet on a wide variety of policy matters, including tax, fiscal, superannuation, and employment policy.
- Developed and coordinated the Cabinet briefing on the policy proposals brought forward in the Commonwealth Budget process by the Treasurer and Minister for Veterans' Affairs.
Intelligence Analyst, Offshore Tax Havens
Australian Taxation Office
01.2008 - 04.2010
- Conducted detailed financial data analysis to identify patterns and trends in complex datasets to uncover tax avoidance schemes, utilizing offshore tax havens.
- Participated in a joint operation involving the Australian Taxation Office, Australian Federal Police, and Australian Crime Commission to search the premises of money-laundering scheme participants and seize evidence.
Education
Bachelor of Economics -
University of New South Wales
Treasury Executive Leadership Programme -
Australian Treasury
Skills
Problem-solving
Strategy development
Policy development
Policy analysis
Policy consultation
Oral and written briefing (Ministerial and Cabinet)
Legislative development
Legislative consultation
Project management
Intelligence gathering and analysis
Building cross-functional partnerships
Stakeholder collaboration
Timeline
Director – Data Projects, Macroeconomic Group
Commonwealth Treasury
04.2024 - Current
Director – Data, Intelligence & Insights
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
12.2022 - 04.2024
Taskforce Member
Australian Public Service Future of Work Taskforce
04.2022 - 12.2022
Assistant / Acting Director, Various Policy Roles
Commonwealth Treasury
12.2013 - 04.2022
Assistant Director, Small Business Taxation Policy
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
05.2012 - 12.2013
Advisor, Fiscal, Economic and Employment Policy
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
04.2010 - 05.2012
Intelligence Analyst, Offshore Tax Havens
Australian Taxation Office
01.2008 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Economics -
University of New South Wales
Treasury Executive Leadership Programme -
Australian Treasury
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