Program Data Lead at GVA Partners

Job Description

• An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic Program Data Lead to join a dynamic project team for a 12 months project.
• The Program Data Lead provides overall leadership and is accountable for the success of our client’s Back-Office Transformation data. The candidate forms part of the programme leadership team.

ResponsibilitiesThe resource shall be responsible for the following:

• Ensure the success of each functional stream (Finance, EAM, SCM, HR, EPM) project roll-out data requirements.
• Implement governance and business processes to ensure data integrity, data standardisation, data quality, and change management of data across multiple groups and systems.
• Provide regular feedback (at least weekly) on progress against the deployment project plan.

Functions:

• Define the business rules for the data cleansing and enrichment based on the assessment of quality of the data from the source system for all functional streams
• Deliver the cleansing and enrichment of data to the Oracle Cloud data specification requirement
• Responsible for end to end testing of data architecture across systems
• Ensure all data cleansed and enriched is reconciled prior to go-live
• Ensure the master data team is established and ready to go, when new solution goes live
• Implement data governance and business processes
• Provide post go live support as required and perform post go-live assessment

Supervisory / Leadership / Managerial Tasks:

• Coach and mentor direct / indirect reports to ensure staff motivation is high
• Direct and monitor work of matrix reporting teams
• Develop, agree and ensure performance and compliance obligations of the team are met
• Lead and motivate team to achieve key performance metrics
• Identify staff training and development needs and implement necessary actions with regards to the master data management team to be established in the operation
• Manage the performance and deliverables of direct and indirect reports to ensure that the overall objectives of Back Office Transformation Programme data team are achieved
• Set goals and objectives for project reports, monitor progress and maintain motivation.

Requirements
Education:

• Relevant Business / Information Technology Bachelor’s degree

Experience:

• At least 10 years’ senior management experience in ERP Transformational Programs
• At least 10 years’ senior management experience in Telecoms
• 5+ years of experience in gathering business requirements and/or deployment of ERP systems focusing on Master Data Management in a large enterprise
• Prefer a primarily business/functional process expert with technology skills
• Strong hands on experience with MDM
• Experience in participating in analysis sessions with the user community to capture, define MDM requirements clearly, completely and correctly
• Ability to develop and implement data governance and standards
• Excellent computer skills—Microsoft Office Suite; including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Training:

• Enterprise Portfolio Management/Any project management tool
• Experience with ERP systems

Skills and behavioural qualities:

• Accountability, ownership, and boundary-less mindset to manage competing priorities and communicate effectively with team members
• Excellent problem identification, prioritization and remediation skills
• People management experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical thinking
• Strong consultancy skills & stakeholder management skills
• Good Interpersonal skills, ability to listen and observe
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Conflict handling and resolution skills
• Planning, tracking and reporting skills