Head, Business Analytics & Automation at Talenture

Job Description

• Leads the business analytics & solution development teams and provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members
• Build solutions to address pressing business challenges and further extend the banks automation drive
• Lead the business through all efforts that drive performance and potential by using existent and new data sources
• Design and develop data solutions that support business requirements and enable data-driven decision-making
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and develop solutions
• Ensure that data solutions are well-documented, tested, and deployed in a timely manner
• Keep up to date with the latest trends and technologies in data solution development and recommend new tools and solutions as appropriate
• Lead multiple projects by completing and updating project documentation; managing project scope; adjusting schedules when necessary; determining daily priorities; ensuring efficient and on-time delivery of project tasks and milestones; following proper escalation paths; and managing stakeholder relationships
• Develop and apply analytical algorithms and methods to business problems
• Identify and address operational, financial and technological risks within the bank using data
• Evaluate the performance of project teams withing DAO to ensure that targets and deadlines are met
• Manage customer relationships and expectations by developing a communication process to keep stakeholders up to date on DAO project progress
• Strive to improve the quality of analytics solutions delivered on a consistent basis.
• Define the business questions that need be answered and define appropriate analytics algorithms/models to answer identified questions
• Collaborate with the Head, Artificial Intelligence & Insights to identify and make ready relevant data platforms and solutions for the Bank
• Take initiative in developing training programs for improving the business understanding of the use of data, which improves decision-making across the business.
• Data mining using state-of-the-art methods, tools and techniques
• Extending the bank’s data with third party sources of information when needed
• Supervise the design of new analytics products/platforms and evaluating how these will meet user requirements
• Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytics platforms
• Collaborate with product management and customer experience function to understand the bank’s tactical focus and devise possible solutions
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO)

Requirements

• Minimum education level – Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Economics, Information Systems, Statistics, Applied Math, Business Administration, or any other related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in software development, data engineering, and data analytics
• Strong aptitude for performing a dual role of providing data solutions and business analysis
• Strong project management, ability to successfully manage multiple tasks at any given point, strong relationship
• building skills & communication skills
• Understanding of Indices, fundamentals and analytical data, returns level data etc
• Solid skills in data mapping, data translation, impact identification, process design, and documentation.
• Familiar with large databases and working knowledge of SQL