Senior Manager: Data Science and Business Intelligence

Our client has an opportunity available for a Senior Manager in the Data Science and Business Intelligence department based in Sandton.

Requirements:

• Postgraduate degree in and Analytical or Qualitative Field.
• An MBA or additional financial qualification would be advantageous.
• 10+ years’ experience in a Data Analytics or Science function.
• 5+ years Leadership or Management exposure in delivering data analytics and dashboards.
• Financial industry knowledge would be advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders to understand the requirements of each position.

• Custodian of the production of corporate wide information, which is accurate predictive, and can meet the requirements of more than one dimension of the organisation.
• Lead and manage a data science, analytics and business intelligence team.
• Develop and implement a data governance framework.
• Present and explain technical information and challenges within the business intelligence area, in a manner which is easy to understand at all levels.
• Influence stakeholders to ensure best practice on project planning and visual display of required data, through high level specialization within the BI sector.
• Manage and influence the project implementation for the organisation ensuring the most critical divisions are prioritized and without negatively impacting other divisions.