Data Management & Business Intelligence Director

Strategic Contribution

• Develop and ensure effective cascading of the strategy into department business plans to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing departmental strategies.
• Drive the continuous achievement of quality and customer experience standards in line with the overall business strategy

People Management

• Manage the effective achievement of assigned objectives through the leadership of the department by setting of individual objectives, managing performance, developing, and motivating staff to maximize sectional performance.
• Lead the talent development initiatives for the assigned department, collaborating with technical/discipline experts and thereby ensure the availability of talent to fit business requirements.
• Act as a role model and drive adherence to organizational values and ethics by employees of the assigned department to foster a value driven culture within the organization.

Budgeting and Financial Performance

• Manage the preparation and recommend the department budget and monitor financial performance versus the budget while ensuring all sectional activities are conducted in line with the approved guidelines.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Manage the effective implementation of department policies, procedures and controls covering all areas of assigned department activities so that all relevant procedural/regulatory requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service.

Job Specific Accountabilities

• Define a comprehensive analytics framework in line with emerging business needs; manage the organizing and sharing of data and collaborate with business leadership to build a strong and robust business intelligence (BI) platform to drive better business outcomes and forecasting.
• Review and approve the development of the required dashboards and the implementation of high-level reports to ensure alignment with business needs and sector objectives.
• Manage the training and support provided to end users to transfer the knowledge and answer any queries with regards to BI tools; ensure that all the information and documentation is updated to assist all current and future business processes.
• Optimize strategic flow of delivery across business and technology by identifying opportunities for continuous improvement with measurable outcomes.
• Lead the development and implementation of governance and post-implementation evaluation over all activities to ensure outcomes achieved meet SPL’s strategic and business objectives.
• Manage the utilization of data-oriented systems and advanced data science techniques to identify trends, patterns, and discrepancies to meet SPL’s needs.

• IT Architecture & Strategy
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Data Mining
• Data Modelling
• Policies & Processes
• Change Management
• MIS Reporting & Analysis
• Systems Knowledge
• Project Management
• Management of Vendors / Alliances
• Products / Services & Operations Knowledge
• HSSE Awareness and Risk Management