VP Data Office and Analytics - Johannesburg Verfied

Salary Negotiable Johannesburg, Gauteng Johannesburg, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 03-05-2018 7:10:39 AM
28-06-2018 7:10:39 AM
VP: Data Office / Data, MI, BI and Analytics

Data, MI, BI and Analytics

A client based in Parktown is looking for a VP: Data Office / Data, MI, BI and Analytics.

To lead the data office strategy, while engaging with the wider group to ensure big data capability strategy is enhanced.

Guide, enhance the skill set and develop the data office team.

Deliver on all reporting and analytics initiatives, using a wide variety of tools.


Looking for a leader, with extensive experience in the data environment.

The successful participant will head up the data office and will be responsible for Data, MI, BI and analytics.


A data driven organization, with many Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, and Robotics solutions delivering business value. The business has a large digital appetite, and the successful candidate would also be required to be involved in digital strategy.

Requirements for the initial interview:

Candidates to prepare a 15 minute presentation that would outline the future of data analytics, BI and reporting that would enable data-driven-decision making.

Over the last year the Data Analytics team have developed a number of Artificial Intelligence solutions across the short-term insurance business across pricing, claims optimisation, leads optimisation and automated decision making. The team also has a strong analytics component where data is conveyed in interesting ways to facilitate data driven decision making. For the next year the company has embarked on a number of deep learning AI projects that they plan to implement.

Key Accountabilities

Manage Insurance Reporting
Analytics requirements
Business Performance Management
People management
Data governance and Control
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

B-Degree in IS, Statistics or related
Master’s Degree preferred
8+ years in a data environment
Advanced Quantitative and analytical thinking
Digital appetite
Insurance industry experience (or similar)
SAS
Excel
Python
R
Spark
Apache
SQL
Qlikview
Business acumen
UI
Ability to work under pressure
Understanding of future digital trends
Decision making
Presenting
Strategy formulation
Analysis
Influence