Head Data Science And Analytics

Talent Monitor is working with a large listed FMCG/F&B major in hiring Head Data & Analytics in Bangalore.

The Head of Data & Analytics will define, lead & deliver the analytics roadmap for the company. Works closely with the Digital &

Technology Director, the GM & others in Management Team, global/regional stakeholders and functional teams. The

leader will identify opportunities to leverage data for descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to drive growth and cost

optimisation in the organization. He/she would transform the current data landscape, gaps, technologies and modernise data platforms to

build a winning Data & Action Intelligence in the organisation.

Role & responsibilities

Data & Analytics Strategy and

Roadmap

Develop data & analytics strategy and recommend new advanced solutions based on a deep knowledge of business needs, industry trends, best practices and emerging products and services to bring value to the business

Define, own and deploy roadmaps for data and analytics services, drive adoption of services defined in the roadmap; leverage and support existing architectural standard platforms; ensure roadmap fits into the global integrated enterprise roadmaps, drive governance of technologies and standardization of products and models

Establish strong credibility with business leaders and stakeholders through functional domain knowledge, deep understanding of data sets, and expert knowledge of products and solutions

Orchestrate and prioritise high value analytics needs/solutions/use-cases

Promote and drive adoption of existing/new solutions in the market

Communicate and evangelize how data can be applied to enable the company strategy

Solution Delivery & Adoption

Develop and deliver BI and Advanced Analytics solutions for high impact business opportunities

Engage and orchestrate data scientists and analytics professionals across the organization to leverage the power of data and analytics for growth

Ability to delve deep into the business requirements and build solutions to solve problems/pain points

Lead a team responsible for functional design and delivery of key analytics solutions and products

Qualify and quantify value delivered through solutions

Leverage analytics and data science best practices to deliver leading solutions

Establish and maintain insights/analytics library of best practices and use cases for reuse and scale it globally/regionally

Through extensive experience with market data, partner data, and other third-party data sources, determine how different data sets can be combined with company owned data to answer challenging business questions

Effectively balance cost, time, value, resources, and complexity in designing and delivering analytics capabilities

Drive process to cleanse and verify the integrity of data used for analysis perform ad-hoc analysis and present results in a clear manner

Internal / External Collaboration

Work closely with APAC Head of Data & Analytics and cocreate in building data and analytics strategy, solutions, operational model and efficiencies

Own the data & analytics portfolio for the company working with other Digital Teams in the organisation

Work with global counterparts and deliver on key product roadmaps and feature sets using agile methods via matrixed teams

Engage with global, regional and other markets stakeholders and demonstrate thought leadership to leverage the power of data and analytics technologies for growth

Manage or participate in cross-functional teams to promote technology strategies, analyze and test products, perform proofs-of-concept, and pilot new technologies and/or methods

Strong team leadership

Lead the Data & Analytics team

Develop and upskill the team members

Help in providing opportunities and platforms to reporting team members, get them exposed to wider network and make them build connections

Preferred candidate profile

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Bacherlors or Masters in business management, analytics, engineering, technology or a related discipline

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Good command in English, both written and spoken

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

15+ years of working experience in data analytics, business intelligence, data science and related field

- 5+ years in the lead role engaging with key business stakeholders and IT teams to deliver large scale analytics

solutions and projects

ADDITIONAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Background in FMCG/large industry is preferred

Proven experience in managing a team

Excellent leadership skills

Strong problem solving and communication skills

Strong knowledge of the commercial and consumer space with experience in dealing with one or more

of the following different data sets: market share, point of sale, sales, supply chain, sales execution,

customer survey, panel, web analytics, social media, and financial data

Able to engage with key business leaders instilling confidence and providing expertise in analytics as

well as engage with technical teams to translate needs and ensure solutions cater to expectations

Analytical skills working with data and mining data to drive insights

Experience with data visualization such as PowerBI etc.