The Manager Data Analytics will support the Digital & Analytics Director in executing on the Digital & Analytics strategy. They will contribute to the growth and management of the Digital & Analytics business and assume a key role in the delivery of client projects, solutions and products.

Business Development:

• Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients
• Champions the use of Data Analytics and Digital Solutions
• Writes new business proposals and contributes to other Digital & Analytics business development activities
• Participates in the planning processes of the Digital & Analytics business
• Contributes to thought leadership on the use and advancement of Data Analytics and Digital Solutions

Engagement Delivery:

• Leads and manages Data Analytics engagements including planning, execution and reporting
• Leads the development of data-driven Digital solutions
• Manages the engagement economics on projects
• Manages engagement level issues and risks on own projects
• Unpacks business problems and frames analytics driven digital solutions
• Maps analytics solutions to data requirements and facilitates the data acquisition process
• Ensures data quality and manages the data reconciliation process
• Directs junior staff on analytics execution and digital solution development
• Generates impactful insights from analysis
• Writes and presents reports

Practice Management:

• Contributes to the implementation of the Digital & Analytics strategy
• Ensures adherence to firms quality and risk management processes
• Keeps abreast of developments and innovation in the Data Analytics and Digital spaces
• Upskills junior Digital & Analytics staff
• Participates in junior staff mentoring and performance management process

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant tertiary qualification (Bachelor`s Degree) with a major in Maths and Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or Business Administration
• Minimum of 7 years Data Analytics experience
• Experience in scripting using analytics tools such as T-SQL or SAS is essential
• Experience in using data visualisation tools such as MS Power BI or Tableau or Qlik is essential
• Experience in developing and deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms and solutions essential
• Experience in using cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) is essential. Certification advantageous
• Experience in consulting environment advantageous
• Project management experience advantageous
• Staff management experience essential