Role Purpose:As the Director of Data and Analytics, you will lead the Group's data governance, engineering, analytics, and data science enablement function. You will execute a comprehensive data strategy, build, and lead a high-performance data team, design and maintain a robust data infrastructure. Your responsibilities will also include enabling advanced analytics for strategic decision-making and ensuring data privacy and compliance. You will be responsible for building a data stack and enable our teams to explore product and financial data for self-serve analytics purposes. It is the responsibility of the Director of Data and Analytics to build a focused data team covering data governance, data engineering, data analytics, and data science (including the enablement of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence models), with effective cross-functional collaboration with the Business and Information Technology teams.Job ResponsibilitiesDevelop and execute a comprehensive data strategy aligned with the Equity Group's business objectives.Oversee data management, warehousing, integration, and migration; business intelligence; analytics; quality and delivery across advisory and technical projects.Designing and maintaining a robust data infrastructure to enable building data products as well as company-wide analytics and reporting.Leveraging advanced analytics tools to derive meaningful insights that drive strategic decision-making.Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and align product development, analytics, data science, and Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence efforts with business goals.Ensuring data privacy and compliance with relevant regulations.Staying up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies, incorporating innovations into Equity Group's data practices.Develop Machine Learning and deep learning algorithms that help teams to improve their predictive capabilities significantly.Develop data models and roadmaps that improve processes and add strategic value to the business.Champion a data-driven culture by fostering collaboration between data teams and business units.Lead the recruitment, development, and management of a talented data team (data analysts, data scientists, data engineers).Partner with key stakeholders across the organization to identify business needs and translate them into actionable insights.Develop and implement data governance policies and procedures to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security.Build and maintain relationships with key vendors and partners in the data ecosystem.Track and measure the success of data initiatives through key performance indicators (KPIs).Communicate complex data concepts and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related field.Master's degree in computer science, Finance & Banking MIS, or Information Management, operations managementExcellent knowledge of Information Science, Data, Data Systems and Processes.Excellent Project Management, analytical, problem solving and reporting skillsA good knowledge of the information requirements and standard reporting within Financial Services industryMinimum 12 years' work experience, with over 5 years working in a senior level Data Management role.Vast experience in building and leading data science organization or practices as well as successful experience in advocating for data analytics value across a business and to diverse audiences.Proven track record of leading and building high-performing data teams.Strong understanding of data governance best practices and data security principles.Experience developing and implementing a data strategy.Experience working with a variety of data tools and technologies (e.g., data warehouses, data lakes, business intelligence tools).A keen understanding of business needs and the ability to translate data insights into actionable strategies.
