Head of Business Analytics, APAC

This is a highly reputable direct-to-consumer retail services business with over 500 locations across Asia-Pacific. To drive the company’s agenda to become a data driven organization, they are seeking a high-calibre individual to join them as the Head of Business Analytics, Asia.

Responsibilities:

1. Report to the Chief Operating Officer, leading the Data Analytics function as the first hire into the function.
2. Own the Data Analytics platform with the mandate to build, implement, and grow Business Intelligence capabilities of the business.
3. Key stakeholder to senior leadership team, functional / in-country leads, external vendors, application owners.
4. Provide support to senior leadership team on strategic analyses, building models in relation to operational and business performance (pricing and gap analysis, etc).
5. Increase visibility of business performance by developing KPI and financial dashboards, sharing best practices and playbook with end-users.
6. Manage database and data warehousing efforts – design, storage, integration, structure, aggregation, etc.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.
2. A minimum of 10 years business analysis / business intelligence experience gained at a sizeable organisation, preferably within B2C businesses.
3. Familiarity with statistical methodologies and data modelling – 3rd normal form as well as dimensional modelling such as star and snowflake schemes.
4. Advanced user in Microsoft Excel, pivot tables, VBA.
5. Proven track record in stakeholder management, collaborating with individuals across the organisation.
6. Advanced capabilities in data visualisation, data warehousing, and managing large data sets.