Head Of Analytic And Decision Management

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The Head of Analytics leads the data analytics department and oversees the activities of the junior departments and personnel. In this role, the Head of Analytics ensures that the business in its various departments understands its own health, finds growth levers, and identifies opportunities for optimization. The Head of Analytics leads the business through all efforts that drive business performance and potential by using the existent and new data sources and techniques.

Responsibilities:

Leadership/Supervisory/Support Role: The Head of Analytics is first and foremost a leader within the department overseeing all activities of the data analytics while working closely with data warehousing departments. He/she leads initiatives relating to the optimization of existing departmental policies and leads initiatives that relate to individual department optimization leading to performance improvement across the business.

The Head of Analytics drives performance of analytics solutions to impact overall business results while keeping costs in check and ensuring the department remains within the planned budget. The Head of Analytics is also responsible for setting the departmental vision and culture and championing for the use of data in making key business decisions. The Head of Analytics is in charge of driving the day-to-day analytical approaches and exploring solutions to particular problems. He is also tasked with the management and long-term prioritization of the business’s overall analytical needs and opportunities.

The Head of Analytics additionally defines the business questions that need be answered and defines appropriate analytics models in addition to identifying and readying relevant data sources for analysis. In his/her leadership capacity, the Head of Analytics takes initiative in developing a training programs meant for improving the departmental heads’ understanding of the use of data, which improves decision- making across the business. In this capacity, the Head of Analytics will also play a mentorship role to key data analytics and warehousing personnel, constantly honing their professional skills, and preparing them for the occupation of his position in future.

Strategy : The Head of Analytics plays a leading strategic role where he leads the data analytics in strategy development with regard to the collection, manipulation, and analysis of data for various business functions/departments such as marketing, sales, operations, among others. The Head of Analytics also endeavors to create new data- driven approaches for the purpose of generating business insights through data analytics, information visualization, and addressing unanswered business issues in a proactive manner.

Analytics : The Head of Analytics will play an analytical role where he/she develops and applies analytical algorithms and methods where possible with a view of driving and enhancing data systems and streamlining business processes. In this capacity, the Head of Analytics strives to improve the quality of analytics solutions on a consistent basis. He/she leads the analytics in the creation of high quality analyses for all functions of the business and in the definition of metrics that track the business’s performance at different fronts. It is also the duty of the Head of Analytics to validate, interpret, and create reports and presentations for departmental heads/management and relevant stakeholders.

Collaboration : The role of the Head of Analytics is a highly collaborative role and, as such, the Head of Analytics facilitates joint brainstorming and team collaboration. The Head of Analytics works closely with senior management in establishing departmental goals and strategies. He additionally works with junior data analytics and data warehouse personnel in defining the data collection needs of the business for the purpose of future work and also for guaranteeing that there is high data-quality and reliability across the business. The Head of Analytics further collaborates with numerous departments across the business, aiding them in the proper use of data, hence, ensuring the delivery of desired operational results.

Other Duties : The Head of Analytics also performs similar duties as he deems fit for the proper execution of his duties and duties as delegated by the Chief Marketing Officer.