Co-operative Bank Head of Advanced Analytics Job in Kenya

Head – Advanced Analytics

How organizations capture, create and use data is changing the way we work and live. 

Many indicators suggest we are on the cusp of an analytics revolution that will transform how organizations are managed, as well as the economies and societies in which they operate.

Want to know what will happen in the future? 

Find the most lucrative opportunities? 

Get insights into impending outcomes? 

Make the best decisions possible and unearth opportunities for business? 

 

You are a leader and have an edge as far as data analytics is concerned; you stay on top of the latest analytics insights and trends, reimagining the possible within data analytics and analytical innovation. 

You think in terms of possibilities, opportunities and discoveries and have found your niche in the breadth and depth of advanced analytics that wow.

Are you looking for an employer who promotes individual excellence and mutual respect in a team-driven culture with a key focus on social empowerment? 

Look no further; Make your move towards analytical innovation within the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, “The Kingdom Bank” the place for those looking to new horizons.

The Head of advanced analytics position is the perfect opportunity for you. 

You will be a pivotal member of the Bank and will be responsible for the Banks vision and roadmap for advanced analytics, identification and implementation of initiatives that drive impact in advanced analytics and delivery of advanced analytics solutions to the Bank.

The Role
 

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

• Propose an enterprise aligned vision and roadmap for Advanced Analytics initiatives.


• Build and Provide overall leadership to the advanced analytics teams.


• Create and execute a business scale out plan for Advanced Analytics practice.


• Support and partner with key internal teams e.g., product teams to understand needs and develop customer analysis with data and insights to make informed business decisions.


• Oversee delivery of Advanced Analytics solutions to enterprise, ensuring overall business needs are addressed by discussing Advanced Analytics opportunities, resourcing, and capabilities with business units/function leaders.


• Ensure enterprise-wide understanding and knowledge of enterprise tools and insights derived through focused workshops and working sessions.


• Provide statistical analysis on custom research projects and consult on other statistical and custom analysis as needed.


• Identify cross –Business Unit impact Advanced Analytics and suggest opportunities for cross- Business Unit collaboration.


• Manage Advanced Analytics data science and model development functions as well as identify opportunities to develop new and innovative tools or approaches to generate greater insights.


• Utilize external insights (third party data) from the market (either micro or macro-economic) to inform enterprise decisions and strategy going forward.


• Leverage web analytics and internal database to address ad hoc questions, introduce web, marketing and social analytics and use insights to support the evolving data strategy while performing advanced analytics to derive greater value for business and partners.


• Provide support in building data capabilities which feed into reporting/modelling and analysis of consumer behaviors across platforms and over their lifetime e.g partnering with engineering team to help define data strategy and tool set required to augment and improve data collected about our audience and generate greater insights; develop customer segmentation models.

Desired Skills and Experience

• A degree in statistics, data sciences or related quantitative fields is preferred (or equivalent on-the-job experience).


• A minimum 7 years of business experience with 5 years in Advanced Analytics is required.


• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL queries, or OLAP cubes is preferred.


• Experience with major statistics package or tools (e.g. R, SAS, and SPSS) are required. 


• Experience with Web analytics, experience with ad serving technologies and optimization tools (e.g. DFP, Yieldex), experience with Tableau software or other data visualization and analysis software is preferred.


• Experience using Big Data open source platforms, such as Hadoop and Spark is a plus as well and experience with market research methodologies is preferred.


• Expertise in creating and deploying best practices and methodologies and knowledge about managing and leading technical data analytics teams across multiple departments.


• Knowledge and experience in building and supporting data analytics teams across the organization and developing business cases for technical projects with a lot of uncertainties.


• Strong leadership and communication skills.


• Strong co-ordination and project management skills to handle complex projects.

How to apply:
 

If you are confident that you fit the role and person profile and you are keen to add value to your career then please forward your application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke indicating the job reference number HAA/ICT/2015 by 16th November, 2015.

We are an equal opportunity employer.