Head of AI Business Engagement-Data Science
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About the Role
Miral Destinations is seeking a Director of Business Engagement in the Data Analytics Department to bridge business and data analytics teams. This role involves leading engagement initiatives, identifying analytics projects, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
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Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with business leaders to understand their goals and data needs
- Act as strategic advisor to communicate the value of data analytics in achieving business objectives
- Work with senior management to align analytics initiatives with business priorities
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify, prioritize, and deliver impactful data analytics projects
- Lead change management efforts to drive data literacy and a data driven culture
- Develop and implement strategies for data driven transformation and insights
- Establish and monitor KPIs to assess the impact of data initiatives on business outcomes
- Act as primary voice for the Data Analytics Department in business forums
- Identify opportunities to improve business engagement processes and data workflows
- Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in data analytics
- Provide deep analytical leadership by translating complex data into clear business insights
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Science, Analytics, or related field; Master's or MBA preferred
- 10+ years in business engagement, analytics, or related field, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
- 10+ years of relevant experience within data analytics
- Hands on experience with data analytics tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau) and data governance frameworks
- Proven experience leading cross functional teams with excellent stakeholder management skills
- Strong strategic thinking and deep understanding of business operations and performance drivers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to simplify complex concepts
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Job Overview
- The Director of Business Engagement in the Data Analytics Department will play a key role in bridging business and data analytics teams to drive data driven decision making, promote data culture, and deliver strategic insights.
- This individual will lead engagement initiatives with business stakeholders, identify and prioritize analytics projects, and ensure alignment with business objectives to create value for Miral.
- The Director of Business Engagement needs to have a deep expertise in Data and analytics to drive the Business towards efficient and technically sound solutions.
Job Scope
- Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with business leaders to understand their goals and data needs. Act as a strategic advisor to communicate the value of data analytics.
- Business Alignment: Work with senior management to align analytics initiatives with business priorities, identifying key opportunities to leverage data to enhance business performance.
- Project Prioritization & Management: Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify, prioritize, and deliver impactful data analytics projects.
- Change Management: Lead change management efforts to drive data literacy and a data driven culture across business units.
- Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategies for data driven transformation and insights.
- Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor KPIs to assess the impact of data initiatives on business outcomes.
- Communication and Advocacy: Act as the primary voice for the Data Analytics Department in business forums, translating complex analytical insights into actionable business recommendations.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve business engagement processes and data workflows, promoting best practices in data governance, data quality, and compliance.
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in data analytics.
- Analytical & Data Expertise: Provide deep analytical leadership by translating complex data, advanced analytics, and modelling outputs into clear business insights.
Job Essentials
- Education: Bachelor's degree in business, Data Science, Analytics, or a related field. Master's degree or MBA is preferred.
- 10+ years in business engagement, analytics, or related field, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
- 10+ years of relevant experience within particular area of expertise data analytics.
Knowledge and Skills
- Technical Skills: Hands on experience with data analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI, Tableau), data governance frameworks, Data warehouse platform and a solid understanding of advanced analytics techniques. Good experience in Statistics, Machine learning and AI are desirable.
- Leadership Skills: Proven experience leading cross functional teams, with excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Business Acumen: Strong strategic thinking and a deep understanding of business operations and performance drivers.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts for business audiences.
- Presentation Skills: Deliver impactful presentations to executive and business audiences.
- Problem Solving: Strong problem solving skills with a track record of delivering solutions that align with business objectives.
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