Director of Data & Analytics

Date Posted: Feb. 6, 2023, 4:27 a.m.

KOKO Networks

Job Description

Your Role

As Director of Data & Analytics, you will play an important role in shaping our overall data vision, strategy, governance, and ways of working, as well as leading the team that will bring it to life. You will also deliver key business insights to guide business strategy by leading the development of metrics, dashboard strategy, and analytics strategy.

What You Will Do

Set the vision & strategic direction of the Analytics function at KOKO

Work closely with our Product and Engineering teams to define and maintain KOKO’s data framework (architecture, governance, ETL pipelines, analytics platforms, etc.)

Design and develop automation tools to streamline day-to-day activities

Apply business strategy while managing our in-house Analytics platform and continuously evolving our extract-transform-load (ETL), balancing short term and long term needs to ensure architecture and analytics can scale and evolve

Serve as a trusted business partner to company leadership by leveraging data to generate actionable business insights in priority areas

Build models to identify trends, forecast performance, and identify improvements to company strategy, products, and operations across business areas

Design and run data analyses to generate insights and guide decision-making

Design and prepare company and departmental dashboards and other key stakeholder reporting

Ensure consistency, accuracy, and overall integrity of business metrics

Develop and maintain business intelligence documentation, training materials, best practices, and overall data toolkit, including our data dictionary

Recruit, lead, and mentor a team of data engineers, data analysts, and data scientists

What You Will Bring to KOKO

Master’s degree, ideally in Computer Science, Math/Statistics, Engineering, or Business

15+ years of experience in a related field, with a track record of high performance

8+ years of management experience building and mentoring teams, including prior experience running a data/analytics team within a growth stage startup on corporate

Familiarity & facility with analytics platforms such as Tableau, Domo, or Looker

Coding experience in SQL, Python, Excel, and advanced statistical methods

Well developed communication skills, especially on technical subjects, adaptable to suit business and engineering audiences as appropriate

Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, ideally with prior experience at a growth-stage startup or multinational corporate as a data leader and business partner

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to bridge gaps across cultures and backgrounds

Expert data analysis and synthesis skills, including expertise with Excel and PowerPoint

Unquestionable integrity and ability to embed company culture and values within teams

How To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through Koko Network's career portal via the link https://jobs.lever.co/kokonetworks

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