Head of Enterprise Analytics (Financial Services)

Head of Enterprise Analytics

Location:Cape Town South Africa
Sector:Financial Services
Employment Type:Permanent Hybrid Working Model

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About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen with a leading innovation-driven organisation in the financial services sector for a strategic and visionaryHead of Enterprise Analytics. This is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping and driving the enterprise-wide analytics agenda to unlock business value through data.

As part of the Tech & Data executive team you will lead the organisations analytics function helping embed a data-first culture and enabling smarter faster decision-making across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Analytics Strategy:Develop and execute a holistic enterprise analytics strategy aligned with business goals and digital transformation objectives.

• Leadership & Team Building:Lead and grow a high-performing team of data professionals (analysts data scientists engineers).

• Business Enablement:Partner with cross-functional leaders to translate business challenges into analytical use cases and measurable outcomes.

• Innovation & Insight:Drive the adoption of advanced analytics machine learning and data visualisation tools to deliver actionable insights.

• Governance & Compliance:Ensure all analytics practices adhere to regulatory requirements and data governance standards.

• Platform Optimisation:Oversee the selection integration and enhancement of modern analytics platforms and tools.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience & Background

• 10 years in data and analytics roles with at least 5 years in senior leadership or executive positions.

• Strong experience in building and scaling enterprise analytics capabilities in complex data-rich environments.

• Financial services banking fintech or similar industry background highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies

• Deep knowledge of data strategy advanced analytics BI and AI/ML applications.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders.

• Experience with cloud-based analytics environments (Azure AWS or GCP).

• Excellent leadership communication and change management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Data Science Computer Science Engineering or related field (required).

• Masters degree or MBA (preferred).

• Relevant certifications in analytics data science or cloud platforms advantageous.

Whats on Offer

• A strategic high-impact role in a fast-evolving digitally focused environment.

• Opportunity to drive enterprise-level change through data and analytics.

• Hybrid working environment based inCape Town.

• Market-related salary with competitive benefits.

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