Head - Data Analytics - IT

Client : Fortune 500, IT Company

Role : Head- Data Analytics

Location: Pune

Description :

Responsibilities :

- Create the vision and plan for the Data Analytics unit and execute the same with his team.

- Incubate ideas on new projects to be undertaken, pitch them to home office and get additional projects.

- Lead a team of Data scientists, understand business problems and questions, as well as gain insights through data discovery and share interpretations and perspectives to help business teams with achieve their goals.

- Work closely with the business leaders on analysing and solutioning of different business problems and influence external stakeholders.

- Participate in various data analytics forums at The Principal and contribute. Develop the ability to work in a variety of business areas and data domains and move easily from one to another.

- Maintain knowledge of emerging trends and utilize this knowledge to educate stakeholders of opportunities to provide data analytics solutions that support and drive the business.

- Mentor, direct, and monitor the work of data analytics sub-team (team of PHD/MSc. Maths/Stats).

Qualification :

- 15+ years of formal education, M.Sc./PHd - Statistics/Maths

- Open to Senior Data Analytics people from any

- Exceptional analytical skills, proficiency in hands-on analytical model development.

- Experience of working on advanced techniques like Regression (Multiple/linear/logistic), Survival Analysis, Decision Tree, Clustering and Segmentation, Econometric and Statistical Analysis Techniques

- Exposure to SAS tools like SAS EG(base and advanced SAS), SAS Enterprise Miner, R or SPSS.

- Exposure to cognitive computing, machine learning, R programmimg

- Ability to influence and work with all levels of management / business areas

- Strong communications and relationship building and leadership skills with an ability to develop and deliver effective presentations