Data Analytics Director

Job description / Role

Job Description

• Act as a trusted advisor, consulting clients on data strategies, emerging technologies, and best practices.
• Oversee the delivery of diverse data solutions tailored to meet the unique and varied needs of our clients.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with top technology vendors to ensure access to leading-edge tools and platforms.
• Manage and coordinate data teams across multiple countries, ensuring alignment, collaboration, and consistent delivery of high-quality results.
• Assess and manage team capacity to ensure optimal resource allocation.
• Identify skill gaps and implement training programs to build team capabilities.
• Promote continuous learning and professional development while setting performance objectives and coaching team members.
• Implement agile methodologies to enhance project efficiency and adaptability.
• Provide technical guidance across key data practices, including:
• Data integration, quality, and governance.
• Building data warehouses and big data solutions.
• Implementing data visualization and virtualization strategies.
• Designing and delivering AI/ML solutions.
• Leveraging cloud technologies for scalable and efficient data solutions, including cloud storage, compute services, and cloud-native analytics tools.

Personal Skills

• Excellent command of English language.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Technical Skills

• A minimum of 18+ years of experience in data analytics and delivering diverse data solutions, with at least 8 years in a similar leadership position.
• MBA is preferred.
• Strong leadership abilities and experience managing geographically distributed teams.
• Strong technical expertise in a variety of tools and platforms across data practices, including ETL frameworks, data quality and governance, data warehouses, big data systems, cloud technologies, visualization tools, AI/ML solutions, and programming languages.
• Strong relationship management skills to coordinate with remote teams, clients, and technology vendors.
• Proven ability to deliver projects in a highly dynamic and diverse client environment.
• Familiarity with the Gulf market, particularly in KSA, and an understanding of the governmental sector are advantageous.

About the Company

Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the MEA region, designs and deploys industry-specific technology solutions for asset-intensive industries such as the telecoms, utilities, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate among other market sectors. We help our clients streamline their operations and businesses through our portfolio of solutions, managed services, and consultancy practice. Our team of 1000 professionals are spread throughout the region with anchor offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Abuja, Kampala and New Jersey, allowing us to service an ever-increasing client base in over 40 countries.