Job Description
Head of Data Platform Center

JOB DESCRIPTION

Leadership and Strategy

  • Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for the Data Platform Center, ensuring alignment with the organization’s overall data and IT strategies.
  • Oversee the design and implementation of enterprise data architecture to support group-wide initiatives.
  • Provide leadership across all functional areas of the center, including Data Product, Data Governance, Data Architecture, and CR Management Team.
  • Serve as the key liaison between business units, IT teams, and data stakeholders to ensure alignment and value delivery.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement in the center.

Enterprise Data Architecture

  • Define the design and governance of enterprise-wide data architecture principles, frameworks, and standards to ensure consistency across systems and processes.
  • Oversee the alignment of system design and interoperability to ensure consistency across systems and processes.
  • Collaborate with IT architects to deliver integrated data and IT strategies.

Data Product Management

  • Manage business requirements analysis and the development of change requests (CRs) for Data Warehouse and related data products.
  • Oversee the design and delivery of data pipelines and reporting systems to support compliance requirements, such as SBV Circular 11.
  • Drive cloud and other data product initiatives, ensuring alignment with the broader Enterprise Data Analytics (EDA) strategy.

Data Engineering and Operations

  • Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of end-to-end data pipelines and data processing systems in the enterprise data zone (Data Warehouse).
  • Manage the integration of raw data into downstream systems to serve both business units' needs as well as regulatory reporting requirements.
  • Ensure the stability, scalability, security, and performance of data provisioning systems by establishing best practices for monitoring, alerting, capacity management, issue resolution.
  • Lead internal efforts to identify root causes of incidents; fixes serve as inputs into DPC's management standards.

Change Request (CR) Management

  • Ensure the delivery of CRs meets agreed timelines, business requirements, and quality standards.
  • Lead communication and updates with business functions through appropriate forums to ensure transparency and collaboration.
  • Oversee CR prioritization, resource allocation, SLA management, and performance tracking to optimize service delivery.
  • Recommend and implement process and technology improvements to enhance efficiency in CR delivery.

Team Management and Development

  • Build and develop a high-performing team across Data Product, Data Engineering, Data Architecture, and CR Management functions.
  • Define clear roles, responsibilities, and performance benchmarks to ensure operational excellence.
  • Mentor and empower team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
  • Manage resources and cost optimization across the center to ensure sustainable delivery.

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