Al Futtaim Jobs - Insights Lead | Group Services | Dubai (AE)

Job Requisition ID: 50307 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.

 

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.

Job Purpose

 

The role is responsible for collaborating with the business to solve problems by deriving meaningful insights for monitoring business performance and supporting data-driven decision-making. This is a hands-on role with a focus on developing insights products (reports, dashboards, statistical modelling, etc.) Reporting to the Head of Data Science, the role is also responsible for training internal team members in data analytics tools and techniques to improve the adoption, utilization and effectiveness of analytics.

 

Key Role Specific Accountabilities:

 

• Deliver business value by proposing and delivering automated dashboards and/or inventing new ways of deep diving with data to uncover insights. Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders to identify intelligence needed to manage their business, source/cleanse data and produce relevant insights.
• Prepare adhoc analysis and visualize data to communicate complicated information in simple and easy to understand ways.
• Support the implementation of self-service analytics through development of analytics standards that enable business users. Lead and coach internal team members to improve their understanding and use of data.
• Drive continuous improvement in the way insight and knowledge is drawn from the available data and information including defining new sources of information to be exploited for the benefit of the organization.
• Research and stay up to date on latest approaches and technologies in the market ensuring that, when relevant, these are appropriately leveraged within Data and Analytics function

 

Minimum Experience and Knowledge: 

 

• 5 – 8 years of experience in BI/analytics analyzing and interpreting numbers, sourcing and cleansing data, producing adhoc insights, designing and developing dashboards
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT or any other related quantitative field.
• Proven success in presenting complex data to non-technical stakeholders in an organization.
• Deep understanding and ability to work with large sets and volumes of data, strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience with probability and statistics inclusive of forecasting, machine learning, optimization and experimental design would be added advantage
• Experience within automotive, retail, real-estate and/or finance industries is preferred

 

Job-Specific/Technical Skills required completing the tasks:

 

• • Hands-on experience in visualization tools including Tableau and Microsoft Power BI
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
  • Automation of data extraction and preparation using tools such as Alteryx
  • Experience in supporting and training team members to improve the adoption and utilization of insights/dashboards
  • Excellent communication skills and negotiation skills with ability to understand and drive achievement of business objectives

 

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