Position/ Role: Manager
Position/ Role Type: Country Analytics Engineering; Data function
Preferred educational qualifications: Bachelor/ Masters’ degree in Computer Science OR related technical degree OR equivalent experience
Reporting to: Country Data Director (CDO Division)
Job location: Tokyo, Japan
Required work experience: 5-6 years of demonstrable experience managing build and delivery of large, complex data & analytics projects in a fast-moving environment
Preferred profile/ skills:
・ Strong stakeholder engagement skills: Expertly aligns stakeholders in the fast-paced startup environment, fostering understanding and buy-in for data and analytics initiatives while effectively multitasking and adapting to changing priorities.
・ Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to thrive in a multi-cultural team: Flourishes in the diverse atmosphere, fostering collaboration and driving innovation within multicultural teams.
・ Able to quickly understands the data & analytics requirements and KPIs in digital and ecommerce: Rapidly comprehends data and analytics needs in digital and ecommerce landscapes, translating them into actionable insights for business success.
・ Technical-and-Functional knowledge: Proficiency in PaaS (Google Cloud Platform is the platform of choice), coupled with hands-on experience in in ETL processes, Power BI dashboard development and analytics languages like Python or R, as well as SQL.
・ Language: Business level proficiency in English and fluency in Japanese.
Job objectives:
・ Possesses a unique blend of skills in data analysis and engineering to seamlessly integrate analytical insights into data pipeline and system.
・ Ensures alignment with business objectives and support the manager in delivering analytics solutions within established data governance policies, compliance standards, deadlines, and quality requirements.
・ Serves as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical members to transform diverse business requirements into data requirements.
・ Develops data capability in Japan to support the local Data Strategy in collaboration with other CDO members and IT.
Job description:
・ Collaborates with cross-functional teams to transform business requirements to data requirements and deliver integrated data solutions that drive decision-making and business growth.
・ Helps break down silos and unify data, ensuring seamless integration and consistency in analytics processes and data governance.
・ Conducts data analysis, including exploratory analysis to derive actionable insights from various datasets.
・ Occasionally develops and maintains data pipelines and ETL processes for efficient data ingestion, transformation, and storage.
・ Designs and develops KPI dashboard.
・ Supports the implementation data strategy and supervises the change management activities including training, user support and communication.
・ Liaises with local IT partner and the Transformation Office to effectively manage the allocated internal/ external resources.