A Day in the Life
As the Data & Analytics Manager for MENA, you’ll be at the forefront of driving data transformation and analytics excellence across the region. Reporting to the CIO, MENA, and working in a matrix with the Senior Manager – Demand & Delivery (NA & SAPMENA), you’ll act as a proactive business partner, bridging the gap between IT and business teams. Based in Dubai, UAE, you’ll lead the charge in delivering cutting-edge data solutions for North Asia and SAPMENA.

Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:

• Strategic Partnering: Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for data transformation in MENA, engaging with business and IT leadership to define and prioritize requirements.
• Program Leadership: Plan, organize, and manage resources to deliver data & analytics projects within defined standards, deadlines, and quality benchmarks.
• Solution Design: Ensure consistency and coherence in designed solutions, coordinating deliverables across teams.
• Change Management: Lead training, user support, and communication to ensure seamless adoption of new systems.
• Risk Management: Track program risks, implement corrective measures, and make trade-offs to achieve objectives.
• Vendor Collaboration: Manage vendor partner relationships and offshore delivery models to ensure successful outcomes.

We Are Looking For
You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• Experience: 4+ years preferably in FMCG data management, e-commerce, or D2C environments.
• Techno-Functional Expertise: Strong knowledge of data, BI & analytics technologies (data warehouses, marts, big data platforms, reporting & visualization).
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Google Cloud engineering, Power BI visualization, and AI/Gen-AI (Python preferred).
• Agile Mindset: Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and documenting business requirements.
• Cloud Proficiency: Working knowledge of PaaS, particularly Google Cloud Platform.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability to engage with business and IT leadership teams in a multicultural environment.
• Leadership Skills: Self-initiated, adaptable, and able to lead through ambiguity and crisis situations.
• Preferred: Certifications in Google Cloud Platform, Scrum, or PMI.

What’s In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!).
• Real responsibility from day one—there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal.
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender, and sexual orientation—as well as people with disabilities—are accepted, can speak up, will thrive, and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference.

Who We Are
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.