Manager, Data Analytics (Great Eastern Takaful Berhad)

About the Job

Conduct in-depth data analytics to deliver insights for management and relevant stakeholders for strategic planning and to make data-driven decisions, design and enhance dashboards and visualizations and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver actionable insights on key initiatives.

• Responsible for analysing large datasets, creating and maintaining data visualisation and dashboards to meet business needs and inform strategic planning and sound business decisions.
• Work closely with business teams to understand functional and technical requirements to address business needs and challenges.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy by implementing best practices in data management and governance.
• Lead/Support in data or AI-related projects and provide actionable next steps to address business challenges.
• Conduct research and synthesise findings into plans, processes, and playbooks that are clear and lead to actionable insights
• Collaborate with other Great Eastern entities in regional dashboard development cycle - from gathering and proposing business requirement, designing dataflow and data structure, to developing dashboard.
• Support ad-hoc data analytics and periodic reporting requests.

We are looking for people who

• Bachelor degree in Business Analytics, Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science or equivalent disciplines that focuses on extensive use of data for analysis.
• Mathematically inclined.
• Analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in data analytics or business intelligence. Experience working in artificial intelligence or data science projects is an advantage.
• Relevant computer skills: Tableau, Python, SQL, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Exposure to coding and the ability to use analytical tools is an added advantage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• People management skills and strong emotional intelligence, with the ability to deal with all levels of staff, especially senior levels.

How you succeed

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.