About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Digital and Innovation, the Data and Analytics Manager is responsible for leading the CIC Group’s data strategy and ensuring high-quality data collection, management, and analysis. They oversee a team of data professionals, ensuring data quality and accessibility, and developing analytical solutions that directly inform strategic decision-making and drive CIC Group’s organizational value. Their core objective is to leverage data as a strategic asset to enable data-driven growth and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the organization’s data and analytics strategy aligned with business goals.
• Establish data governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Translate business problems into data-driven insights and analytics solutions.
• Promote self-service analytics capabilities for business teams.
• Oversee the design and management of data platforms, databases, and data warehouses/lakes.
• Ensure proper data integration from multiple internal and external sources.
• Ensure scalability and performance of data infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and internal policies.
• Implement controls to protect sensitive and confidential data.
• Manage risks related to data usage, privacy, and analytics outputs.
• Partner with business units to identify analytics needs and priorities.
• Translate technical findings into clear insights for executives and business leaders.
• Lead and mentor data analysts, data scientists, and data engineers.
• Define team priorities, performance targets, and delivery standards.
• Build analytics capability and best practices within the organization.
• Manage vendor relationships where applicable.
• Collaborate with business teams to operationalize analytics outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, or data engineering.
• Team leadership experience.

• Develop and implement the organization’s data and analytics strategy aligned with business goals.
• Establish data governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Translate business problems into data-driven insights and analytics solutions.
• Promote self-service analytics capabilities for business teams.
• Oversee the design and management of data platforms, databases, and data warehouses/lakes.
• Ensure proper data integration from multiple internal and external sources.
• Ensure scalability and performance of data infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and internal policies.
• Implement controls to protect sensitive and confidential data.
• Manage risks related to data usage, privacy, and analytics outputs.
• Partner with business units to identify analytics needs and priorities.
• Translate technical findings into clear insights for executives and business leaders.
• Lead and mentor data analysts, data scientists, and data engineers.
• Define team priorities, performance targets, and delivery standards.
• Build analytics capability and best practices within the organization.
• Manage vendor relationships where applicable.
• Collaborate with business teams to operationalize analytics outcomes.

• Data analytics
• Data science
• Data engineering
• Team leadership
• Data strategy development
• Data governance
• Data platform management
• Data integration
• Scalability and performance optimization
• Data protection compliance
• Risk management
• Business analysis
• Executive communication
• Mentoring
• Vendor management

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in data analytics, data science, or data engineering.
• Team leadership experience.