Job Description

Our client, DIB Bank Kenya Limited a subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC, seek to hire Manager, Data Analytics (IT) to lead the IT function responsible for managing enterprise data platforms, analytics tools, and reporting systems. The role ensures the collection, storage, transformation, and secure delivery of high-quality data to support business decision-making, regulatory reporting, and advanced analytics. This role bridges IT and business units by providing reliable data infrastructure, governance, and analytical solutions.

Job Responsibilities

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Data Infrastructure & Platform Management

Manage the bank’s data warehouse, data lakes, and analytics platforms.

Ensure data systems are reliable, scalable, and secure.

Oversee integration of core banking, digital channels, CRM, and other systems into centralized data repositories.

Monitor data pipelines, ETL processes, and system performance.

Analytics Tools & Applications

Administer BI and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SAS, SQL-based platforms).

Provide technical support for dashboards, reports, and advanced analytics models.

Implement role-based access and ensure secure use of analytics platforms.

Optimize performance of analytics queries and reporting systems.

Data Governance & Compliance

Enforce data quality, consistency, and governance policies across IT systems.

Ensure compliance with Data Protection Act 2019, CBK reporting requirements, and international standards (e.g., GDPR).

Collaborate with Compliance and Risk teams to ensure regulatory reports are accurate and timely.

Maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and master data management practices.

Business Support & Collaboration

Partner with business units (Finance, Risk, Marketing, Operations) to translate business requirements into IT-driven data solutions.

Support advanced analytics use cases, including fraud detection, risk modeling, and customer segmentation.

Provide data extracts and reports for audits, compliance, and management decision-making.

Train business users on the use of analytics tools and self-service reporting.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Explore emerging technologies such as AI, ML, and automation to improve analytics capability.

Propose enhancements to data architecture to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Lead projects for data platform upgrades, migrations, or new analytics implementations.

Other Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field.

Master’s degree in Data Science, IT Management, or Business Analytics is an added advantage.

Professional certifications such as Microsoft Data Engineer, CDMP, SAS, or SQL/BI certifications.

Minimum of 7 years in IT data management, BI, or analytics roles, with at least 3 years in management.

Experience supporting analytics in a financial services environment.

Key Skills & Competencies:

Strong technical knowledge of data platforms (SQL, ETL, data warehouses, BI tools).

Expertise in managing analytics infrastructure and tools.

Excellent problem-solving and data troubleshooting skills.

Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to translate business needs into IT solutions.

Familiarity with compliance and regulatory reporting in banking.

High integrity, attention to detail, and results-driven mindset.

• Manage the bank’s data warehouse, data lakes, and analytics platforms
• Ensure data systems are reliable, scalable, and secure
• Oversee integration of core banking, digital channels, CRM, and other systems into centralized data repositories
• Monitor data pipelines, ETL processes, and system performance
• Administer BI and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SAS, SQL-based platforms)
• Provide technical support for dashboards, reports, and advanced analytics models
• Implement role-based access and ensure secure use of analytics platforms
• Optimize performance of analytics queries and reporting systems
• Enforce data quality, consistency, and governance policies across IT systems
• Ensure compliance with Data Protection Act 2019, CBK reporting requirements, and international standards (e.g., GDPR)
• Collaborate with Compliance and Risk teams to ensure regulatory reports are accurate and timely
• Maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and master data management practices
• Partner with business units (Finance, Risk, Marketing, Operations) to translate business requirements into IT-driven data solutions
• Support advanced analytics use cases, including fraud detection, risk modeling, and customer segmentation
• Provide data extracts and reports for audits, compliance, and management decision-making
• Train business users on the use of analytics tools and self-service reporting
• Explore emerging technologies such as AI, ML, and automation to improve analytics capability
• Propose enhancements to data architecture to improve efficiency and accuracy
• Lead projects for data platform upgrades, migrations, or new analytics implementations

• Strong technical knowledge of data platforms (SQL, ETL, data warehouses, BI tools)
• Expertise in managing analytics infrastructure and tools
• Excellent problem-solving and data troubleshooting skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to translate business needs into IT solutions
• Familiarity with compliance and regulatory reporting in banking
• High integrity, attention to detail, and results-driven mindset

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
• Master’s degree in Data Science, IT Management, or Business Analytics is an added advantage
• Professional certifications such as Microsoft Data Engineer, CDMP, SAS, or SQL/BI certifications