Data Strategy Manager

Company description

At Coface, we make trade happen every day.
Our 5,200 experts representing 80+ nationalities in 58 countries are united by a shared purpose: helping companies navigate through uncertainty by empowering them to make the right decisions and trade smarter in a complex world.

With nearly 80 years of global experience, we offer companies a full range of solutions: trade credit insurance, business information, debt collection, single risk insurance, surety bonds, factoring - all driven by a unique data patrimony, cutting-edge technology, innovation and a deep understanding of the global economy.

Joining Coface means being part of a close-knit international organization, where your ideas matter. We foster a culture of learning, collaboration and inclusion where you are given responsibilities and can see the impact of your actions.

Shape the future of trade with us. Join our Happeners!

Job description

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled Data Strategy Manager to join our team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in defining and executing our data strategy Dubai and Saudi based.

Accountabilities

Strategy

• Develop a data strategy aligned with the regional data strategy
• Provide support for data-related mergers and acquisitions (M&As)
• Identify and execute data levers
• Identify partners for data and open innovation initiatives
• Manage long-term initiatives to enhance the risk evaluation on companies

Innovation data management

• Formulate strategies for make, buy, multisource, and dual data sourcing
• Develop alternative data acquisition scenarios (cost and drivers)
• Manage business requirements and projects related to data (e.g., multisourcing) in collaboration with IT and operations
• Create a country long-term data evolution roadmap
• Establish a data quality roadmap and define relevant KPIs

Production factories management

• Metrics and control of data factories and data production centre
• Control and oversee the various data production processes and workloads
• Monitor performance, quality and delivery metrics

Data ecosystem growth

• Analyse and identify new potential data sources for the market (both alternative and traditional)
• Conduct competitive assessments
• Define data roadmaps for countries based on their specific needs
• Perform data quality assessment and maintenance
• Conduct new data significance testing and predictivity assessment

Relationship management

• Coordinate and support local Enhanced Information Center (EIC) in managing Information Provider (IP) relationships and negotiating contracts
• Act as internal consultant on data-related topics

Business and sales development, support and data consultancy

• Provide support for exploring new data use cases, such as ESG or new sales keywords
• Assist in data-related tenders and bids
• Address level 2 data quality issues
• Provide direct support to sales account teams in trainings and customer visits
• Support the sales operations team in managing data quality and data coverage issues on ICON and URBA (business information platform)
• Oversee data delivery initiatives

Qualifications

Essential experience, skills and knowledge:

• 10+ years in BI, data strategy, data management or data insights-based positions
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, data science, statistics, business analytics or a related field
• Openness and willingness to learn constantly and work in a fast-growing VUCA environment
• Basic economics and econometric knowledge and ability to develop and analyze business cases
• Proven record in involvement in data products and data-related service strategy, change management, and business development within the data-driven economy and data-enriched processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Proven experience in analysing and exploring complex datasets to extract actionable insights
• Experience in delivering data-driven products and solutions projects
• Good knowledge of data analytics platforms and knowledge of some data-management languages and tools
• Negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Solution-oriented mindset, driven to identify opportunities for improvement and implement effective solutions

Additional information

We offer you:

• Competitive remuneration
• Opportunity to build your career (both locally and internationally) in a large global company, one of the world leaders in its field
• Possibility to gain expertise in business information services, trade credit insurance, and finance
• Flexibility to work in a hybrid mode, blending remote and on-site work