Data Analytics Lead

Hybrid Structure: 2x/week in-office

Location: Scarborough

Job Description

• Oversee and prioritize day-to-day tasks, including project deliverables, enhancements, incident resolution, and resource allocation
• Conduct regular meetings to monitor progress, address blockers, and adjust priorities
• Track project timelines, deliverables, risks, and quality using project management tools and report on progress
• Ensure timely incident triage, resolution, and root cause analysis in coordination with IS and support teams
• Lead discovery sessions with business units to identify reporting and analytical needs and define meaningful solutions and success metrics
• Translate business requirements into BI/reporting specifications
• Guide stakeholders on data visualization best-practices, metric definitions, dashboard standards, and tool usage
• Provide guidance on tools like SAP BO, Power BI, and Python-based analytics
• Evaluate and recommend tools and technologies to enhance data visualization, analytics, and user experience
• Drive continuous improvement and scalability of the enterprise analytics platform
• Assess training needs and design scalable learning paths, including workshops, office hours, and user enablement initiatives
• Develop training materials, user guides, and tutorials for tools such as SAP BO, Power BI, and low-code/no-code solutions
• Monitor analytics tool usage to identify adoption gaps and deliver targeted follow-up training
• Foster self-service analytics adoption through hands-on enablement strategies
• Liaise with external vendors to ensure service delivery, resolve escalations, and participate in evaluations and reviews
• Stay current with analytics trends through professional networking and peer engagement
• Collaborate with Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and business leaders to maintain data governance compliance and define analytical models
• Participate in data stewardship efforts to ensure accuracy, quality, and privacy compliance
• Act as a liaison between IS teams, EDM, and business units to ensure smooth implementation of analytics initiatives
• Ensure security and privacy compliance in all analytics and reporting projects
• Promote cross-functional collaboration to enhance data sharing and maximize analytic value
• Provide mentorship and career development for team members • Review and streamline existing processes, identifying opportunities for automation and innovation

Must Haves:

• 5+ years’ experience with SAP BI Business Objects (Web Intelligence & Analysis for Office)
• 3+ years’ experience with data management toolsets (Datasphere, BW Hana, SQL Server) •
• 5+ years’ experience designing BI solutions
• 5+ years’ experience with user requirements analysis
• 5+ years managing projects/initiatives
• Strong knowledge of Data Governance and Compliance practices
• Experience with cloud based BI solutions
• Experience with Change Management processes
• Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Experience with Python for data analytics
• Strong background in business analytics and analytical modelling
• Strong knowledge of ITIL

• Post-secondary education within a Data/Information Technology related discipline, or post-secondary education with equivalent work experience