Business Intelligence Manager at DirectAxis

Provide management information system improvements and standardised procedures. Recommends suitable data processing applications for hardware and software.
Responsibilities

•         Support and implement a cycle of medium-term improvements to drive profitability and strategic objectives through BI.
•         Establish, align and manage target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs for a range of functional areas to increase cost efficiency.
•         Develop a BI service culture which builds rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service.
•         Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members to ensure application of BI tools by facilitate sessions to collaborate with stakeholders about options for the solution Provides high level input to vendor management and assists in expertly resolving any disputes.
•         Provides high level input to vendor management and assists in expertly resolving any disputes.
•         Ensure Business Intelligence Service through the solution life cycle, which includes: design, build, test, implement and validate the overall solution and are evaluated against the delivered of solution according to the business case for the specific solution to ensure that the proposed benefits are realised.
•         Define and implement the Information Management strategy to exchanges Business Intelligence and ensure execution of strategy and plans by team.
•         Comply, understand and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements.
•         Monitor changes in legislation, regulations, initiatives and relevant industry practices. Ensure drafting and implementation of appropriate interventions. Ensure compliance with audit requirements.
•         Define and implement suitable data management practices to ensure the quality and integrity of the information assets, including master data management.
•         Lead the setting up of the intellectual agenda for the team (in consultation with the necessary stakeholders) and creating conceptual frameworks across multiple projects and manages the team's creation of project outputs e.g. documents or presentations to stakeholders that are insightful and actionable.
•         Define and evaluate options for the solution to a given prioritised problem, specifically evaluating the implications and required changes to the FNB business architecture (process, people and systems) and facilitate sessions to collaborate with stakeholders about options for the solution.
•         Analyse and develop business intelligence based on data analysed, data collected, reviewed, and incorporate all internal and external benchmarking data for future solutions.
•         Manage own development to increase own competencies.
•         Facilitate the conversion of knowledge and ideas into new or improved products for the Business Intelligence environment.
•         Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.