-
Job Description
Lead a team to drive strategic business decisions with data-driven insights, leveraging analytics and AI to support ESB's Net Zero by 2040 strategy.
Job Description
The CIO Enterprise Services Data & Analytics team is part of the Enterprise Services CIO function, dedicated to furthering analytics within the Enterprise Services, Group, and SIT business units. As the Data & Analytics Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic vision of ESB's data and analytics initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a team to identify actionable insights that drive strategic business decisions based on data and facts.
- Proactively look for ways to use data, analytics, and AI solutions to help the business take a data-driven approach when making key business decisions.
- Collaborate with ESB's Data and Analytics Manager on evolving and shaping the data and analytics strategy for the company.
- Define, estimate, and plan the delivery of complex analytic products and services across multiple delivery streams for Enterprise Services, Group, and SIT.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders in Enterprise Services, Group, and SIT to champion analytics and data-driven decision making across the organisation.
- Work with IT & Digital Management to develop annual budgets for Data & Analytics programmes of work.
- Regularly update senior stakeholders on status updates and progress of analytics work against time and budget.
- Support all data-related production systems and deployed data solutions.
- Ensure an adequate strategic resource plan for the management of the team against the demand of the business unit is in place.
- Develop team members, including annual PDP reviews, personal and performance management & development, clear goal setting and monitoring, mentoring, and coaching.
- Work with Enterprise, Business, and Solution Architecture in defining roadmaps and strategies regarding Data & Analytics.
- Manage financial budgets and any procurement activities.
- Manage new and existing Data & Analytics projects.
Requirements:
- A minimum of 7-10 years' post-qualification experience, preferably with 3 years in an IT role.
- Relevant third-level qualification or equivalent working experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A good foundational knowledge of Business Intelligence tools and techniques.
- A genuine interest in learning Data & Analytics concepts, including modelling and statistical approaches.
- Minimum 3 years' experience managing a team of people, possessing skills to organise, lead, and motivate the Data & Analytics team.
- Experience with data governance and compliance to ensure data integrity and security.
- Strategic influencing skills.
Desirable:
- Proven ability to champion the benefits of Analytics and promote its widespread use.
- Proven ability to actively establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships.
- Experience in the utility industry with strong numerical, IT, analytical, and communications skills.
- Proven track record in launching and leading significant and complex analytics projects that delivered measurable business benefits.
- Experience with advanced analytics and AI technologies to drive business insights and innovation.
- Proven experience in change management to successfully implement new data and analytics strategies.
- Strong project management skills to oversee analytics projects from inception to completion.
About ESB:
ESB is committed to smart working, combining digital tools with a culture of trust and empowerment to enable flexible ways of working.
Why Work with Us:
- Opportunity to lead Ireland's transition to a net-zero carbon future.
- Progressive, hybrid working model.
- Career development through mentoring and training.
- Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
- Sports and Social Clubs.
- Networking opportunities.
- Credit Union.
- Generous Pension.
- Access to staff well-being programmes.
- Generous parental leave entitlements.
- Strong values-based and inclusive culture.
- Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Great team environment working to our Core Values: Courageous, Caring, Driven, and Trusted.