Senior Director, Data Platform Mgmt

Singtel

  • Singapore
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Singapore, SingaporeCompany: Singtel GroupAn empowering career at Singtel begins with a Hello. Our purpose, to Empower Every Generation, connects people to the possibilities they need to excel. Every "hello" at Singtel opens doors to new initiatives, growth, and BIG possibilities that takes your career to new heights. So, when you say hello to us, you are really empowered to say…“Hello BIG Possibilities”.Be a Part of Something BIG!Data has become the strategic enabler for digital transformation initiatives undertaken by Singtel. Business units are actively using data and insights to make strategic decisions and drive Go-To-Market use cases.This role will be responsible to lead and enable business units and corporate functions the right use of data through effective data lifecycle management and efficient use of data through data engineering and innovation. The role will be partner with stakeholders across the organization to understand their business priorities and deliver data use cases across Singtel. This role will also lead, consult and deliver Singtel data architecture, technology strategy, roadmap and products usage. Provide thought leadership on data democratization and data exchange within Singtel and our business partners. Act as trusted advisors to senior management (C levels, MDs and VPs) on the emerging technologies and digital trends that are most relevant to the company's goals and evolving needs.It comprises of variety of data functions with focus on plan, design, build and run in these areas:
  • Data Architecture
  • Data Security
  • Data Management
  • Data Integration and Engineering
  • Data Modeling
  • Data Warehousing and Reporting
  • Data Visualization
  • DataOps (including DataOps)
  • Data Innovations
  • Consent Management
This role shall also be the main POC with Pune ODC, coordinating resource allocation, delivery strategies, and project management, while nurturing a culture of excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Team Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Performance Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Process Improvement
  • Talent Development
Make An Impact By
  • Develop, define and govern Data & Platform Management Strategy, Architecture, Platforms, Roadmaps to support business data strategies and initiatives
  • Drive innovation initiatives using data and analytics
  • Lead and drive alignment of architecture and technology across Singtel SG
  • Build up new capabilities for Data & Platform Management to support business initiatives
  • Drive strategic data-driven transformation program in Singtel group with partnership with Data Governance and Group Data Office where we can promote the right use of data and analytics.
  • Collaborate and partner with business units to identify opportunities where we can drive data to business value
  • Proactively advise the senior management team on the emerging data technologies and digital trends that are most relevant to the company's goals and evolving needs
  • Transform the organization from project-driven to platform-driven data products
  • Build and retain core data capabilities and skillsets needed to build and run solutions in the areas of Data Management, Data Solutions, Data Engineering and Data Services
  • Responsible to deliver and manage multiple programs and projects comprise of internal IT professionals and IT service providers to ensure that programs / projects are delivered within the agreed scope, budget and schedule
  • Manage and govern data operations to ensure compliance to regulatory, compliance and information security requirements including Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Spam Control Act
  • Plan and move build and run functions into DevOps practices to drive automation
  • Represent Singtel SG IT at assigned project and program steering committees. Present and pitch at relevant senior leadership levels and executive steering committees
  • Build strong relationship and influence with business leaders, other Singtel SG IT domains and IT service providers to deliver value via data
  • Partner with key stakeholders in providing right expertise and advisory on data management, data engineering, reporting, analytics and digital marketing
  • Develop annual budgets, capital expenditure plans, system development plans and monitor performance against plans
  • Develop multi-year IT investment roadmaps that link to the IT strategy
  • Build and develop high-performance data teams
  • Provide strong leadership and guidance to Pune ODC team
  • Oversee project planning and resource allocation
  • Support the growth and development of team members through training and career progression opportunities
Skills to SucceedBachelor's degree in business management, IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.At least 15 years of working experience, preferably in Telco industry in the following areas:
  • Experience in developing data strategy, architecture and technology roadmap
  • Leading a data delivery and operations team comprises of project managers, subject matter experts, data architects, solution designers, data engineers and service ops team. Mix of permanent staff, contract staff and developers from IT service providers of not less than 100 headcounts
  • Managing multiple outsourced vendors in supporting various applications such as Enterprise Data Warehouse, Big Data, Data Integration Platform, Enterprise Reporting Platform, Data Analytics and Visualization Platform and Campaign Solutions to support a wide array of business functions that include sales, products, finance, operations, marketing and analytics
  • Successfully managed and implemented large-scale solutions in the areas of data warehouse, big data, master data management system, reporting and analytics, marketing campaign
  • Ability to review and evaluate emerging and latest data technologies for potential adoption into the organization.
In-depth understanding of the following data technologies:
  • Big data solutions such as Cloudera, AWS, Microsoft, GCP
  • Data warehouse such as Teradata, Oracle Exadata, Amazon Redshift, Google BiqQuery for Analytics and Microsoft SQL Server
  • NoSQL/In Memory database such as MongoDB, Couchbase and Cassandra
  • Business intelligence and analytics solutions such as Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx, Trifacta and Cognos
  • Data integration solutions for both batch and real-time
  • Campaign platform such as Marketing Cloud
A good understanding of the enterprise data model for Telco such as aLDMs, Teradata Communications Logical Data Model (CLDM) and Oracle Communications Data Model.A good understanding of the data management framework including master data management, data quality management, data security management and metadata management.Rewards that Go Beyond
  • Full suite of health and wellness benefits
  • Ongoing training and development programs
  • Internal mobility opportunities
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