Director shaping Desjardins’ Personal Services data, analytics, and AI strategy. Leading transformation, governance, executive partnerships, and high-impact use cases for a cooperative financial group.
Responsibilities
Define and lead the Personal Services data, analytics and AI strategy
Develop the sector's strategic vision for data, analytics and artificial intelligence
Establish strategic directions, priorities and roadmaps to maximize the business value of data
Identify and recommend investments supporting the sector's ambitions
Ensure sector initiatives align with organizational priorities
Lead transformation initiatives that expand the use of data, advanced analytics and AI
Help leaders and teams adopt data-driven decision-making
Influence the evolution of practices, processes and ways of working
Lead the strategic evolution of the data, analytics and AI ecosystem
Advance analytics capabilities and improve decision-making information
Prioritize and oversee high-impact use cases benefiting members and clients, increasing revenue, improving operational efficiency and strengthening risk management
Promote emerging technologies and AI to unlock new sources of value
Advise executives on data and artificial intelligence opportunities, challenges, risks and impacts
Mobilize business, technology and analytics partners
Influence strategic decisions in a complex, highly matrixed environment
Ensure consistency across sector data and analytics initiatives
Serve as the sector's data steward
Promote best practices in data management, quality, accessibility and use
Ensure responsible, ethical and effective data governance
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a related field
A minimum of ten years of relevant experience
Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
Experience in data, analytics, business intelligence, artificial intelligence or digital transformation
Experience defining and implementing data strategies that deliver significant business value
Experience working with senior executives in complex, multidisciplinary environments
Experience in data governance, business intelligence or advanced analytics
Significant experience influencing, engaging and managing stakeholders at the strategic and executive levels
Proven experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives that affect practices, processes or operating models
Knowledge of French is required
Advanced strategic communication skills and ability to explain complex data, analytics and AI concepts and issues
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