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Director, Business Intelligence
Garage
Québec Montreal, , Canada
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Director of Business Intelligence
Groupe Dynamite is a global fashion retailer with two brands at the heart of its success, Garage and Dynamite. We operate close to 400 stores in Canada and worldwide, and employ over 6,000 people. We have our roots planted firmly in the terrain of fashion’s retail landscape.
As Canadian leaders in the international retail landscape, the Garage and Dynamite banners continue to stand out in an increasingly saturated market. Our passionate team continues to lead the expansion of the business in new markets, including E-commerce, while always leveraging our shared values.
We are proud to hire and retain inspiring leaders, motivated by their desire to achieve great things and recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit.
Role Summary:
Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the director of BI will to focus on strategic development and operations of the BI/data warehousing practices, including managing staffing requirements, optimizing processes and technology, and ensuring a high availability BI/data warehouse platform. The BI director will also work closely with Business Executives and stakeholders in other departments in order to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support analytics solutions to deliver essential information to satisfy their information needs.
Main Responsibilities:
Strategy & Planning
• Work with stakeholders to define business and systems requirements for new information technologies, particularly in the areas of BI, analytics, and data warehousing;
• Work with different business units to align the business and IT;
• Ensure the efficient utilization of data resources across different business units;
• Oversee all reports, dashboards, and information artifacts;
• Develop global maintenance schedules for BI and data warehousing systems;
• Promote BI program;
• Develop business intelligence competency centre (BICC);
• Facilitate system feasibility studies, proof of concepts, pilot projects, and testing;
• Examine, refine, and develop BI metrics;
• Ensure best practices are established for effective problem resolution for a high availability, 24/7, global environment;
• Develop, implement, and maintain all key BI and data management policies and procedures, including those for BI/EDW architecture, data centres, standards, purchasing, monitoring, and service provision.
Acquisition & Deployment
• Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of BI/EDW systems, including data architecture, data integration, high availability, security, and data privacy;
• Define the short- and long-term strategies for the corporate BI/analytics program to ensure effective delivery of information that meets current and future requirements;
• Recommend purchase of equipment and supplies to meet operational requirements of the business;
• Analyze existing operations and make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the BI/EDW architecture;
• Conduct research and remain current with the latest data technologies and solutions in support of future data management procurement efforts;
Operational Management
• Manage operations staffing, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, and disciplinary actions for the BI team;
• Ensure change management practices conform to organization-wide standards;
• Establish and maintain regular written and in-person communications with the organization’s Executives, department heads, and end users regarding information-based decision-making;
• Assist in the provisioning of end-user services, including user hotline and technical support services.
Qualifications and Competencies:
• University degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or Business Administration, and 10-15 years of related work experience;
• MBA is an asset;
• Strong technical knowledge of data management systems, data warehousing methodology, data quality, data modeling, data governance, analytics, and predictive modeling;
• Strong technical knowledge of current data management trends;
• Proven experience in building and managing BI teams;
• Extensive knowledge of SQL and data manipulation languages;
• Proven experience in BI/data warehousing planning and development;
• Proven experience in infrastructure and staff;
• Excellent understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives;
• In-depth knowledge of applicable data privacy practices;
• Experience in successfully using project management tools to execute large-scale global projects. Strong understanding of project management principles;
• Strong understanding of human resource management principles, practices, and procedures;
• Strong written and communication skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and French;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to communicate to the business community;
• Ability to conduct and direct research into IT issues and products as required;
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language;
• Proven experience developing business cases and departmental budgets;
• Good business judgment;
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed;
• Keen attention to detail;
• Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities;
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment;
• Exceptional customer service orientation;
• Extensive experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment;
Advantages:
You will be rewarded for your contribution and dedication with a competitive salary and a bonus plan. We also offer a registered retirement savings plan in Canada and a flexible group insurance plan that meets all your needs thanks to personalized coverage, as well as an employee discount in our stores.
Groupe Dynamite is committed to employment equity. Only those candidates who have been retained will be contacted for an interview.