Senior Director, Analytics

Permanent Full-Time

Open to any location in Canada (except Quebec)

Open Until Filled
*Previous applicants will be considered*

Annual Salary: $115,084 – $158,558

Innovation Federal Credit Union has a bold ambition. In addition to being Canada’s newest Federal Credit Union, we will be the most digital, member-centric organization in our industry. We are on a journey to embrace the core tenets of the digital business model, like ideation, the network effect, personalized segmentation, coopetition, and agile ways of working.

We come to work to simplify banking for all Canadians – that’s our purpose.

How does this position help fulfill Innovation’s purpose?  Glad you asked!

Innovation Credit Union has initiated an enterprise-wide, multi-year digital and data transformation. A key aspect of our transformation program is investing significantly in the build-out of data and services that leverage Microsoft Azure. To match our aspirations, we are looking for a Senior Director who will lead and promote creative and innovative methods and development of analytics, production of OSFI regulatory reporting, and data visualization to meet evolving business needs.

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, this position is responsible for developing and implementing a strategic roadmap and providing tactical leadership in the areas of Business Intelligence, Analytics, Cloud Applications, Data Warehousing, Enterprise Integration, and Information Governance. The incumbent will provide guidance and direction and manage and coach a team of data engineers and scientists.

WIIFY (what’s in it for you):

• Competitive Salary
• Diverse and Inclusive Culture that continues to evolve
• Flexible work arrangement options
• Strong benefit package
• 7% Superannuation matched contribution program
• Attractive variable incentive program
• Wellness Days to create appropriate work/life balance
• Paid Education opportunities to ensure our members have the most equipped staff to help them
• A purpose-driven organization that focuses on the values of Accountability, Integrity and Respect
• And lots more reasons to love where you work and what you do!

What our team is looking for:

• A growth mindset that emulates Model, Coach and Care behaviours in every activity and approach
• A solution mindset that feeds inertia
• An ambassador willing to promote our team inside and outside the organization.
• Somebody who is digitally capable and wants to dig into new technology with enthusiasm!
• Somebody who can work with occasional ambiguity with a focus on process evolution.
• A mindset of Solve, Serve, Sell – a problem solver, serving our members directly or indirectly, and selling our brand!
• Somebody to sweat the small stuff, but also see the big picture.
• Personality and Energy – a flair for polish, and you bring your personal, creative touch to everything you do!

What will you do?

• Align with Enterprise Architecture and Information Governance to ensure BI roadmap and priorities are consistent with the overall strategy and vision.
• Provide extensive knowledge and expertise to establish data modelling essentials and best practices as the foundation of enterprise reporting capabilities.
• Develop processes to support accurate reporting from multiple information sources. Automate reports and provide custom reporting and dashboards according to business requirements.
• Manage regulatory reporting for OSFI and monitor regulatory changes and revise our internal systems to reflect the new requirements and standards.
• Lead the development of self-service analytics capabilities to empower business users to access, explore, and analyze data independently. Establish and facilitate the Power BI self-serve program.

Some things that would impress us:

• Bachelor’s degree or MS degree in Computer Science.
• A track record of leading Data Analytics and Business Intelligence functions and driving and executing a data analytics roadmap.
• Strong understanding of data visualization best practices and the ability to create visually appealing dashboards.
• Experience with CRM and business intelligence integrations and how to leverage transactional data.
• Breadth of technical experience and knowledge, with the following:
  • Data Ingestion, Data Engineering and Storage, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake and Python.
  • Cloud Big Data Analytics in Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Analysis Services, and Snowflake.
  • Relational Databases, including Azure SQL and SQL Server.
  • Microsoft Power BI.
  • Information Governance, Data Catalogue, Master Data Management.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills, including tact and diplomacy.
• Using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to execute and follow strategy and vision precisely.

Interested?

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Innovation Federal Credit Union acknowledges that Indigenous peoples are the traditional guardians of this land that we call Canada.  In Saskatchewan we are on treaty lands and these treaties serve to govern our relationships with Indigenous people.  We are dedicated to ensuring that the spirit of Reconciliation and treaties are honoured and respected.