Manager/Director, Data Analytics, Anaplan
Brookfield Residential Properties - Chicago, IL
posted 8 days ago
About the position
We are seeking a Manager/Director to join the fast-growing Data Analytics team as a lead in our modeling analytics space, with an emphasis on Anaplan-based solutions. In this role you will be a key member of the Data Analytics team and will report to the Director of Modeling Architecture to shape our digital transformation strategy and deliver high impact projects. As a Data Analytics Lead, you will partner with the business stakeholders to translate business challenges into technical requirements, propose and deliver solutions through scalable technology innovation and process improvement. Data & Analytics is a cross functional team with a focus on digital transformation across the Brookfield Real Estate Group. This highly visible team drives a broad portfolio of strategic initiatives to build scalable, end-to-end solutions that optimize the use of enterprise data assets. The Data Analytics team interacts and collaborates heavily with business/functional heads and their teams across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Build partnership with business stakeholders to gain in-depth knowledge of business plan and key business processes; collaborate with stakeholders to identify business challenges and inefficient processes
- Lead end-to-end technology implementation - requirement gathering, solution design, UAT and change management
- Champion creativity, continuous delivery, and build a culture of innovation
- Assume ownership of existing technologies and evaluate emerging technologies and solutions for applicability to business needs; present business cases for evaluation and lead prototyping or POCs to validate expected value
- Work closely with the user community to understand their needs and reflect that in strategic solution design
- Manage, mentor and develop junior team members
- Manage third-party consultants and contractors
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or equivalent practical experience
- At least 4 years of digital implementation experience across complex solutions with at least 2 years in Anaplan
- Experience in Financial Services, Real Estate, Private Equity industries
- Anaplan Solution Architect certification, Master Anaplanner Certification
- High level of business acumen. Ability to speak in non-technical terms and translate complex problems in business terms
- Knowledge of agile methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle
- Experience with other BI tools
- Possesses a desire to teach, and mentor others while also making significant individual contributions
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Solid relationship management skills
Benefits
- 401K matching
- tuition reimbursement
- summer Fridays
- paid maternity leave
- generous employee referral program
- medical coverage under Brookfield Medical Plan
- dental coverage under Brookfield Medical Plan
- vision coverage under Brookfield Medical Plan
- employer-paid life & short/long term disability
