Data Strategy Consultant

3 weeks ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Capco Full time

**Data Strategy Consultant**

**ABOUT US**

Capco is global technology and business consultancy with a focus on the financial services sector. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry, combining innovative thinking with unique expert know-how. The solutions we offer our customers every day are as diverse as our employees.

**_ We are/have:_**
- Experts across the Capital Markets, Insurance, Payments, Retail Banking and Wealth & Asset Management domains.
- Deep knowledge in various financial services offerings including Finance, Risk and Compliance, Financial Crime, Core Banking etc.
- Committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent to help us get there
- Focused on maintaining our nimble, agile and entrepreneurial culture

**Your Role**

You'll be joining Middle East Capco's Data Strategy & Advisory team as a Data Strategy Consultant. You will use your deep data expertise to pioneer the formulation of focused, actionable and effective data strategies to sustainably deliver business outcomes for our clients.

Our projects vary in their nature, and your responsibilities will differ based on client requirements, but could include:

- Scoping, mobilizing, and running the delivery of client data strategy and operating model projects, managing and coaching mixed Capco / client teams
- Definition of the client's data strategy, including its vision, objectives, and key results (OKRs)
- Managing the definition and mobilization of client data literacy and culture programmes
- Heading up data maturity / capability assessments to provide a clear and objective assessment of client data capability levels
- Overseeing the definition of the client's data Target Operating Model (TOM), including design of processes, roles & responsibilities, and governance to sustain the data strategy in BAU
- Directing the definition of data policies, standards and guidelines
- Steering the development of the data strategy business case, and shaping strategic roadmaps
- Running, structuring, and facilitating interviews and workshops to identify client pain points and their root causes, and linking these to data capabilities (e.g. Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Architecture)
- Reviewing existing client data processes, tooling, and governance, and providing recommendations to improve their effectiveness
- Being the key advisor of data management solutions as part of data architecture reviews

You will also play a key role in developing the Data Strategy & Advisory capability within Capco, which may include:

- Managing and running capability offerings or operational areas, in partnership with the Capability, Data Practice and Domain Leads
- Developing and sustaining excellent internal and external client and vendor partnerships
- Identifying and researching business development opportunities on new or existing clients and directing the development of client proposals and bids
- Defining internal / external-facing thought leadership
- Developing data methodologies and accelerators to enhance Capco's delivery capability
- Developing and delivering training for Capco and client resources in data methodologies

**Your Skills and Experience**

Most importantly, you'll have a passion for data. You will bring your track-record in driving data change to enable clients to achieve their business outcomes.

To qualify for the role, you will have most of the following:

- A minimum of 5 years' experience in Data Strategy and / or Data Management
- Deep and extensive understanding of Data Strategy, Data Management, and Data Analytics principles, and one or more of several common Data Management methodologies and capability models (e.g. DAMA DMBOK, DCAM, CDMC) and toolsets
- Experience structuring and running maturity assessments, eliciting & understanding client strategic aims, pain points, and requirements, and providing actionable recommendations
- Extensive experience in documenting current-state processes, roles & responsibilities and governance structures, and designing their target-state
- Experience supporting the definition of data strategies, business cases and roadmaps
- Proven experience running delivery teams, with an ability to create and sustain a positive and inclusive team environment, even when under pressure and in ambiguous circumstances
- Solid experience in project scoping and management
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with solid experience and comfort working autonomously and in team environments
- Extensive experience in simplifying complex concepts, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, including in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Ideally, you will also bring:

- A minimum of 5 years' consulting experience at a top-tier consultancy, or a similar internal data strategy role within a Financial Services organization
- A background in Financial Services (e.g. banking, insurance, investment manag



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