Head of Data & Analytics APAC

Head of Data & Analytics APAC

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

As the Head of Data & Analytics APAC, you will manage a team to deliver Data & Analytic capabilities to the Aon business. You will lead, develop and maintain the data and analytics strategy for the region working to enhance efficiency, execution and colleague experience. This role involves building stakeholder relationships, driving a modernization of data analytic tools, and promoting data governance and quality frameworks and strategies.

Stakeholder Relationships

• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align analytics initiatives with business objectives and requests.
• Supervise team performance, development, and task delegation.

Data Governance

• Work with business teams to define their key data needs to support analytics and operational delivery for clients.
• Develop, implement, and maintain data governance policies, procedures, and standards in alignment with industry practices and regulatory requirements.
• Establish the framework and operating model that enables effective data governance & management locally in the region.
• Collaborate with teams to define data governance roles and responsibilities and promote a culture of data stewardship and accountability.
• Supervise the data steward & business/data analyst activities, providing guidance/support.
• Establish and implement data quality standards, critical metrics, and processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data across all systems and platforms.
• Report progress on data cleaning / data quality activities.
• Support regional and global MDM activities and critical metric delivery.
• Participate in global and regional data governance forums.

Analytics and Operational Reporting Delivery

• Drive the automation and self-service approach for operational reporting.
• Provide data quality analysis of issues to stakeholders.
• Lead analytics projects and generate actionable insights through advanced analytics, data modeling, and segmentation.
• Drive data integrity and reporting quality.

Data Operations

• Ensure key data operation tasks are maintained to ensure business continuity.
• Collaborate with other teams to leverage capabilities and respond to organizational needs.

Skills and Experience that will lead to success

• Experience in BI, analytics, data analytics with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Experience within finance / insurance preferred.
• Experience working in a large, complex environment, with a range of stakeholders, across multiple business units.
• Background in data-related field: data analysis and visualization, data quality, data warehousing, data engineering, financial reporting.
• Strong interest in new trends in AI & Data (including Data Governance and quality).
• Superb communication skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
• Expertise with relational databases, warehousing and lake-house technology - SQL Server, Oracle, Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Blob Storage / AWS S3.
• Extensive understanding of data management, including awareness of security, privacy, ethics, and quality requirements for data.
• Experience in logical and physical data model design and broader data architecture design.
• Prior development experience in SQL, Python for data processing, PowerBI, Qlik.
• Experience in technical accounting solutions for insurance policy management, or in financial systems such as Workday Accounting, Oracle TM1 etc. is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT-related field.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance. All colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time for yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, recognizing that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share, and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential.

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation at ReasonableAdjustments@Aon.com.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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