About the role

  • Director of Data Operations at Zema Global managing data strategy and operational excellence across global teams. Focused on process standardization, risk management, and team development.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and Implement Data Operations Strategy
  • Define and execute the strategy for data operations, aligning processes and frameworks with business goals and growth initiatives.
  • Establish standardized workflows and processes to maximize efficiency and quality across global teams.
  • Drive innovation to enhance operational efficiency and scalability, while establishing long-term roadmaps for automation and technology adoption to ensure operational excellence.
  • Translate strategic priorities into actionable operational plans for the group.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including data, product, technology, and business units, to align goals.
  • Provide regular updates and performance metrics to senior leadership, ensuring transparency and alignment with company objectives.
  • Lead change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions for client impacting data changes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align data operations with organizational objectives and improve data workflows.
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to data quality, operational scalability, and process governance.
  • Make critical decisions within control limits and escalate significant risks to senior leadership as needed.
  • Proactively anticipate risks that could impact data integrity or business operations and implement preventive measures.
  • Balance risk management with operational efficiency to ensure sustainable growth and reliable data solutions for clients.
  • Clearly convey the group’s objectives, priorities, and responsibilities to understand their impact on company goals.
  • Foster a growth-oriented culture by mentoring managers and team leads, preparing them for expanded roles.
  • Monitor KPIs, SLAs, and operational metrics to ensure high performance and client satisfaction, driving corrective actions as needed.
  • Support efforts to align global teams through knowledge transfer and process standardization training.
  • Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to understand their evolving data requirements and ensure operational services meet expectations.
  • Develop proactive solutions to meet future client needs, staying ahead of market trends and emerging demands.
  • Establish feedback loops with key clients to track satisfaction levels and identify potential service improvements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field preferred; relevant experience may substitute for education
  • 10+ years experience in data operations or related role
  • 5+ years experience in a management role leading global teams, and processes
  • Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and PowerBI (or another visual tool) is required
  • Experience working with energy and commodities data is strongly preferred
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders and drive collaboration across departments
  • Proven ability to establish and standardize processes across teams and locations
  • Experience with metrics reporting and performance tracking
  • Proficiency with automation and process improvement tools to increase efficiency and scalability in data operations
  • Ability to balance decision-making autonomy with adherence to governance boundaries, understanding when to escalate issues to senior leadership.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Benefits

  • Significant opportunity to make a measurable impact on product strategy, revenue growth and customer success, with clear paths for career advancement.
  • Join a company culture that values innovation, collaboration and customer-centric thinking, giving you the autonomy to drive meaningful change.

Job title

Director of Data Operations

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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