Research Manager
IRC1655
The Position:Reporting
to the Head, Digital Financial Services and Mobile Payments, the jobholder will
be responsible for digital product and business development of digital services
(online services, ecommerce, mobile money mobile payments, digital acquiring
etc.), to increase revenue, functionality, usage and retention.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Collecting,
analysing and interpreting primary and secondary research data
- Owning
competitive analysis and market insights for multiple product and services
within financial services industry
- Developing
reports, presentations and marketing materials to support business &
product development
- Delivering
audience insights and strategic recommendations to guide product strategy
- Collaborating
with cross-functional team, including developers, operations, business
development, marketing, product management and engineering
- Apply your
expertise in research design, analysis and the presentation of data to
uncover unique actionable insights about behaviour, technology &
financial services
- Define
insightful hypotheses and identify methods to leverage KCB’s large
internal data sets to validate hypotheses and enhance 3rd party research
work with proprietary data.
- Build
meaningful cross-functional relationships and help activate our research
to internal and external audiences (e.g., through industry conferences).
- Have a keen eye
for and focus on impact and ability to prioritize research projects based
on desired outcomes.
- Be willing to
train and coach team members.
The Person:
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:
- University
Degree in Statistics or Business related field
- Excellent
statistical intuition, application, and knowledge of various predictive
analytics/statistical modelling
- A minimum of 5
years relevant working experience (in a similar role) with strong
technical analytical ability and data mining skills
- Extensive
experience querying large, complex, and raw data sets in
Teradata/Hive/Hadoop databases (or similar environments)
- Extensive
experience analyzing syndicated technology & financial services
research data
- Proficient in
advanced SQL coding across various databases
- Exceptional
communicator across all levels of the organization; able to effectively
present data and ‘translate’ findings for a non-technical audience;
possesses the executive presence to successfully liaise with senior
leadership team members
- Proven ability
to learn quickly, work independently, and adapt to change in a fast-paced
environment.
- Strong
leadership skills with demonstrated competences in championing high
performance management.
- Excellent
project management skills.
- Solid
understanding of digital financial services landscape, Banking and
technology.
- High attention
to detail, organization, team-orientation, and an ability to work under
tight deadlines.
- Mastery of
PowerPoint/Keynote and Excel/Numbers (preferably Apple OS).
- Experience
working within a performance management environment - e.g. KPIs
The above positions are
demanding roles which the Bank will provide a competitive package for the
successful candidates.
To be considered your application must be received by Friday 28th October, 2016
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.