Commerce Analytics Lead

apartmentLiyema Consulting placeJohannesburg calendar_month 

What Youll Own and Lead

Business Engagement & Demand Management
  • Be the trusted link between Commercial teams and IT for all things analytics.
  • Gather, prioritize, and manage analytics demand to match strategy with impact.
  • Deeply engage with leaders across Africa to localize solutions that make a difference.
Project Oversight & Enhancement Delivery
  • Own the delivery of key analytics projects and enhancements from concept to execution.
  • Partner with project delivery leads to ensure solutions are relevant, scalable, and measurable.
  • Bridge the gap between complex data and actionable business insights.
Capex, Opex & Financial Intelligence
  • Manage the financial side of analytics initiatives budgets, cost controls, and vendor quotes.
  • Ensure every rand is invested wisely, with clear ROI and cost-effective solutions.
Data Stewardship & Adoption
  • Champion data quality, trust, and governance across mission-critical systems.
  • Drive Data Asset Utilisation ensure teams know what tools are available, why they matter, and how to use them through training and support.
  • Governance & Compliance
  • Lead governance efforts with BI AMS and Digital Factory stakeholders.
  • Manage secure access to workspaces, conduct regular access reviews, and maintain compliance with policies and audit requirements.
Stakeholder Engagement Across Africa
  • Build powerful relationships with leaders in diverse markets.
  • Translate business needs into tech solutions, and tech insights into business impact.
What You Bring to the Table
  • A Bachelor's degree in Analytics, IT, Business, or a related field.
  • 5+ years experience in analytics, business engagement, or data governance roles.
  • Strong knowledge of BI platforms (e.g., Power BI), data access controls, and workspace environments.
  • Proven financial management experience (Capex, Opex, vendor engagement).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills you can speak "tech" and "business" fluently.
  • Experience working across diverse African markets is a major plus.
Who You Are
  • A strategic thinker with a bias for action.
  • Detail-obsessed and financially savvy.
  • A natural connector comfortable engaging with stakeholders from MDs to data teams.
  • Culturally sensitive and capable of adapting to different markets and contexts.
  • Passionate about empowering businesses to use data for good.

Why This Role?

This is your opportunity to lead the charge in reshaping how commercial teams across Africa access, interpret, and act on data. You wont just be building dashboards youll be building a data-driven culture that drives performance across borders.

Are you ready to unlock the power of data in African commerce?

Apply today and make your mark.

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