Head of Data Strategy & Analytics

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority is seeking an experienced Data Platform and Analytics leader to drive enterprise data initiatives. You will manage a team and vendors to implement the Enterprise Data Platform, ensuring quality, security and cost control, and deliver actionable insights for the organisation.

The role requires deep expertise in data governance, data models, BI standards, and cross‑functional collaboration across IT and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in data management and analytics in large-scale organisations.
• At least 3 years in a supervisory/leadership role.
• Strong leadership and team-management skills and stakeholder communication.
• Experience with data governance, quality control, and security best practices.
• Ability to translate data insights to non-technical stakeholders in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a data team and vendor partners to deliver the Enterprise Data Platform with quality, security and cost controls.
• Establish and execute the data governance framework, policies and guidelines for IT data access and quality.
• Design and enable common data models to promote data reusability and single source of truth.
• Develop standards and best practices for a robust BI solution and self-serve analytics.
• Support analytical and digital transformation initiatives and KPI visualizations for stakeholders.
• Collaborate across IT and business units to ensure data and insights integrate with other systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Authority.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication (English/Chinese)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science or equivalent

Tools

Anaconda

Jupyter

Python

Spark

NoSQL

Node.js

Tableau

Cloud Services

Job description

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority is seeking an experienced Data Platform and Analytics leader to drive enterprise data initiatives. You will manage a team and vendors to implement the Enterprise Data Platform, ensuring quality, security and cost control, and deliver actionable insights for the organisation.

The role requires deep expertise in data governance, data models, BI standards, and cross‑functional collaboration across IT and business stakeholders.