Automation Manager

Ipsos Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Parking

Vision

Wellness Programs

Learning Subsidy

Caregiver Lea

Job summary

Ipsos Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an Automation Manager to lead a team of programmers and analysts, delivering data integration, analytics, and automated reporting solutions. The role requires coordinating with cross‑country teams and improving client operations while driving innovative analytics initiatives.

You will design and develop automation tools using VBA, advanced Excel, and BI platforms, and coach junior members to enhance capabilities and deliver high-quality results for

Qualifications

• Experience in data integration, data analytics, and report automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of programmers/analysts and coordinate with client-serving teams.

Skills

Data integration

Data analytics

Report automation

Tableau

Power BI

Excel VBA

SQL

SPSS

Team management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

SPSS

Job description

Automation Manager Kuala Lumpur Competitive salary - (posted Apr 14 2026)

Job Spec

Roles and Responsibilities

• Excellent organizational skill with a capacity to plan, prioritize, multi-task, and delegate effectively.
• Comfortable working with different teams from various countries of different time zones.
• Ability to manage a team of programmers/analysts to ensure balance of workload and sufficient support to the client-servicing teams. Involved in project management and coordination works.
• Be a people manager to set timely objectives, review objectively, motivate genuinely, and develop their knowledge/skill sets for better self and team advancement.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills with experience engaging and influencing key stakeholders to achieve optimal business outcomes.
• Ensure team members are consistently maintaining the Ipsos standard and delivering highest quality deliverables.
• Highly experience in designing and developing PowerPoint report automation program, automated checking process and analytical tools with the use of VBA, advanced Excel functions, and/or other programming languages.
• Experience in designing and developing interactive dashboards using Excel, Tableau, PowerBI and/or other cloud-based platforms.
• Experience in data integration of structured and unstructured data and perform data transformation for the purpose of statistical analysis.
• Strong interest and knowledge of emerging technology trends and applications in data analytics space.
• Involved in process-improvement initiatives (e.g. online platform enhancement, new automation tools) and provide necessary coaching to project members.
• Work with external stakeholders/ vendors on contract agreements and other initiatives.
• Work closely with external stakeholders to provide support on complex operational matters.
• Any ad hoc duties/ projects as assigned.

Requirement for this position

• Preferably with at least 3-5 years of experience in dealing with data integration, data analytics/ statistics, and report automation
• Good understanding of data visualization and able to act as a subject-matter expert on the effective use of graphics/design in relation to data representation
• Proficient in Tableau or Power BI or other online dashboarding tools
• Good communication and negotiation skills. Ability to interact with all levels effectively
• Strong problem-solving skill. Ability to deal with difficult situations objectively
• Strong project management skill and multi-tasking ability
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel, and VBA
• Extensive experience with SPSS is highly preferred
• Experience in relational database management systems and SQL
• A self-starter with strong sense of ownership
• Ability to manage and coach a team of young analysts and programmers.

About the Team

About Us

Welcome to Ipsos - Global Market Research

Ipsos is the third largest market research company in the world, present in 90 markets and employing more than 18,000 people.

Our research professionals, analysts and scientists have built unique multi-specialist capabilities that provide true understanding and powerful insights into the actions, opinions and motivations of citizens, consumers, patients, customers or employees. Our 75 business solutions are based on primary data coming from our surveys, social media monitoring, and qualitative or observational techniques.

“Game Changers” – our tagline – summarizes our ambition to help our 5,000 clients to navigate more easily our deeply changing world.

In our world of rapid change, the need for reliable information to make confident decisions has never been greater.

At Ipsos we believe our clients need more than a data supplier, they need a partner who can produce accurate and relevant information and turn it into actionable truth.

This is why our passionately curious experts not only provide the most precise measurement, but shape it to provide True Understanding of Society, Markets and People.

To do this we use the best of science, technology and know-how and apply the principles of security, simplicity, speed and substance to everything we do.

So that our clients can act faster, smarter and bolder.

Ultimately, success comes down to a simple truth:

You act better when you are sure.

Welcome to Ipsos - Global Market Research

Ipsos is the third largest market research company in the world, present in 90 markets and employing more than 18,000 people.

Our research professionals, analysts and scientists have built unique multi-specialist capabilities that provide true understanding and powerful insights into the actions, opinions and motivations of citizens, consumers, patients, customers or employees. Our 75 business solutions are based on primary data coming from our surveys, social media monitoring, and qualitative or observational techniques.

“Game Changers” – our tagline – summarizes our ambition to help our 5,000 clients to navigate more easily our deeply changing world.

In our world of rapid change, the need for reliable information to make confident decisions has never been greater.

At Ipsos we believe our clients need more than a data supplier, they need a partner who can produce accurate and relevant information and turn it into actionable truth.

This is why our passionately curious experts not only provide the most precise measurement, but shape it to provide True Understanding of Society, Markets and People.

To do this we use the best of science, technology and know-how and apply the principles of security, simplicity, speed and substance to everything we do.

So that our clients can act faster, smarter and bolder.

Ultimately, success comes down to a simple truth:

You act better when you are sure.

Perks and benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Parking
• Vision
• Wellness Programs
• Learning Subsidy
• Caregiver Lea