Data Analytics & Platform Manager

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 114,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is seeking an experienced Data Analytics & Platform Manager to own the Group’s data ecosystem and lead a growing data team. The role combines technical authority with strategic guidance to shape data governance and enterprise value.

You will oversee the modernization of data practices, manage platform architecture, and drive data-driven decisions across multiple entities, reporting to IT leadership.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, or BI with leadership of technical teams.
• Strong cloud data tooling knowledge including Fabric, Snowflake, Synapse or Databricks.
• Proven ability to design data models, pipelines, and governance for enterprise data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define the roadmap to modernize the enterprise data platform.
• Lead and expand the data team including BI Developers, Data Engineers and Analysts.
• Oversee cloud data platforms and ensure data governance, quality, and architecture across business units.
• Communicate data strategies and roadmaps clearly to senior IT leadership.

Skills

Data Analytics

Data Engineering

BI

Education

Associate Degree/Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Snowflake

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Job description

Data Analytics & Platform Manager

About the Client

Our client is a large, highly established Malaysian conglomerate with a diversified business portfolio and a long-standing history of steady market expansion. Known for a stable work culture and strong employee retention, the organization’s enterprise IT division is currently modernizing its data capability to support long‑term growth across all operating companies.

Position Overview

• Role: Data Analytics & Platform Manager

• Location: KL, Malaysia

• Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite (Monday – Friday, Standard Business Hours)

• Employment Type: Permanent

• Remuneration: Open to discussion based on experience (Up to RM 15,000 – RM 17,000/month) + Competitive Bonus & Benefits

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Data Analytics & Platform Manager to take ownership of the Group’s data ecosystem. This is a newly created leadership role within the Group HQ IT division.

You will lead, mentor, and build a growing data team (encompassing BI Developers, Data Engineers, and Data Analysts). You will serve as both a technical authority and strategic advisor—shaping how the group structures, governs, and utilizes data to drive enterprise value.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Architecture: Define and execute the roadmap to transform unstructured data practices into a modernized, scalable enterprise data platform.

• Team Leadership & Hiring: Manage the existing data professionals and actively lead the headcount expansion for incoming technical hires.

• Platform Management: Oversee and optimize cloud data platforms (leveraging tools like Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, or Azure Synapse).

• Data Governance & Engineering: Establish best practices for data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, data quality, and architecture across multiple business entities.

• Stakeholder Management: Articulate complex data strategies, roadmaps, and project execution plans clearly to senior IT leadership and executive management.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience: Strong background in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, or BI, with demonstrated experience leading or managing technical teams.

• Technical Proficiency:

  • Hands‑on familiarity with modern cloud data tools (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Azure Synapse, or Databricks).

  • Strong fundamentals in SQL, data architecture, data warehousing, and pipeline management.

• Soft Skills: Outstanding communication and presentation skills—must be able to articulate plans, methodologies, and business impacts clearly.

• Availability: Candidates with 1 to 2 months' notice period are strongly preferred.

experience

8 years

skills

Microsoft Fabric

qualifications

no additional qualifications required

education

Associate Degree/Diploma