Data Analytics Senior Specialist

zakat, tax and customs authority; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority is actively expanding its advanced analytics capabilities across the organization. The role focuses on growing AA adoption, reviewing the current portfolio, and ensuring effective delivery of AA products through strong collaboration with internal stakeholders.

The candidate will develop PoC analytics, build ML/DL models, and define BRDs/SLAs with departments to drive strategic outcomes for ZATCA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or Business Administration preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Grow the adoption of advanced analytics across ZATCA.
• Review and enhance the advanced analytics portfolio.
• Assess utilization and effectiveness of analytics solutions across units.
• Propose new collaboration platforms for analytics products.
• Increase awareness through educational sessions on analytics topics.
• Develop PoC analytical solutions to validate use cases.
• Develop analytical models leveraging ML/ DL techniques for stakeholders.
• Define and scope requirements to develop AA enabled products.

Skills

Data Analytics

Data Processing

Database Design

IT Compliance

Policy Making

Data Management

Collaboration

Professionalism

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Data Science

Master’s degree in CS/DS/Business Administration

Job description

• Grow the adoption of advanced analytics across ZATCA by proactively thinking of use cases and tools that could enhance operational effectiveness
  
• Review and enhance of the current advanced analytics portfolio
  
• Assess the utilization and effectiveness of advanced analytics solutions across other business units and potentially improve the effectiveness of these solutions
  
• Review current infrastructure used to develop and host analytical products and propose new collaboration platforms (Alteryx, SAS, Data Robot, etc.), to ensure efficient collaboration and archiving/utilization of products
  
• Increase awareness of advanced analytics across ZATCA by running educational session about analytical topics incentivizing various departments to think of ways to improve their operations through AA
  
• Explore and prioritize advanced analytics use cases to support in achieving ZATCA’s strategic objectives
  
• Develop Proof-of-Concept analytical solutions to validate the effectiveness and impact of ideated use cases
  
• Develop complex and impactful analytical models and solutions, leveraging machine learning and/or deep-learning techniques for internal or external stakeholders
  
• Define and scope the requirements to develop AA enabled products
  
• Perform complex reactive data analysis or develop analytical models to support external and/or internal stakeholders in answering strategic questions
  
• Define the BRDs and SLAs for a variety of AA products in collaboration with other departments and stakeholders
  
• Translate BRDs and SLAs into a set of actions and tasks to deliver products within the required timeframe and quality standards
  
• Manage external requests and optimize the workload allocation
  
• Manage communication with other departments and stakeholders to ensure alignment and efficient delivery of requests and AA products
  
• Align with stakeholders on delivery plan, objectives, and desired outcomes
  
• Monitor the satisfaction of external stakeholders and implement corrective measures to improve the delivery
  

Job Details

• Grow the adoption of advanced analytics across ZATCA by proactively thinking of use cases and tools that could enhance operational effectiveness
  
• Review and enhance of the current advanced analytics portfolio
  
• Assess the utilization and effectiveness of advanced analytics solutions across other business units and potentially improve the effectiveness of these solutions
  
• Review current infrastructure used to develop and host analytical products and propose new collaboration platforms (Alteryx, SAS, Data Robot, etc.), to ensure efficient collaboration and archiving/utilization of products
  
• Increase awareness of advanced analytics across ZATCA by running educational session about analytical topics incentivizing various departments to think of ways to improve their operations through AA
  
• Explore and prioritize advanced analytics use cases to support in achieving ZATCA’s strategic objectives
  
• Develop Proof-of-Concept analytical solutions to validate the effectiveness and impact of ideated use cases
  
• Develop complex and impactful analytical models and solutions, leveraging machine learning and/or deep-learning techniques for internal or external stakeholders
  
• Define and scope the requirements to develop AA enabled products
  
• Perform complex reactive data analysis or develop analytical models to support external and/or internal stakeholders in answering strategic questions
  
• Define the BRDs and SLAs for a variety of AA products in collaboration with other departments and stakeholders
  
• Translate BRDs and SLAs into a set of actions and tasks to deliver products within the required timeframe and quality standards
  
• Manage external requests and optimize the workload allocation
  
• Manage communication with other departments and stakeholders to ensure alignment and efficient delivery of requests and AA products
  
• Align with stakeholders on delivery plan, objectives, and desired outcomes
  
• Monitor the satisfaction of external stakeholders and implement corrective measures to improve the delivery
  

Advanced Analytics Management

• Grow the adoption of advanced analytics across ZATCA by proactively thinking of use cases and tools that could enhance operational effectiveness
  
• Review and enhance of the current advanced analytics portfolio
  
• Assess the utilization and effectiveness of advanced analytics solutions across other business units and potentially improve the effectiveness of these solutions
  
• Review current infrastructure used to develop and host analytical products and propose new collaboration platforms (Alteryx, SAS, Data Robot, etc.), to ensure efficient collaboration and archiving/utilization of products
  
• Increase awareness of advanced analytics across ZATCA by running educational session about analytical topics incentivizing various departments to think of ways to improve their operations through AA
  
• Explore and prioritize advanced analytics use cases to support in achieving ZATCA’s strategic objectives
  
• Develop Proof-of-Concept analytical solutions to validate the effectiveness and impact of ideated use cases
  
• Develop complex and impactful analytical models and solutions, leveraging machine learning and/or deep-learning techniques for internal or external stakeholders
  
• Define and scope the requirements to develop AA enabled products
  
• Perform complex reactive data analysis or develop analytical models to support external and/or internal stakeholders in answering strategic questions
  
• Define the BRDs and SLAs for a variety of AA products in collaboration with other departments and stakeholders
  
• Translate BRDs and SLAs into a set of actions and tasks to deliver products within the required timeframe and quality standards
  
• Manage external requests and optimize the workload allocation
  
• Manage communication with other departments and stakeholders to ensure alignment and efficient delivery of requests and AA products
  
• Align with stakeholders on delivery plan, objectives, and desired outcomes
  
• Monitor the satisfaction of external stakeholders and implement corrective measures to improve the delivery
  

Organization and Operations

• Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
  
• Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
  
• Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
  
• Perform other duties as requested
  

People Management

• Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
  
• Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
  
• Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent is required
  
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business Administration, or equivalent is preferred
  

Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Competencies

• IT Compliance - Developing
• Policy Making - Developing
• Data Analytics - Proficient
• Data Management Planning and Design - Proficient
• Data Processing - Proficient
• Database Design and Operations - Developing
• Professionalism - Developing
• Collaboration and Communication - Developing }