Urban Data Lead
| Remuneration: | R75000 per month negotiable depending on experience |
| Benefits: | 22 days leave, R600 WiFi Reimbursement, R900 Therapy Stipend, currently trialing a 4 day work week (Fridays off), 1 x menstrual leave day a month. |
| Location: | Durban |
| Remote work: | Only remote work |
| Education level: | Masters |
| Job level: | Senior |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Reference: | #OCL Urban Data Lead |
| Company: | Open Cities Lab |
Are you passionate about leading a dynamic team in the world of data and technology? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where innovation and excellence are paramount? If so, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting
for!
As the urban data lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our data ecosystem, optimising productivity, and driving excellence in product design, development, and deployment. Accountable directly to the CTO and collaborating withcross-functional teams, you'll lead a team of data experts, ensuring they align with OCL's aspirational culture and work ethos. You will be the guiding voice of our data products and will shape the features developed by the Data Team to be used by people across the continent and beyond. The work is challenging, fast-paced and always changing. You are an empathetic and creative leader with strong analytical skills, a commitment to quality, a collaborative work ethic and strong coding skills. Further, with data-driven decision-making being a core tenet of our approach to impact, this role requires a strong adherence to and an enthusiasm for careful, rigorous, responsible, and empathetic use of data, both personal and institutional; seeking to build for safety, inclusivity, and equity.
Responsibilities:- Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Lead the data team in designing, re-designing, and developing products, methods, and tools.
- Customise and deploy products, methods, and tools in various use-case environments.
- Contribute to operational excellence, making strategic decisions to maximise ROI.
- Lead the data team according to OCL's aspirational culture, leadership brand, and work ethos.
- Grow professionally and develop personal competence in a rapidly scaling organisation.
Qualifications:- Master's degree with credits in data science or equivalent practical experience.
- Multiple additional data-focused qualifications are highly desirable.
- Technical skills in Python, R or Julia, cloud computing, web application frameworks, GIS, databases, machine learning, and BI tools.
- In-depth knowledge of product development processes, leadership frameworks, and financial management.
- Competencies in problem-solving, decision-making, organisational skills, and the ability to lead remote teams.
- Experience in a technical development environment, product development, and deploying technical products.
- Knowledge of and experience working with Notion, Slack, Microsoft, Google Suite, Toggl etc. would be an advantage
Culture and values:- Personal values aligned with OCL's aspirational culture.
- High ethical standards, integrity, and a strong desire for continuous learning and growth.
- Commitment to ongoing performance improvement and coaching programmes.
Company Description
We believe that through empowering citizens, building trust and accountability in civic space, and building capacity with government, we will enable participation in decision making, evidence-based urban intervention, and inclusive co-design that will improve the lives of residents in urban spaces.
Our organisation is made up of Researchers, Software Developers, Economists, Data Scientists, Designers and Product Owners who get to constantly expand their knowledge and learn peripheral skills as part of the job. We are all driven by a common purpose as a non-partisan community founded on the belief of equality and inclusion through openness across all aspects of society.
We are growing! And we need help expanding our data capacity...
Posted on 08 Mar 14:21, Closing date 30 Apr
