Head of Data Engineering – GH

Description

IFC a member of the World Bank Group (WBG) is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2023, IFC committed a record US$43.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) enables the WBG to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in a sustainable way by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150 locations.

Our vision is to transform how the Bank Group accomplishes its mission through information and technology. In this fast-paced, ever-changing world, the formulation and implementation of the ITS strategy is an ongoing, iterative process of learning and adaptation developed through extensive consultations with business partners throughout the World Bank Group.

ITS shapes its strategy in response to changing business priorities and leverages new technologies to achieve three high-level business outcomes: business enablement, by providing Bank Group units with innovative digital tools and technologies to transform how they deliver value for their clients; empowerment & effectiveness, by ensuring that all Bank Group staff are connected, able to find information, and productive to accelerate the delivery of development solutions globally; and resilience, by equipping the Bank Group to provide risk-based cybersecurity and robust data protection for a global network and a growing cloud platform.

Implementation of the strategy is guided by three core principles. The first is to deliver solutions for business partners that are customer-centric, innovative, and transformative. The second is to provide the Bank Group with value for money with selective and standard technologies. The third principle is to excel at the basics by providing a high performing, robust, and resilient IT environment for the organization.

The mission of the Corporate Information Technologies Department (CIT) is to leverage technology to enable IFC’s strategic priorities and to support IFC’s business and operations. By acting as the technology partner and business enabler, the department provides state-of-art information and technology solutions to support IFC’s Investment & Advisory Services, Financial Operations, Treasury & the Asset Management Company.  We work closely with the business to design solutions that automate business processes, help enable business responsiveness to clients, improve operational efficiency and organizational effectiveness, and manage risks.  We are committed to delivering business solutions that deliver value for money while we continue to excel at the basics by providing IFC with an integrated digital platform that connects policies, processes, people, and knowledge across the institution in a holistic and staff-centric manner. CIT aims to ensure that our solutions meet the business needs of users across a range of functions including operations and corporate business processes, information, knowledge and learning, data and analytics, and more. 

CIT is seeking a sharp, highly motivated senior leader to run our enterprise data engineering team and take our data platform to the next level. This person will report to IFC’s Chief Information Officer and will play a pivotal role in helping IFC use data to support its strategic objectives. Besides strong technical expertise, the individual must possess outstanding leadership skills and be able to collaborate effectively with senior leaders across the organization. This managerial position will be based in Washington, DC 

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
•  Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
•  Spearhead the initiative to modernize IFC’s data environment, migrating critical functions to a new cloud platform. 
•  Identify opportunities to leverage data for strategic decision-making and business growth, and in collaboration with the Head of Analytics, implement IFC’s data strategy.
•  Work in close collaboration with World Bank Group IT teams to leverage best practices, and data platforms.
•  Design and maintain a scalable and efficient data architecture, ensuring optimal data storage, processing, and accessibility.
•  Establish standards for data and semantic modeling, database design, data transformation, and data preparation and oversee teams and groups that implement standards to ensure adherence to best practices.
•  Establish data quality standards and processes, including data cleansing, validation, and monitoring, and implement measures to maintain the accuracy and reliability of our data assets.
•  Manage the appropriate data engineering tools, technologies, and frameworks to meet business requirements.
•  Effectively communicate complex data engineering concepts and progress to non-technical senior leaders.
•  Influence and persuade senior leaders to adopt data-driven decision-making and support data engineering initiatives.
•  Align data engineering initiatives with our overall business strategy and identify opportunities for data to drive business growth.
•  Stay up to date with new data technologies and industry best practices and advise the organization on how to best leverage these technologies to improve data infrastructure and data engineering processes.
•  Contribute to IFC’s technical vision.

 

Selection Criteria

•  Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent, with 12 to 15 years of relevant working experience leading technical teams, and preferable in the Financial Services sector.
•  Preferably 10+ years of hands-on data engineering and/or software development experience.
•  Demonstrated ability to establish strong partnerships and drive processes across organizations, e.g. to manage the creation, processing, and use of instrumentation to enable using data impactfully in developing data products or solutions.
•  Deep experience in architecture, engineering, data products, and advanced analytics initiatives (AI/ML)
•  Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases, data warehousing concepts, and cloud-based analytics databases (e.g., Azure), SQL/NoSQL DBs, Power BI/Tableau, Azure, Python, R, Spark, etc.
•  Strong interpersonal skills: ability to influence across all levels of an organization (without formal authority.
•  Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts to a wide range of audiences.
•  Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects while working independently and in teams of all sizes with representatives from a diverse set of technical backgrounds.
•  Flawless integrity and unquestionable commitment to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission and values.
•  Meet Bank Group-wide managerial competencies including Courage of your convictions, Leading the team for impact, influencing across boundaries, Fostering openness to new ideas, Building talent for the future.
 

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.

 

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