Senior Manager, Data & Analytics, APEC (6 Months Contract) at SINGAPORE MARRIOTT TANG PLAZA HOTEL

, , Singapore -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

05 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Strategy, Analytics, Technology, Data Roadmaps, Operating Models, Governance Frameworks, Python, Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake, Bigquery, SQL Server, AWS, Azure, GCP, Project Management

Industry

Hospitality

Description

POSITION SUMMARY The Senior Manager, Data Strategy, APEC is accountable for shaping and driving the organisation’s data strategy to support strategic decision-making, operational performance, and long-term growth. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, analytics, and technology, translating commercial objectives into a clear and actionable data vision. The role is responsible for defining how data is used as a strategic asset, ensuring that data investments are aligned with business priorities and deliver measurable value across commercial, operational, and customer-facing functions. Operating as a senior individual contributor reporting to the Director, Data Strategy, the role partners closely with business leaders, analytics teams, and technology stakeholders to design pragmatic data roadmaps, operating models, and governance frameworks. The role provides thought and executional leadership on data platforms, metrics, and analytics capabilities, while balancing long-term strategic direction with near-term delivery. Success in this role requires the ability to influence without direct authority, communicate complex concepts clearly, and drive adoption of data-driven ways of working across the organisation. The role engages in a variety of tasks that bridge business objectives with technical execution daily – these include meeting with business leaders and analytics teams to gather requirements and prioritize data initiatives, designing data roadmaps to align with strategic goals, and developing or optimizing data workflows. The role also involves overseeing the progress of analytics and reporting projects, ensuring alignment with business priorities and timely delivery. Additionally, the Senior Manager collaborates with technology and external vendors to implement robust data pipelines, maintain data governance standards, and support the integration of data from diverse sources. Other regular activities involve the auditing of data products for quality, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and communicating complex data concepts in a clear, actionable manner to drive adoption of data-driven practices across the organization. CANDIDATE PROFILE Education & Experience * Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Computer Science/Information Systems, or a quantitative discipline (finance, operations research, economics, mathematics, statistics, etc.) * Minimum 7 - 8 years of relevant professional experience demonstrating clear technical competency, progressive career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance * Preferred: Working industrial experience in Travel & Hospitality, F&B or Retail with demonstrated technical capabilities Skills and Knowledge * Demonstrate fluency and strength of expertise in: * Programming languages (Python, etc.) * Business intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI) * Data warehousing (Snowflake, Bigquery, SQL Server, etc.) * Cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP) * Familiarity with UI/UX principles for dashboard and reporting design and an understanding of AI Operations (AIOps) * Demonstrates a strong analytical ability, with knowledge of financial analysis, quantitative analysis, statistical tools, economic concepts and predictive modeling * Strong relationship and project management skills with the ability to independently manage multiple projects (data specifications, deadlines, and project requirements) * Excellent command of the English language; with interpersonal, written and oral communication skills and the expertise of developing corporate communication for senior leadership * Ability to work both as a team member and a team leader to achieve results in a teamwork environment * Strong organizational and time management skills and proven ability to handle multi-task assignments * Strong passion and aptitude for the hospitality industry, with interests in the practical application of quantitative methods to support business strategy. CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 1. Data Engineering & Infrastructure * Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and ETL processes. * Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across multiple sources and platforms. * Collaborate with IT and data teams to optimize data architecture for analytics and reporting needs. 2. Governance & Best Practices * Implement and enforce data governance policies and standards. * Drive continuous improvement in analytics operations through process optimization and adoption of best practices. * Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in data engineering and analytics. 3. Project Management * Manage analytics projects end-to-end, including requirements gathering, planning, execution, and delivery. * Act as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and external consultants/vendors to ensure alignment on scope, timelines, and deliverables. * Monitor project progress, mitigate risks, and resolve issues to ensure successful outcomes. 4. Vendor & Stakeholder Management * Coordinate with third-party vendors for specialized analytics solutions, tools, and services. * Negotiate terms/scope of work and ensure compliance with organizational standards. * Communicate effectively with business leaders to translate business needs to project work scopes. MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES Leadership * Adaptability - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace. * Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods. * Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action. * Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values. Managing Execution * Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members. * Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required. * Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed. Building Relationships * Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships. * Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards. * Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential. Generating Talent and Organizational Capability * Talent Management - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives. Learning and Applying Professional Expertise * Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others. * Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges. * Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges. * Analysis-The ability to analyze and summarize detailed data and make recommendations. Included is the creation and maintenance of spreadsheets for storing data. * Deductive Analysis-Interpreting numeric information within the context of business problems, accurately and/or appropriately combining available data for computation or interpretation. * Inferential Analysis-Using trends and analysis to predict or project beyond presented information, making business-related decisions on the basis of available data, forming recommendations based on interpretation of data. * Computer Skills-The willingness to learn and ability to use computer systems and software packages to input, access, modify, store, or output information or to execute programs and analyses. This includes the ability to enter and retrieve data from computer systems using a keyboard, mouse, or trackball. * Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities. * Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.). * Mathematical Reasoning - Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues. * Oral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. * Reading Comprehension – Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. * Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law. Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.

Responsibilities

This Senior Manager role is responsible for shaping and driving the organization's data strategy across the APEC region to support strategic decision-making and growth, acting as a senior individual contributor reporting to the Director, Data Strategy. Key activities include defining data as a strategic asset, designing data roadmaps, overseeing analytics projects, and collaborating with technology stakeholders on data pipelines and governance.