DATA & ANALYTICS IT DIRECTOR LATAM

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR BIG TECH TRANSFORMATION? L'Oréal is present in 130 countries on five continents.
For more than a century, L'Oréal has devoted itself solely to one business.
beauty; it is now the industry world leader with €29 billion consolidated sales.
Today, L'Oréal includes tech positions and it's constantly growing.
Especially with our ambition to become the #1 BeautyTech company, meaning inventing the beauty of the future while becoming the company of the future.
BeautyTech will equip the Group with the key assets it needs to conquer this new world, where Tech has become strategic.
To achieve this ambition, L'Oréal needs to continue recruiting diverse, innovative, skilled and passionate minds in different tech domains such as Data, Digital, Cloud, Cyber Security, IT Architecture, DevOps, Applications and Infrastructure.
HOLD ON, WHERE ARE OUR MANNERS? WE HAVEN'T PRESENTED OUR TEAM! L'Oréal is in a period of growth and transformation in data and is building dynamic and multidisciplinary teams from different backgrounds to deliver on our exciting mission to accelerate the company's Beauty Tech transformation.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data & Analytics IT Director LATAM to lead complex and strategic data and analytics initiatives in Latin America.
As the Data and Analytics IT Director, you will be responsible for leading/scaling Global or Zone Data & Analytics programs and products for L'Oreal in the Latin America region and driving forward the Data & Analytics strategy of L'Oreal Group and the Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO) in the LATAM region.
This role is part of the Americas Zone IT team within L'Oreal   INTERESTED?   THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO IN NUTSHELL! Lead and manage teams, including establishing and managing transversal internal and external teams to deliver multiple concurrent Latin America Demands, Projects, Products.
Team leadership  including mentoring, recruitment, performance goals and evaluations, and coaching.
Project management, including creating project plans, leading project team meetings and steering groups, preparing & delivering status reports, issue tracking and risk mitigation, monitoring of critical path items, and escalation of issues.
Financial management   including  budgeting, purchase order management and financial forecasting.
Vendor management   including   contract management and   creating partnerships and defining ways of working with vendor teams.
Propose and   design  sustainable and standardized solutions across the Zone.
Understand system technical/functional capabilities, including potential implications of system changes.
Communicate  project status to stakeholders and senior management.
Collaborate with the Business Relationship Management teams in the preparation of business cases for project or product approval.
Facilitate QA process,  ensuring  IT and UAT testing is completed to a high standard, Facilitate   production issue resolution  and communication with the support teams to minimize impact and accelerate resolution.
Implement change management  process to capture change requests, communicate impact, request stakeholder decisions, and execute changes if applicable.
THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED! We love people that are curious, collaborative, eager to have an impact and who value innovation, autonomy, and team spirit.
You value code simplicity, performance, and details.
Requirements.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business, or equivalent experience.
The optimal candidate will have.
Excellent  Spanish High level  of  English Over 7 years of Team Leadership experience A solid foundation in delivering Data & Analytics solutions including ELT/ETL, database / analytical, and data visualizations technologies.
Cloud data platform experience (Azure, Google Cloud Platform) would be beneficial.
Experience with SAP and POS (Sell-Out) data would be beneficial.
Demonstrate the ability to think strategically and align data and analytics initiatives with the overall business strategy.
Strong leadership skills  to inspire and motivate your team, set clear goals, provide guidance, and ensure project delivery excellence.
Outstanding verbal and written communications skills  including   the ability to interact with senior levels of management and receiving and delivering challenging messages.
Ability to work independently with a high level  of initiative within a demanding environment.
Demonstrated ability to be a team player, building  strong relationships across all levels of the organization to ensure alignment and maximize the value of data and analytics initiatives.
Foster a collaborative and innovative culture  to promote cross-functional excellence and knowledge sharing.
Strong   problem-solving skills to identify and address issues, develop innovative solutions, cut through roadblocks, and drive projects to a successful outcome.
Exhibit broad understanding of technology and the data and analytics landscape.
Superior organization and time management skills.
Project Management Institute (PMI)  or similar certification, and experience with agile project management principles and methodologies would be beneficial.
Ability to speak Portuguese or French would be   beneficial.
WAIT, THERE IS MORE! LET US GIVE YOU 4 OTHER REASONS TO JOIN US! Joining L'Oréal means joining a company that.
Invests in Tech and positions its Tech teams at the heart of its digital transformation strategy.
Allows its employees to have a real impact, to test their ideas, to innovate and to build our future.
Has a powerful and innovative HR policy.
Has chosen to uphold strong values and to be particularly advanced from a social and environmental point of view (strong diversity and inclusion policy, L'Oréal for the Future program, commitment to numerous communities, etc.).
The L'Oréal Group is convinced that difference is a deep source of wealth, that allows everyone to grow, to challenge themselves and to go further.
We strongly encourage everyone to always dare and never censor themselves.
Skills can always be learnt.
We will be delighted to exchange with you! Ready to build the future of L'Oréal together?  Apply now!