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Confidential executive search - Philadelphia PA
Director Data Warehousing
Hawk Associates has been engaged to conduct an executive search for the
Director of Data Warehousing for a major Philadelphia area client. The details
as created by the client appear below.
The description of this position is as follows:
This position is responsible for 3 major functions,
1) Lead an enterprise wide effort to establish a Data Warehouse and
provide the corresponding decision support tools to meet a defined set of
the information needs.
2) Perform the leadership, analysis and design tasks needed to develop an
enterprise wide data architecture.
3) Manage ISD's Database Administration function in a manner that
delivers to ISD's application development staff the database design,
modeling, and construction support that they need.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES:
- Understand client’s business drivers in order to predict client's
information and decision support needs.
- Analyze trends in the Database arena to determine potential
opportunities and impacts on client.
- Educate the senior management of client and the management of ISD on the
application, benefits, and costs of a Data Warehouse and Data Architecture.
- Gain financial support for the implementation and enhancement of a Data
Warehouse and Data Architecture.
- Design and manage the implementation of an enterprise wide
Data Warehouse and a Data Architecture.
- Identify and provide the Database tools and methodologies that client's
application development staff needs to develop applications as effectively
as possible.
- Design and direct the governance activities associated with ensuring
compliance with the Data Architecture
- Oversee the establishment of Database standards.
- Review application development projects to fit systems to the
Data Architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify the Data
Architecture to
accommodate project needs.
- Manage the Data Administration function including data modeling,
logical and physical database design, database construction, resource
management, as well as establishing database backup and recovery processes.
- Identify personnel development needs of the areas managed and ensure
that they are met.
- Participate in ISD (Information Systems Division) wide initiatives and
provide support to other ISD as requested.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Manage ISD technical staff of 10 to 20
- Respected leader
- Strong believer in value of properly managed information and
architectures
- Ability to successfully communicate with senior business managers as
well as manage technical and business personnel on complex assignments.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to establish a
reputation of competence and trust amongst all involved parties.
- Solid interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, problem
solving and conflict resolution.
- Understanding of the political climate of an enterprise and how to
navigate through the politics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years application development experience, with database intensive
systems, including experience in developing a Data Warehouse.
- Excellent analytical and technical capabilities.
- In depth knowledge of relational databases - DB2, Oracle and SQL Server
- Strong understanding of Data Warehouse systems and Database
Architectures.
- Ability to translate business needs into Data Warehouse and Database
Architecture requirements.
- Full knowledge of application development life cycle phases including:
Requirements Definition
Logical and Physical Design
Construction
Systems Testing
- Full understanding of the Database Administration function.
- Strong grasp of the functions of a Managed Care business and the ways
that information and decision support systems can enable the business to
meet its goals.
Requirements also include BS in Computer Science, Management Information
Systems, a related field of study or equivalent experience.
Relocation assistance and referral bonuses available
Received on Sat Aug 22 1998 - 14:39:43 CDT
