Head of Data Insights & Strategy – Reputed Tech firm
As the Head of Insights, Business Intelligence and Strategy you will be a foundational leader within our new Business Intelligence department
Your main responsibility is to transform raw data into a clear, actionable narrative that drives business performance.
You will build and lead the BI function, creating the single source of truth for company metrics, empowering every team with self-service insights, and ensuring data is a core pillar of every strategic decision.
What you’ll do:
- Build and Lead the Data Insights function:
- Establish and scale a high-performing Business Intelligence team, setting the vision, best practices, and
- Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of BI Analysts, Data Analysts, and BI
- Foster a culture of data curiosity, accuracy, and business
Define and Drive the Data Strategy:
- Own the enterprise data warehouse and BI tooling strategy
- Design and implement a scalable data model and KPI framework that serves as the single source of truth for the
- Partner with Data Engineering to ensure data pipelines are robust, timely, and aligned with analytical
Deliver Actionable Business Insights:
- Translate complex business questions from Leadership, Operations, Product, and Marketing into clear analytical projects and
- Go beyond reporting: provide predictive insights, identify growth opportunities, and diagnose operational
- Automate and democratize data access to enable self-service analytics across the organization.
Enable Strategic Decision-Making:
- Act as a key strategic advisor to the executive team, using data to inform market expansion, product investments, and operational
- Synthesize quantitative data from BI systems with qualitative insights from the Research team to provide a 360-degree view of the business and our
- Ensure data integrity and governance, building trust in all reporting
What you’ll bring:
- Strategic Data Leader: 8+ years in BI, Data Analytics, or Data Science, with 3+ years directly building and managing high-performing
- Business-Outcomes Focused: Proven experience as a strategic partner to C-level and business leaders, with a track record of influencing decisions through
- Great communicator: Ability to distill complex data into compelling stories and clear recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Scale-Up Veteran: Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth Experience in marketplace, logistics, or on-demand tech is a strong plus.
- Mandarin speaking skills are a must. Cantonese is a plus
Permanent role – Location: Hong Kong Start date: March/April 2026
Salary budget: from 85k to 150k/month + bonus Interview process: 3-4 rounds
Team size by end of Q2 – 20+ people
Reporting line: Director, himself reporting to CEO
Company: 300+ staff
Covering 17 markets, including multiple SEA countries
If interested, please send your CV across tonight to paris.herard@robertwalters.com.hk
About the job
Contract Type: Perm
Specialism: Tech & Transformation
Focus: AI, Data & Analytics
Industry: IT
Salary: HKD100,000 - HKD150,000 per month + + bonus
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Experience Level: Director
Location: Central and Western District
FULL_TIMEJob Reference: 6UOXSZ-4A297991
Date posted: 23 January 2026
Consultant: Paris Herard
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