Associate Director - Reporting and Data Analytics

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GDS ES FINANCE | REPORTING & DATA ANALYTICS   JOB DESCRIPTION   Associate Director – R&DA   Role purpose Serve as the strategic business advisor and R&DA delivery leader for the Regions, with end-to-end accountability for reporting, analytics and insights outcomes, stakeholder relationships, people leadership, operational excellence and regional adoption of transformation, automation and innovation initiatives.   Associate Director – Reporting & Data Analytics   Function   GDS ES Finance | Reporting & Data Analytics   Role overview The Associate Director – R&DA, Regions Lead is a strategic business advisor and delivery leader responsible for connecting regional business and finance priorities with the full R&DA capability. The role leads high-quality reporting, advanced analytics and actionable insight delivery while ensuring strong governance, controls, stakeholder alignment and measurable business value. The Regions Lead also mobilises regional takeaways and adoption from enterprise-led initiatives, strengthens collaboration across regions and global teams, and scales repeatable solutions and best practices across the reporting and analytics ecosystem.   Primary objectives

Provide strategic partnership and decision support to regional business and finance leadership. Own end-to-end governance for reporting, analytics and insights delivered to assigned regional stakeholders. Improve quality, consistency, timeliness and business relevance across R&DA outcomes. Drive standardisation, optimisation, automation, AI adoption and scalable delivery practices. Build strong regional stakeholder relationships and connect regional demand to global and enablement capabilities. Lead a high-performing, inclusive and future-ready R&DA team. Ensure regional mobilisation, adoption and value realisation from enterprise transformation initiatives.

Key responsibilities Regional strategy and business advisory

Act as a trusted advisor to regional business and finance leadership, providing insights and recommendations that enhance business performance and margins. Develop strong understanding of regional business cycles, KPIs, revenue drivers, reporting frameworks and stakeholder priorities. Influence and support strategic planning, forecasting and key business initiatives in partnership with stakeholders. Translate regional priorities into a clear R&DA agenda, demand plan and decision roadmap. Provide executive-level insights by integrating relevant financial, operational and market information.

Business insights and advanced analytics

Lead the design and delivery of executive reporting, dashboards and analytics solutions. Drive predictive, scenario-based and forward-looking analysis to support leadership decisions. Identify performance-improvement opportunities across profitability, pipeline health, staffing effectiveness, operational investments and cost optimisation. Translate complex information into clear recommendations, narratives and decision points for senior stakeholders. Promote adoption of advanced analytics and automated insights where these improve decision support.

Reporting and delivery governance

Own end-to-end delivery governance for reporting, analytics and insights for assigned regional stakeholders. Ensure timeliness, accuracy, consistency and quality across deliverables through clear controls and review mechanisms. Lead or support cyclical finance processes including monthly reporting, forecasting, revenue planning and GIP submissions. Establish transparent service expectations,