Senior Automation Manager / Automation Manager

Job Summary
Excellent organizational skill with a capacity to plan, prioritize, multi-task, and delegate effectively.
Comfortable working with different teams from various countries of different time zones.
Ability to manage a team of programmers/analysts to ensure balance of workload and sufficient support to the client-servicing teams. Involved in project management and coordination works.
Be a people manager to set timely objectives, review objectively, motivate genuinely, and develop their knowledge/skill sets for better self and team advancement.
Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills with experience engaging and influencing key stakeholders to achieve optimal business outcomes.
Ensure team members are consistently maintaining the Ipsos standard and delivering highest quality deliverables.
Highly experience in designing and developing PowerPoint report automation program, automated checking process and analytical tools with the use of VBA, advanced Excel functions, and/or other programming languages.
Experience in designing and developing interactive dashboards using Excel, Tableau, PowerBI and/or other cloud-based platforms.
Experience in data integration of structured and unstructured data and perform data transformation for the purpose of statistical analysis.
Strong interest and knowledge of emerging technology trends and applications in data analytics space.
Involved in process-improvement initiatives (e.g. online platform enhancement, new automation tools) and provide necessary coaching to project members.
Work with external stakeholders/ vendors on contract agreements and other initiatives.
Work closely with external stakeholders to provide support on complex operational matters.
Any ad-hoc duties/ projects as assigned.

Requirement for this position
Preferably with at least 3-5 years of experience in dealing with data integration, data analytics/ statistics, and report automation
Good understanding of data visualization and able to act as a subject-matter expert on the effective use of graphics/design in relation to data representation
Proficient in Tableau or Power BI or other online dashboarding tools
Good communication and negotiation skills. Ability to interact with all levels effectively
Strong problem-solving skill. Ability to deal with difficult situations objectively
Strong project management skill and multi-tasking ability
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel, and VBA
Extensive experience with SPSS is highly preferred
Experience in relational database management systems and SQL
Sound knowledge of web design (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, and responsive design)
A self-starter with strong sense of ownership