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Regional Head Data & Analytics - Digital Commerce

Jakarta Permanent View Job Description
This leadership role will oversee the development and transformation of the company's data strategy, analytics platform, AI initiatives, machine learning capabilities, and data organization. You will lead the evolution of the organization's data capabilities from traditional reporting and business intelligence toward predictive, prescriptive, and autonomous decision-making systems powered by AI.
  • Leadership role with regional exposure (SEA)
  • Direct report to Group CTO

About Our Client

Our Client is a leading Digital Commerce solutions provider in SEA operating across multiple countries in the region, the organization partners with many of the world's most recognized consumer brands and continues to invest heavily in AI-driven innovation and scalable technology platforms.

Job Description

Data & AI Strategy

  • Define and execute the enterprise-wide data, analytics, and AI roadmap.
  • Drive the transformation from descriptive reporting to predictive and autonomous intelligence.
  • Identify high-impact opportunities across machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent automation.
  • Enable AI-powered self-service analytics capabilities across business functions.
  • Partner closely with Product, Technology, and Commercial leaders to embed intelligence into core workflows.



Data Platform Leadership

  • Own the architecture and evolution of a modern cloud-based data ecosystem.
  • Lead the development of scalable data warehouses, pipelines, semantic layers, and reporting frameworks.
  • Expand platform capabilities to support real-time analytics, AI applications, and advanced decision systems.
  • Establish best practices in governance, security, privacy, quality, metadata management, and lineage.
  • Ensure platform performance, reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.



Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

  • Lead deployment of advanced machine learning and AI solutions, including:
    • Demand forecasting
    • Recommendation engines
    • Marketing optimization
    • Inventory planning
    • Automated insight generation
    • Anomaly detection
    • Conversational analytics and GenAI-powered copilots
  • Develop the foundation for agentic AI systems capable of autonomous analysis and decision support.
  • Champion adoption of large language model (LLM) technologies and AI-enabled business intelligence.



Organizational Leadership

  • Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing team spanning:
    • Data Engineering
    • Analytics Engineering
    • Business Intelligence
    • Data Science
  • Create a culture of experimentation, innovation, accountability, and AI-first thinking.
  • Establish measurable business impact metrics, including revenue growth, operational efficiency, automation rates, and marketing effectiveness.



The Successful Applicant

Required Experience

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in Data, Analytics, AI, or related functions.
  • Strong track record building and scaling modern data organizations.
  • Experience within ecommerce, marketplaces, digital platforms, MarTech, SaaS, or technology-enabled businesses.
  • Proven success operating in fast-growth and high-ambiguity environments.
  • Experience across Southeast Asia or multi-country operations is highly desirable.



Technical Expertise

  • Deep knowledge of modern data architecture and cloud analytics platforms.
  • Strong experience with data warehousing, data pipelines, semantic layers, and real-time data processing.
  • Hands-on understanding of:
    • Generative AI and LLM applications
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Conversational analytics
    • Machine learning models
    • Forecasting and optimization techniques
    • Experimentation and causal inference frameworks
  • Familiarity with MLOps, feature stores, vector databases, and AI orchestration technologies.

What's on Offer

This is a rare opportunity to shape the AI and data future of one of Southeast Asia's most innovative digital commerce organizations. The successful candidate will have executive visibility, regional influence, and the ability to build a next-generation intelligence platform that impacts millions of transactions, customers, and business decisions across the region.

Contact
Hermawan Rahardjo
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7074808
Phone number
+622129588804

Job summary

Function
Information Technology
Sub Sector
Business Intelligence
What is your area of specialisation?
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Jakarta
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Hermawan Rahardjo
Consultant contact
+622129588804
Job Reference
JN-072026-7074808

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.