Manager, Data Insights

The Opportunity:
**Company, Department**: Nova Scotia Power, Reg. Marketing Smart Meter Ops

**Location**: Halifax, NS

**Closing Date**: October 25th, 2024

Nova Scotia Power’s greatest source of energy is our people. In a culture focused on safety and our customers, we are committed to providing exceptional electricity service to Nova Scotians and rewarding careers for our employees. We are hiring solution-minded people excited to help us grow into the future. Therefore, we are currently looking to fill the position of Manager, Data Insights & Analytics (Customer & Grid) to join us in supporting Nova Scotia Power’s journey of value creation through data.

As the leader of the Data Insights & Analytics Team you will play a vital role in leveraging data to inform customer insights, optimize operations, enhance efficiency, and drive strategic decision-making. You will advance the data analytics practice in Nova Scotia Power by leading a team of data professionals and through ongoing collaboration with data and business leaders across the organization to develop innovative, value-based solutions for customers. This important role exists within the Customer & Grid Intelligence team of Nova Scotia Power

Key elements of this role include:
As the Manager, Data Insights & Analytics (Customer & Grid), you will be accountable to deliver value through data. You will have the opportunity to:

- ** Lead a team **of data analytics specialists to create analytics products to support the customer & grid management business functions.
- ** Develop and maintain outstanding working relationships** with leaders from a variety of business domains including customer service, engineering, operations, asset management, and IT.
- ** Maintain visibility and alignment** of analytics work across business domains to effectively prioritize use cases and allocate resources to support NS Power strategic objectives.
- ** Manage external product and service providers** in the delivery and ongoing support of analytics solutions.
- ** Champion the value of analytics** to educate and influence the development of analytics skills across the organization.

These skills will make you successful:
To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:

- Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field (such as data science, statistics, or engineering)
- Proven experience in data analytics, preferably within the energy sector
- Knowledge and practical experience in machine learning, statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and data visualization techniques.
- Proven team leadership, motivational and performance management skills
- Strong written and presentation skills with the ability to organize and convey complex analytics content in a compelling way
- Ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver multiple initiatives and objectives within established timelines
- Experience managing vendors / external service providers
- Exceptional negotiation skills with the ability to influence and resolve complex and critical issues
- Capable of delivering value-based outcomes in support of an industry sector undergoing a generational transformation
- Innovation mindset to support the identification, analysis, and recommendation of new value opportunities

Learn more about our culture and values:
At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

- **Flexibility**: Hybrid work model with 2 flexible remote workdays.
- ** Health & Wellbeing**: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
- ** Grow Your Career**: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
- ** Community Engagement & Care**: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
- ** Competitive Compensation**: Short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera:
Recruitment & Promotion Policy:
The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the_ _Emera Company mission and values_. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best