Dara Baf

With over 25 years’ experience delivering strategic solutions that enable the business plans & objectives of diverse and rapidly growing environments. Dynamic and energetic program management professional with diversified background and success in overseeing prioritization of projects, along with financial accountability applying the latest SDLC and IT standards and processes. Primarily building analytics solutions with strong emphasis on customer and employee satisfaction, time-to-market and its associated phase gates, process re-engineering and ROI. Strong strategic partner relationships with leading executives enhancing department objectives. In depth knowledge and hands on experience in: Data Warehousing, Reporting and Cost Management in support of new application adoption, new product launches and life-cycle product development. Successful in building Win-Win culture while ensuring a work-life balance. Managing ~55 direct reports in a divide-n-concur strategy.

Strengths Include:
• Global Program Management (Tactical and Strategic)
• Strategic Partner experience supporting all levels of internal and external colleagues
• High performance team leadership & development
• Stellar vision in building modern approach to analytics, democratic analytics and cloud-scale
• Productive, efficient, informing, timely and reliable deliverables
• 25+ years in Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing including big data, data science, machine learning, infonomics

With over 55 direct reports, my ability to manage the expectations of clients, peers, and team members while maintaining high levels of satisfaction and consensus building is a valuable asset. I prioritize listening over speaking and ensure that when I do communicate, I deliver clear and concise messages that do not require summarization by the audience.

With a wealth of experience in teaching, coaching, and leadership, I am highly aware of the following: a) The cultural values, styles, and variations that can either facilitate or hinder progress. b) The personal traits of individuals, including introverts and extroverts, and how these traits can impact performance. c) The importance of consistency and coherence in the art of expression. d) The precise and appropriate use of language to effectively convey ideas.

Title: Global Officer in Data and BI

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