Description

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group (WBG) — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2023, IFC committed a record US$43.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) enables the WBG to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 130 client countries. ITS services range from: establishing the infrastructure to reach and connect staff and development stakeholders; providing the devices and agile technology and information applications to facilitate the science of delivery through decentralized services; creating and maintaining tools to integrate information across the World Bank Group, the clients we serve and the countries where we operate; and delivering the computing power staff need to analyze development challenges and identify solutions. The ITS business model combines dedicated business solutions centers that provide services tailored to specific World Bank Group business needs and shared services that provide infrastructure, applications and platforms for the entire Group. ITS is one of three VPUs that have been brought together as the World Bank Group Integrated Services (WBGIS), to provide enhanced corporate core services and enable the institution to operate as one strategic and coordinated entity.

The mission of the Corporate Information Technologies Department (CIT) is to leverage technology to enable IFC’s strategic priorities and to support IFC’s business and operations. By acting as the technology partner and business enabler, the department provides state-of-art information and technology solutions to support IFC’s Investment & Advisory Services, Financial Operations, Treasury & the Asset Management Company.  We work closely with the business to design solutions that automate business processes, help enable business responsiveness to clients, improve operational efficiency and organizational effectiveness, and manage risks.  We are committed to delivering business solutions that deliver value for money while we continue to excel at the basics by providing IFC with an integrated digital platform that connects policies, processes, people, and knowledge across the institution in a holistic and staff-centric manner. CIT aims to ensure that our solutions meet the business needs of users across a range of functions including operations and corporate business processes, information, knowledge and learning, data and analytics, and more.

CIT is seeking a sharp, highly motivated senior leader to run our enterprise data engineering team and take our data platform to the next level. This person will report to IFC’s Chief Information Officer and will play a pivotal role in helping IFC use data to support its strategic objectives. Besides strong technical expertise, the individual must possess outstanding leadership skills and be able to collaborate effectively with senior leaders across the organization. This managerial position will be based in Washington, DC

Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
•  Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.
•  Spearhead the initiative to modernize IFC’s data environment, migrating critical functions to a new cloud platform.
•  Identify opportunities to leverage data for strategic decision-making and business growth, and in collaboration with the Head of Analytics, implement IFC’s data strategy.
•  Work in close collaboration with World Bank Group IT teams to leverage best practices, and data platforms.
•  Design and maintain a scalable and efficient data architecture, ensuring optimal data storage, processing, and accessibility.
•  Establish standards for data and semantic modeling, database design, data transformation, and data preparation and oversee teams and groups that implement standards to ensure adherence to best practices.
•  Establish data quality standards and processes, including data cleansing, validation, and monitoring, and implement measures to maintain the accuracy and reliability of our data assets.
•  Manage the appropriate data engineering tools, technologies, and frameworks to meet business requirements.
•  Effectively communicate complex data engineering concepts and progress to non-technical senior leaders.
•  Influence and persuade senior leaders to adopt data-driven decision-making and support data engineering initiatives.
•  Align data engineering initiatives with our overall business strategy and identify opportunities for data to drive business growth.
•  Stay up to date with new data technologies and industry best practices and advise the organization on how to best leverage these technologies to improve data infrastructure and data engineering processes.
•  Contribute to IFC’s technical vision.

Selection Criteria

•  Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent, with 12 to 15 years of relevant working experience leading technical teams, and preferable in the Financial Services sector.
•  Preferably 10+ years of hands-on data engineering and/or software development experience.
•  Demonstrated ability to establish strong partnerships and drive processes across organizations, e.g. to manage the creation, processing, and use of instrumentation to enable using data impactfully in developing data products or solutions.
•  Deep experience in architecture, engineering, data products, and advanced analytics initiatives (AI/ML)
•  Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases, data warehousing concepts, and cloud-based analytics databases (e.g., Azure), SQL/NoSQL DBs, Power BI/Tableau, Azure, Python, R, Spark, etc.
•  Strong interpersonal skills: ability to influence across all levels of an organization (without formal authority.
•  Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts to a wide range of audiences.
•  Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects while working independently and in teams of all sizes with representatives from a diverse set of technical backgrounds.
•  Flawless integrity and unquestionable commitment to the World Bank Group and IFC’s mission and values.
•  Meet Bank Group-wide managerial competencies including Courage of your convictions, Leading the team for impact, influencing across boundaries, Fostering openness to new ideas, Building talent for the future.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer with a dedicated and committed workforce, and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

Learn more about working at the World Bank and IFC, including our values and inspiring stories.