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Latitude Financial is bringing on The Iconic’s data chief to lead its data science and analytics efforts.
Kshira Saagar is currently the global group director of data science for The Iconic’s parent company, Global Fashion Group, a role he’s held for just over two years. He has worked in the data science industry across Australia, the US, Europe and Asia for the past 15 years including roles with Mu Sigma, Fairfax Media and Equifax.
Read MoreDaily to-dos: “Sixty-two per cent of my time goes into solving business user problems, 23% into working with the team to unblock existing roadblocks and 15% into talking to the wider business about how we can make our customers’ lives better with data!”
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Read MoreKshira (pronounced Sheera – the K is silent) insists THE ICONIC doesn’t view data as something to be put on a pedestal. That “pedestal” kind of thinking, he says, de-normalises the ease with which data can be presented, accessed and acted on. It leads to people thinking of data insights as this complex, unattainable beast owned wholly and solely by the data team.
Instead, the leadership of the business puts the focus on data being exceedingly accessible to ensure employees can use it to make better decisions, apply creativity effectively and to keep the decisions they make accountable.
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