Data & BI Manager

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Data & BI Manager

Main Purpose of Role:

• To design and implement a robust data architecture that aligns with the organisation's strategic goals.
• Create the blueprint for data systems, ensuring accuracy, accessibility and security.
• Develop the architecture in line with evolving business requirements.
• Provide integration assistance services to OpCo's wishing to integrate with the core dataset

Key Responsibilities:

Data Management and Governance:

• Owns the overall Group data architecture, including structure design and technology selection.
• Develop and implement data management processes and governance frameworks to ensure the accuracy, consistency and reliability of business data.
• Works with data teams to help automate data acquisition, integration, validation, and cleansing processes
• Collaborates with the IT team to optimize data storage, retrieval and security infrastructure.
• Maintain the integrity, consistency, and security of company data. Implement best practices to keep sensitive information safe.

Business Intelligence Development:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of business intelligence solutions, including dashboards, reports and data visualisations.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications for BI tools and solutions.
• Implement best practices for data visualisations to effectively communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Expertise in data modelling.

Data Analysis and Insights:

• Provides the tools to permit advanced data analysis to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that drive business performance and inform strategic decision making.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand business needs and deliver actionable insights through data driven recommendations.
• Develop predictive models and machine learning algorithms to forecast business outcomes and identify opportunities for optimisation.

People & Product:

• Manages the Data & BI practice, mentoring peers and data specialists to create a centre of excellence.
• Works in a matrix structure, building relationships with product owners and business stakeholder to ensure that they have the correct resources available to deliver roadmaps.

Reporting, Relationships & Management:

• Reporting to the Head of Applications & Architecture
• Builds relationships with senior leaderships and all relevant stakeholders within OpCos & Group.
• Mentors and assists data and reporting teams aligned to OpCo's to help achieve the best business outcomes

• Works closely with any required third party partners, establishing effective partnerships and well defined ways of working ensuring that any solutions developed are in line with the Digital Strategy.
• Foster a collaborative and high performance culture with the team, promoting innovation, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams across the Group and OpCos to align BI and data initiatives with business priorities.
• Providing relevant updates to key stakeholders, ensuring visibility of progress of programmes of work.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline such as data science, information technology or computer science.
• Proven experience in business intelligence, data management and analytics.
• Strong expertise in BI tools and technologies such as Power BI, Tableau or ThoughtSpot.
• Experience in data modelling, data warehousing, preferably, demonstrable experience of building a Data Warehouse and ETL processes.
• Experience of designing and implementing data architectures in modern technologies alongside more traditional SQL environments (eg Snowflake, Data Bricks etc).
• Excellent analytical skills, able to collaborate with stakeholders and map business requirements to technology solutions.

Technical, Training & Skill Levels:

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills