Business Intelligence (BI) Developer

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Job Title: Business Intelligence (BI) Developer

Department: Enabling Functions

Location: Hybrid, London

Type: Both Contract (Inside IR35) & Permanent available

Salary: Competitive; depends on experience and open to discussion

Principle Accountabilities

Design, develop, and deploy BI solutions using Tableau.

Translate business requirements into technical specifications and visualizations.

Build and optimize data models and dashboards for performance and usability.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver insights

Collaborate with data engineers, analysts and data manager to ensure data accuracy and integrity.

Maintain and enhance existing data sets, reports and dashboards based on user feedback.

Ensure BI solutions align with data governance and security standards.

Provide training and support to business users on Tableau best practices.

Stay current with BI trends and recommend improvements to existing processes.

Work with finance, actuaries, data scientists and engineers to understand how we can make best use of new internal and external data sources

Work with our delivery partners at EY/IBM to ensure robustness of Design and engineering of the data model/ MI and reporting which can support our ambitions for growth and scale.

BAU ownership of data models and reporting.

Produce detailed documentation to allow ongoing BAU support and maintenance of data structures, schema, reporting etc.

Monitor and troubleshoot data issues, ensuring reliability and accuracy.

Regulatory conduct and rules

  1. Act with integrity

  2. Act with due skill, care and diligence

  3. Be open and co-operative with Lloyd’s, the FCA, the PRA, and other regulators

  4. Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly

  5. Observe proper standards of market conduct

    Education, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • Proven experience (3+ years) in BI development using Tableau.

  • Strong understanding Tableau calculations and dataset preparation.

  • Strong SQL skills for data manipulation and querying.

  • Experience with data modelling, ETL processes, data warehousing and pipelines, ideally in GCP

  • Familiarity with Git workflows and utilising platforms like Github.

  • Ability to handle large datasets, resolve data quality issues, and optimize performance.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

  • Strong knowledge of database and data lake systems

  • Comfortable working in an Agile environment

    Desirable Skills

    Experience with cloud platforms (in particular, Google Cloud).

    Familiarity with Python or R for data analysis.

    Knowledge of Agile methodologies and working in cross-functional teams.

    Exposure to other BI tools or data visualization platforms.

    Familiarity with DBT a plus

    Experience working in regulated industry, especially financial services would be a plus

    The applicant must also demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

    Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)

    Pro-active, self-motivated and able to use own initiative

    Excellent analytical and technical skills

    Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies

    Ability to offer balanced opinion regarding existing and future MI/BI technologies

    How to Apply

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