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Business Intelligence Lead

Wakefield
3 weeks ago
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Business Intelligence Lead

Currently looking for a skilled and proactive Business Intelligence Lead to take ownership of a business wide data transformation. You will engage with a stakeholders across the organisation to understand the current landscape before creating and delivering a strategy that migrates current legacy systems to a new data warehouse-driven approach. Ultimately, making data a key enabler for both operational decisions and customer-facing insights.

Key Responsibilities

Spearhead the migration from legacy reporting systems to a centralised data warehouse.
Own the transition to ensure there is a single source of truth that drives decision making.
Work closely with leaders across all business functions to understand their requirements and turn them into clear and actionable insights.
Oversee the selection and migration to a new BI platform to ensure reports and dashboards are embedded and easily accessible.
Design and implement ETL pipelines that ensure data flows are efficient and accurate.  
You’ll replace old manual processes with automated, streamlined solutions that keeps the business running smoothly.
Define data governance practices to ensure consistency, accuracy, and security in all reporting and analytics.
Manage and guide Junior team members, providing coaching, feedback, and leadership.
Key Skills

Strong SQL skills. Comfortable writing complex queries and optimising performance.
Proven experience in designing data warehouses and building ETL pipelines.
Knowledge of embedded reporting tools and integration.
Experience with API-based data integration.
Proficiency in modern BI tools like Tableau, Power BI or Looker.
Ability to translate business needs into actionable insights.
Experience mentoring or managing team members.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with technical and non-technical stakeholders

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