Application Manager BI
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Business Intelligence (BI) Manager to lead our BI team. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of IT experience, with a strong background in business intelligence, data analytics, application development and cloud technologies, with a proven track record of successfully leading complex IT projects. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills and the ability to drive BI initiatives that align with our business goals.
Responsibilities:
Leadership & Strategy:
- Provide leadership and oversight for the Data and Analytics team, ensuring the successful delivery of BI Projects for Sales Business.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to identify and prioritize business opportunities that can be enhanced through effective data and analytics solutions.
- Act as a key advisor to IT leadership, providing insights and recommendations on emerging technologies and trends in data & analytics.
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of solutions using Azure ADLS, Azure Synapse, MS Fabric, MS Power BI, Azure Kubernetes, CI/CD processes, SAP HANA, Talend
- Participate in BI CoE activities to define the Best Practices and Standards for Azure/Fabric Development Practices.
- Engage with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Manage BI projects, including planning, execution, and delivery.
Team Development & Management:
- Develop and mentor high-impact technical leadership teams through onboarding, open communication, training, and development opportunities, and performance management processes.
- Build and maintain employee morale and motivation, ensuring a high-performing team of technical professionals focused on customer analytics.
- Manage the hiring, training, and development of staff, provide performance reviews, recommend pay increases, and ensure consistent application of organizational policies.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
- Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact on data and analytics strategies.
- Promote a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of innovative technologies and approaches in analytics solutions.
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase the effectiveness of data solutions.
Experience:
- 15+ years of experience in IT, with at least 4 years in data and analytics roles in large/complex environments.
- Expertise on managing and implementing BI projects in cloud platforms preferably MS Azure/Fabric stack
- Experience in delivering Cloud based reporting solutions with optimized cloud cost
- 2+ years of experience in managing data and analytics teams
- Experience with data modeling, ETL processes, and data pipeline development.
- Familiarity with data governance, security, and compliance best practices.
Required Skills:
- Excellent leadership and team management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficient in SQL, Python, or other relevant programming languages.
- Ability to guide team of developers for efficient designs in Azure Cloud Platform to reduce overall cost
- Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization with required technical depth and breadth.
- Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of emerging technologies and industry trends and possesses a continuous learning mindset.
- Experience working with captive IT services companies or product companies.
- Experience with stakeholder communication and escalation management.
- Ability to review team work, including code, design, solutions, and test cases.
- Proactive in bringing process improvements.
- Effective use of JIRA for Project tracking & Status reporting
- Hands-on experience with BI tools such as SAP Business Objects, Tableau, Tibco Data Virtualization, SAP HANA, and/or Talend is good to have.
Certifications:
- Relevant certifications in Azure cloud architecture, data analytics, or MS Fabric are a plus.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, MCA or a related Information Technology field.
- Experience of working in Captive is a plus.
