Head of Business Intelligence
- Recruiter
- Robert Walters
- Location
- Scotland, Edinburgh
- Salary
- £80000 - £110000 per annum
- Posted
- 13 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 20 Feb 2017
- Ref
- 2500190/001
- Contact
- Marcus Blackburn
- Job Title
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Category
- Banking and Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An internationally-renowned company is a vibrant and dynamic financial services institution looking to recruit the services of a talented Head of Business Intelligence. The group has undergone an impressive expansion over recent years and takes pride of its workplace culture, employee engagement and empowerment, and in their collaborative and innovative approach to development. This is a newly created role where the Head of Business Intelligence will be expected to lead a cross-functional team to deliver a number of critical projects whilst performing actionable reporting, insight, and analytics to the business. Key duties and accountabilities include Leading a BI analysis & reporting team, setting vision and direction, motivating the team and establishing the right standards and principles for delivery and engagement. Translating complex, sensitive and contentious data into relevant understandable information for different stakeholders Building a high-performing team culture focused on pace and quality of delivery, recruiting top talent to vacancies and developing current team members. Making sure team adhere to processes and standards set for the department Engaging with the Head of Data Services to ensure data is provided in the best format and is fit for purpose Identification of new data assets required for delivery to users and liaison with Head of Data Services to onboard new data assets to agreed standards Key skills required include Expert knowledge of industry BI tools and work flow to include SAS & Micro Strategy Ability to manage technical staff in the design and development of BI reporting solutions Ability to engage & influence with business users to understand their needs and deliver against these Problem solver who can think outside the box Exceptional understanding of data management activities