Role Overview
This role is a critical technical and managerial leadership position, responsible for driving the products across our core functions : Sales, Finance, and Merchandising.
The successful candidate will be a strong business communicator, a hands-on Power BI and SQL expert, a dedicated people manager for a small hybrid team and a champion of data integrity and quality. This individual must possess a strong sense of ownership and care for the accuracy and business impact of the team's deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
1. Stakeholder Communication & Product Intake
- Communication & Intake : Serve as the primary point of contact for Sales, Finance, and Merchandising stakeholders, proactively managing product intake requests and providing consistent, clear communication throughout the development cycle.
- Requirements Documentation : Lead sessions to gather, analyze, and meticulously document business requirements and user stories, translating abstract business problems into clear technical specifications.
- Prioritization & Roadmapping : Collaborate with business leaders to prioritize the reporting backlog, manage scope creep and align the BI roadmap with strategic business goals.
2. Technical Leadership & Product Development
Product Development : Drive the end-to-end lifecycle for BI solutions—from data modeling and development to testing and deployment.Power BI Development : Lead the design, development, and deployment of complex, high-performance Power BI dashboards and reports, ensuring adherence to best practices.Data Querying & Modeling : Maintain expert proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries to extract and transform large datasets, specifically within the Google BigQuery environment.3. Team, Project & Timeline Management
Project Execution : Lead Agile sprint cycles to ensure all projects meet agreed-upon timelines and quality standards.People Leadership : Directly manage and mentor a focused team of 3-4 developers / analysts (onshore and offshore), ensuring high morale, clear expectations and effective task delegation.Talent Development : Identify skill gaps and implement strategies for developing and upskilling team talent in advanced Power BI features, BigQuery optimization and business domain knowledge.4. Data Governance & Collaboration
Documentation & Standards : Establish and enforce rigorous standards for documentation, including data dictionaries, report specifications, Power BI data models and QA procedures, ensuring continuity and knowledge transfer.Data Engineering Collaboration : Act as the primary technical point of contact for Data Engineering teams, collaborating closely on data pipeline requirements, ETL processes, data quality assurance, and schema changes to ensure reliable source data.Data Integrity : Champion data governance and validation processes to ensure the highest level of accuracy and trustworthiness in all published reports.Required Qualifications
Experience : 7+ years of experience in Business Intelligence or Data Analytics, with at least 3+ years in a Lead or Managerial role overseeing a team (including offshore components).Core Technical Stack : Expert-level proficiency in Power BI (DAX) and highly proficient in writing complex SQL queries.Cloud Data Warehouse : Hands-on, production experience querying large data sets in Google BigQuery.Process Management : Proven ability to manage the full product intake and development lifecycle and to run Agile development sprints while consistently meeting deadlines.Business Domain : Strong understanding of core metrics and processes within Sales, Finance and Merchandising, preferably in the Distribution or Logistics industry.Soft Skills : Exceptional communication, requirement gathering, and stakeholder management skills, coupled with a demonstrated dedication to the quality and impact of the work.