Senior BI & Data Analytics Lead - Retail Data & Insights

Liwa Trading Enterprises LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 335,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Liwa Trading Enterprises LLC is seeking a BI & Data Analytics Manager to lead the organization’s BI, data analytics, data warehousing, and reporting efforts. The role transforms data into insights for strategic planning, operational efficiency, and informed decision-making within a retail-focused enterprise.

The manager will oversee enterprise BI solutions, data governance, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver scalable analytics across all departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required
• Master's degree preferred
• Professional certifications in BI, Analytics, or Cloud technologies are an advantage

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Function Application, Azure API Management, and other Azure services.
• Lead and mentor junior data engineers, Power BI visualization team, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Build and optimize complex SQL queries and stored procedures to support data transformation and analytics.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from various sources including REST APIs, on-prem systems, and cloud platforms.
• Manage and monitor data lake and storage solutions (ADLS, Blob Storage) for high availability and performance.
• Coordinate sprint planning, task allocation, and delivery tracking across data engineering initiatives.
• Drive implementation of coding standards, data governance, and performance optimization best practices within the team.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, data scientists, and DevOps, to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Manage BI software vendors and implementation partners. Evaluate new BI technologies.
• Negotiate software licensing and support agreements.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Data Modeling

Team Leadership

Azure Data Services

Data Warehousing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree preferred

Certifications in BI/Cloud or PMP ITIL advantage

Tools

Power BI

IBM Cognos

SSRS

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Job description

Liwa Trading Enterprises LLC is seeking a BI & Data Analytics Manager to lead the organization’s BI, data analytics, data warehousing, and reporting efforts. The role transforms data into insights for strategic planning, operational efficiency, and informed decision-making within a retail-focused enterprise.

The manager will oversee enterprise BI solutions, data governance, and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver scalable analytics across all departments.