BI Lead

Fospha Marketing; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fospha Marketing is seeking a Business Intelligence Lead to establish and lead the Business Intelligence team. This role requires a strategic thinker with leadership abilities and a passion for data-driven decision-making. The successful candidate will shape BI capabilities and drive a data-centric culture within the organization. Key responsibilities include defining data governance best practices, conducting analyses to derive insights, and leading initiatives to enhance reporting standards.

Benefits

Private Medical and Dental

Gym Subsidies

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

25 days of paid holiday

Quarterly team socials

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in data analysis and BI leadership.
• Proven experience in managing and mentoring junior team members.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple analytical projects.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement best practices for data analysis and reporting.
• Lead initiatives to enhance BI capabilities and internal reporting.
• Develop and maintain insightful reports and dashboards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

AWS

RedShift

dbt

SQL

Python

Job description

Fospha is dedicated to building the world's most powerful measurement solution for online retail. For over 10 years, we've been pioneering privacy-safe, full-funnel marketing measurement, empowering all teams to make smarter decisions

Our platform unites Finance, Marketing, Data, and Leadership with a shared view of performance and profitability—combining full-funnel measurement, forecasting, and optimization. With Fospha, every team moves faster and grows smarter.

Trusted by over 200 leading brands across three continents, including Huel, Oh Polly, and Represent, Fospha manages $2.5 billion in annual ad spend.

We're scaling fast across London, Mumbai, and Austin — and we're on the lookout for a Business Intelligence Lead to help us build the world’s most powerful marketing measurement solution. Ready to make your mark? Let’s go!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled BI Lead to build, mentor, and lead our Business Intelligence team. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with a strong analytical background, proven leadership abilities, and a passion for leveraging data to drive business decisions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape our BI capabilities from the ground up, fostering a data-driven culture and developing a high-performing team. You will combine leadership capabilities with deep technical expertise—comfortable leading architecture and tooling decisions, while also rolling up your sleeves to build, optimize, and troubleshoot BI solutions when necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Define and implement best practices for data analysis, reporting, and data governance.
• Conduct in-depth analysis to identify actionable trends, patterns, and insights.
• Lead initiatives to enhance BI capabilities and internal reporting standards.
• Develop and maintain insightful reports and dashboards.
• Communicate complex data findings and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Design and develop robust data models and semantic layers.
• Take ownership of BI tools and environments, including setup, optimization, and administration.
• Build and maintain critical data pipelines and transformations in collaboration with data engineering.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics) or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in data analysis, reporting, and Business Intelligence leadership.
• Proven experience in managing and mentoring junior team members.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple analytical projects and meet deadlines.

Bonus Points:

• Extensive experience across the modern data stack, including AWS, data warehousing solutions (RedShift, Postgres), ELT tools (Fivetran), and data transformation (dbt).
• Proven ability to design, implement, and optimize end-to-end data solutions, from robust data ingestion and pipeline development to sophisticated data modeling and impactful dashboard creation using tools like Quicksight and Astrato.
• Proficiency in key data programming languages, particularly SQL and Python.
• Demonstrated experience in client-facing or project leadership roles, managing external partner relationships and overseeing complex data initiatives from concept to delivery.
• Understanding of data privacy and security best practices, coupled with experience in CI/CD methodologies for data pipelines.

Our Values and Principles

You will be able to demonstrate examples of our core principles:

• Seek inclusion & diversity:We create an environment where everyone feels welcome, and people are encouraged to speak and be heard
• Work Hard, Work Well, Work Together:We take responsibility for making things happen, independently and together; we help colleagues in need and close loops, making sure our work is complete and has lasting impact
• Grow: We are proactive, curious and unafraid of failure
• Customer at the heart:We care about the customer, feel their pain and love building product that solves their biggest problems
• Candour with caring:We deliver candid feedback with kindness and receive it with gratitude

Above all, our people show a willingness to work together and get their hands dirty to deliver product success, which means our customers are successful!

What we can offer you

• Be part of a leading global venture builder,Blenheim Chalcotand learn from the incredible talent in BC.
• Be exposed to the right mix of challenges and learning and development opportunities
• Flexible Benefits including Private Medical and Dental, Gym Subsidiaries, Life Assurance, Pension scheme etc
• 25 days of paid holiday + your birthday off! One day extra after 3 years!
• Free snacks in the office!
• Quarterly team socials

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