BI Lead (12-month FTC)

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Business Intelligence & Visualisation Lead to own reporting, dashboarding, and self-service analytics for a national tourism-focused organisation. You will be the sole BI expert within the Data & Analytics team during a major data transformation, reporting to the Head of Data & Analytics.

You will design and maintain Power BI dashboards, write SQL and DAX, and collaborate with the Data Engineer and Analytics Lead to deliver governance and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in BI, reporting or analytics roles.
• Strong Power BI experience.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Experience with Azure Databricks.
• Experience developing semantic layers and reporting models.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering skills.
• Experience operating in agile or sprint-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Build and improve self-service analytics capability across the organisation.
• Create robust reporting solutions that support evidence-based decision-making.
• Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, scalable, and user-friendly.
• Develop and maintain semantic layers and reporting views.
• Write SQL and DAX to support reporting requirements.
• Work with Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Support the transition away from an external data transformation partner.
• Gather requirements from stakeholders across the organisation.
• Translate business needs into effective reporting solutions.
• Present data and insight in an accessible, actionable format.
• Manage expectations around reporting priorities and delivery.
• Maintain reporting documentation and standards.
• Ensure GDPR and data governance compliance.
• Contribute to agile sprint delivery and roadmap planning.
• Identify risks, blockers, and data quality issues proactively.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Azure Databricks

Semantic layers

Stakeholder engagement

Agile / Sprint

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Business Intelligence & Visualisation Lead

Up to £60,000
12-Month FTC (Maternity Cover)
Remote (4x a year Birmingham or London)

I'm hiring a Business Intelligence & Visualisation Lead for a nationally recognised organisation at the heart of the UK's tourism industry.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced BI professional to take ownership of reporting, dashboarding, and self-service analytics across the business, supporting stakeholders with the data and insight they need to make informed decisions.

The role

You'll be the sole BI specialist within the Data & Analytics team, responsible for maintaining and developing the organisation's reporting capability during a major period of data transformation.

Working closely with the Head of Data & Analytics, Analytics Lead, Data Engineer, and Business Analyst, you'll play a critical role in ensuring reporting continuity while continuing to develop modern self-service analytics capabilities.

This role combines:

• Power BI development
• Microsoft Fabric reporting
• Data modelling & semantic layers
• Stakeholder engagement
• Self-service analytics
• Reporting governance

What you'll be doing

Business Intelligence & Reporting

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Build and improve self-service analytics capability across the organisation.
• Create robust reporting solutions that support evidence-based decision-making.
• Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, scalable, and user-friendly.

Data Modelling & Engineering

• Develop and maintain semantic layers and reporting views.
• Write SQL and DAX to support reporting requirements.
• Work with Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Support the transition away from an external data transformation partner.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Gather requirements from stakeholders across the organisation.
• Translate business needs into effective reporting solutions.
• Present data and insight in an accessible, actionable format.
• Manage expectations around reporting priorities and delivery.

Governance & Delivery

• Maintain reporting documentation and standards.
• Ensure GDPR and data governance compliance.
• Contribute to agile sprint delivery and roadmap planning.
• Identify risks, blockers, and data quality issues proactively.

What they're looking for

Essential

• Significant experience in BI, reporting, or analytics roles.
• Strong Power BI experience.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Experience with Azure Databricks.
• Experience developing semantic layers and reporting models.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering skills.
• Experience operating in agile or sprint-based environments.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Nice to have

• Microsoft Fabric experience.
• Python experience.
• Jira experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted analytics tools such as Power BI Copilot or Databricks Genie.

Why this role?

• Be the key BI expert within the Data & Analytics function.
• Work with modern technologies including Fabric and Databricks.
• Significant stakeholder exposure and business impact.
• Opportunity to shape self-service analytics capability.
• Join an organisation investing heavily in data, analytics, and AI.

Contract

• 12-month maternity cover
• Salary up to £60,000
• Full-time

If you're a BI professional who enjoys combining Power BI development, stakeholder engagement, data modelling, and self-service analytics, this is an excellent opportunity to step into a high-impact role.