Business Intelligence Lead

The Bridge Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data solutions company in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Business Intelligence Lead to oversee the migration to a data warehouse-driven architecture. You will engage with stakeholders to transform the data landscape, ensuring data is a key driver for operational decisions. The ideal candidate has strong SQL skills, experience in building ETL pipelines, and proficiency in modern BI tools. This role offers a unique opportunity to establish data as a strategic asset across the business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing data warehouses and building ETL pipelines.
• Experience mentoring or managing team members.
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the migration from Legacy reporting systems to a centralised data warehouse.
• Own the transition to ensure there is a single source of truth that drives decision making.
• Design and implement ETL pipelines that ensure data flows are efficient and accurate.

Skills

Strong SQL skills

Designing data warehouses

Building ETL pipelines

Embedded reporting tools

API-based data integration

BI tools like Tableau

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Job description

Business Intelligence Lead

Currently looking for a skilled and proactive Business Intelligence Lead to take ownership of a business wide data transformation. You will engage with a stakeholders across the organisation to understand the current landscape before creating and delivering a strategy that migrates current Legacy systems to a new data warehouse-driven approach. Ultimately, making data a key enabler for both operational decisions and customer-facing insights.

Overview

Role focused on leading the migration from legacy reporting to a data warehouse-driven architecture and establishing data as a strategic asset across the business.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the migration from Legacy reporting systems to a centralised data warehouse.
• Own the transition to ensure there is a single source of truth that drives decision making.
• Work closely with leaders across all business functions to understand their requirements and turn them into clear and actionable insights.
• Oversee the selection and migration to a new BI platform to ensure reports and dashboards are Embedded and easily accessible.
• Design and implement ETL pipelines that ensure data flows are efficient and accurate.
• You'll replace old manual processes with automated, streamlined solutions that keeps the business running smoothly.
• Define data governance practices to ensure consistency, accuracy, and security in all reporting and analytics.
• Manage and guide Junior team members, providing coaching, feedback, and leadership.

Key Skills

• Strong SQL skills. Comfortable writing complex queries and optimising performance.
• Proven experience in designing data warehouses and building ETL pipelines.
• Knowledge of Embedded reporting tools and integration.
• Experience with API-based data integration.
• Proficiency in modern BI tools like Tableau, Power BI or Looker.
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable insights.
• Experience mentoring or managing team members.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with technical and non-technical stakeholders.