Data and Analytics Manager

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Disability Confident scheme

Job summary

BMW Group UK Ltd in Farnborough is seeking a Data & Analytics Manager to lead a small team of BI consultants and drive Reporting & Analytics across the business. You will work with data stewards and the data pipeline team to deliver value and shape the organisation's future.

You will champion a Federated Data approach, develop dashboards (Tableau, AWS QuickSight) and ensure governance. The role offers hybrid working, flexible hours, and a culture of growth and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and ability to manage a diverse BI team.
• Strong data analytics mindset with business-facing communication.
• Experience with data warehousing and cloud data hub concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of BI consultants delivering analytics to inform decisions.
• Prioritize analytics requirements and align resources efficiently.
• Oversee bi-weekly sprints using Agile practices.
• Collaborate with AI Implementation Manager on predictive reporting.
• Develop data visualisations using AWS QuickSight and Tableau.
• Build a single source of truth for UK business data.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Data analytics

Data visualization

Tableau

AWS QuickSight

Agile

Stakeholder comms

Data warehousing

Tools

Tableau

AWS QuickSight

Job description

We are looking for candidate to join our Data & Analytics Centre of Competence (CoC) and lead the Reporting & Analytics function. The ideal candidates will be passionate about providing insights using our data to generate real business value and help to drive the future direction of our organisation.

As the Data & Analytics Manager, you will lead a small team of Business Intelligence Consultants who will deliver measurable benefit through Reporting & Analytics solutions working alongside and in close collaboration with the two other sub functions.

What awaits you?

• A deep understanding our business processes and how data relates to these, working alongside a dedicated team of Data Stewards, who represent each business department.
• Responsible for management and leadership of the Reporting & Analytics team to deliver insightful and effective analytics to the business that drives better business decisions and influences business strategy.
• Responsible for effective prioritisation of analytics requirements from the business, to ensure the analytics resources is deployed in the most efficient manner to maximise results generation.
• Running the bi-weekly development sprints (following Agile practices), to ensure maximum value to delivered with the available resources.
• Working with the AI Implementation Manager, to support the delivery of predictive reporting solutions where advanced analytics, predictive modelling and general AI can be leveraged.
• Develop strong working relationships with the local FG team who support our function and the wider delivery team based in Porto who are responsible for the data pipeline & data products that the UK reports leverage.
• Develop a single source of truth for business data using BMW Cloud Architecture aligning with a ‘Federated Data’ approach.
• Develop data visualisations using the strategic BI tool for the UK (AWS QuickSight).
• Design and implement standardised operational analytics processes with appropriate governance and controls in place to validate accuracy and reliability of information provided.
• Via a consultative approach look to support / lead the transformation of the business data culture and improve data skills / data literacy throughout the UK.
• Look for opportunities to advance our analytics capabilities through AI and Machine Learning.

What should you bring along?

• Proven leadership skills to manage and motivate a diverse team.
• A passion for using data to transform business performance.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business users in an inspiring way.
• Strong focus on objectives and sense of responsibility for delivering in time.
• Experience of data systems and business processes
• Strong analytical mind set and data manipulation/ modelling skills.
• Understanding of data warehousing and cloud data hub concepts.
• Knowledge of data visualisation tools like Tableau and AWS QuickSight and expertise with KPI dashboard development.
• Understanding of interrelationships and interdependencies of data structures.

Closing Date: 25th September 2026

As a part of the BMW Group, a career with BMW (UK) Ltd can offer long term opportunities for growth and development locally, nationally and internationally. The BMW Group invests in its employees and boasts a positive and supportive culture and flexible working environment. We are basedinprestigious offices in Farnborough that provide a great place to work with good people and exciting, engaging and industry leading brands.

At BMW Group, we are committed to offering our employees the right balance between work and personal life.We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and for most roles, it could be possible to agree flexible hours, job share, compressed hours or part-time working hours and so please discuss your individual requirements as part of the application process so we can try to agree a suitable arrangement.[For this role, we also support a hybrid model which combines remote and office working.] #LI-Hybrid

We are proud to be a part of the Disability Confident scheme. The scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.