Lead Data Visualisation Developer

Introduction

Join us at Gallagher Re, the trailblazers of the reinsurance world, where every day brings new opportunities to shape the future. We empower our clients with cutting-edge analytics and insights, providing them the confidence to make strategic decisions that transform industries. As a team member, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, translating data into impactful solutions and taking the reins of your career like never before.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Gallagher Re is one of the world’s leading reinsurance advisory and broking firms. We bring together sophisticated analytics capabilities, risk transfer and transactional expertise to provide advice and counsel to our clients. We help our clients interpret the data to guide their decisions surrounding the management of their risk portfolio.

How you'll make an impact

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Visualisation Developer to join our Global Digital team. In this role, you will be working alongside the Power BI Architect in designing, maintaining, and governing our Power BI platform. You will ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and capable of meeting the diverse data needs of our organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong strategic domain knowledge in data visualisation and deep technical expertise in the Power BI platform.

As a key member of our Visualisation Centre of Excellence, you will work alongside our Head of Visualisation to convert a roadmap of opportunities and user stores into actionable and valuable visualisation products. As a member of the wider Global Digital team, you will collaborate with curious, self-driven colleagues across the organization. This role offers the opportunity to innovate and implement the latest technologies and best practices in data visualization, contributing to the overall success of the business.

About You

You are a seasoned and technically proficient data professional with a passion for turning complex data into compelling stories. You possess expert knowledge in data visualization and a strong foundation in data analytics and data modelling. You have deep subject matter expertise in Microsoft Power BI and Fabric. You adopt a client-first approach, deeply understanding user requirements and architecting scalable and secure solutions. You excel at transforming complex datasets into intuitive data models that empower actionable insights. You are passionate about designing and implementing enterprise-scale data visualization ecosystems that enable organizations to make data-driven decisions. Your strong technical skills are complemented by excellent communication, storytelling, and design abilities, enabling you to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Subject Matter Expert

· Serve as one of the primary subject matter experts on data visualisation and design, and the use of Power BI in an enterprise setting.

Data Visualisation and Design

· Lead data visualisation standards and best practices within the Visualisation Centre of Excellence and across the organisation.

· Craft clear and engaging data stories that highlight key insights and drive decision-making by using data storytelling techniques to present complex data in an accessible and understandable manner for non-technical audiences.

· Defining best practices developing and designing Power BI reports

· Collaborate closely with stakeholders to clearly understand their business needs, challenges, and objectives, and translate these requirements into technical solutions that align with organizational goals and drive value.

Data Modelling, Architecture, and Governance

· Establish and uphold data modelling best practice and develop robust semantic models using Snowflake and Power BI.

· Implement monitoring and continuous optimisation of data models for performance and scalability.

· Support the design, governance and development of the Power BI platform infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.

· Continuously monitor and enhance the platform’s performance, security, and resilience, and optimising semantic models and reports.

· Implement governance policies and frameworks to maintain data quality and ensure compliance with data security best practices and regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

Data Platform Integration

· Experience integrating Power BI with other data sources and platforms (e.g., Azure, Snowflake, SharePoint, SAP, Salesforce)

· Experience with REST APIs for data extraction and integration with Power BI is desirable.

Innovation

· Stay informed about the latest Power BI features and industry trends to foster innovation within the platform.

· Keep abreast of the wider landscape of data visualization, data, and digital technologies.

About you

Education

· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred

Experience

· Extensive experience designing and implementing data visualisation solutions, with a focus on the Power BI platform.

· Proven track record of delivering Power BI semantic model and reporting solutions for diverse use cases.

· Hands-on, proven experience in managing, administrating, and troubleshooting Power BI platforms, ensuring performance and security.

· Experience working with cloud data warehouse solutions such as Snowflake, BigQuery, databricks, Redshift.

· Experience with version control systems like Git for managing Power BI products.

· Experience with the DevOps lifecycle.

· Experience mentoring visualisation developers.

· Knowledge of (re)insurance industry is an advantage.

Technical Skills

· Expert knowledge of Power BI including best practices and related tools (ALM Toolkit, Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, Measure Killer)

· Proficiency in other data visualisation tools beyond Power BI (e.g., Tableau, Looker, ThoughtSpot), as well as data visualisation libraries (e.g., Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly, ggplot2, D3.js, Kepler.gl, Apache Superset, Streamlit).

· Expertise in data storytelling techniques and the ability to translate data into actionable insights through compelling narratives.

· Strong understanding of design principles and experience with design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Figma).

· Expertise in semantic model optimisation and Power BI capacity management.

· Strong understanding of dimensional data modelling, ETL processes, and data warehousing.

· Skilled in SQL, Data Analysis Expression (DAX), Power Query M code.

· Familiarity with cloud platforms, especially Microsoft Azure, for deploying and managing Power BI solutions.

· Good knowledge of wider Power Platform (Apps, Automate).

· Holding an active Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Certification (PL-600) is desirable.

· Experience with geospatial analytics and visualisation is a plus.

Soft Skills

· Excellent communication and leadership skills.

· Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

· Experience mentoring visualisation developers.

· Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.