MI Manager

The Trust; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Matched pension

25 days leave

Birthday off

Wellbeing hour

Private healthcare

Volunteer days

Career progression

Job summary

Secure Trust Bank Group is seeking a senior leader to transform risk reporting, partnering with senior stakeholders to shape strategy and deliver smarter insights.

You will champion Power BI, automation and AI Copilot to automate sourcing, standardize data, and drive forward-looking risk intelligence across Risk, Data and Technology teams.

This hands-on role offers visibility across the organisation and a chance to influence governance and reporting standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering Power BI dashboards with data modelling best practices.
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills; experience with data transformation tools like Alteryx.
• Track record automating reporting processes and reducing manual MI.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear executive insights.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-team collaboration.
• Experience leading reporting transformation in regulated financial services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions for senior Risk stakeholders.
• Develop executive-level visuals to simplify complex risk data.
• Build scalable data models and reporting frameworks for multiple business needs.
• Automate data sourcing, preparation and reporting using SQL, Alteryx and related tools.
• Lead data governance improvements and data quality initiatives.
• Drive AI Copilot and automation to enhance insights and trend identification.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Alteryx

Data modeling

Stakeholder management

Change management

AI Copilot

Tools

Copilot

Job description

Lead the transformation of Risk reporting across the Bank. This high-profile role offers the opportunity to influence senior stakeholders, shape reporting strategy and drive meaningful change across the Risk function. Combining strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and technical expertise, you'll champion the adoption of Power BI, automation and emerging technologies such as AI and Copilot to deliver smarter insights, streamline processes and support better decision-making at the highest levels of the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deliver high-quality Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions that provide clear, actionable insight for senior Risk stakeholders.
• Develop executive-level visualisations that simplify complex risk data and support informed decision-making.
• Build scalable, reusable data models and reporting frameworks that meet multiple business needs.
• Utilise SQL, Alteryx and other data transformation tools to automate data sourcing, preparation and reporting processes.
• Integrate and rationalise data from multiple sources, improving data quality, consistency and governance.
• Lead the automation of reporting processes, reducing manual effort and replacing spreadsheet-based activities with scalable solutions.
• Explore and implement Microsoft Copilot and AI capabilities to enhance reporting, automate insights and identify trends, exceptions and areas requiring management attention.
• Partner closely with senior Risk leaders to transform reporting from descriptive outputs into meaningful business insight and forward-looking risk intelligence.
• Act as a hands-on transformation lead, working across Risk, Data and Technology teams to deliver sustainable reporting and analytics improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement by challenging existing processes, enhancing reporting quality, increasing efficiency and embedding best practices, documentation and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing and delivering Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions, with a strong understanding of data modelling and BI best practice.
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills, with experience using Alteryx or similar tools to transform, automate and optimise complex datasets.
• Demonstrable track record of automating reporting processes, streamlining MI environments and reducing reliance on manual reporting.
• Ability to produce high-quality executive-level reporting, translating complex data into clear, actionable business insights.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience gathering requirements and delivering practical analytical solutions.
• Experience leading change and delivering reporting transformation initiatives across multiple teams, ideally within a regulated environment. Experience in financial services, risk, consumer lending, AI/Copilot, cloud-based data platforms or reporting governance would be advantageous.

About the Company

We believe in giving our staff autonomy, with initiative and exceptional performance recognised through a variety of individual and team awards and incentives. All our employees have a tangible impact on the Group's core values, and we are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic, proactive and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

As part of our vision to become the most trusted specialist lender in the UK, we've been helping customers and businesses fulfil their ambitions since 1952. In that time, we've learned that we're more than the sum of our parts. We're a strong Group because of our people being our strength; specialist, expert, ambitious and also diverse. All of our people are different and this is something we celebrate. Every one of our employees brings unique talent, ability and perspective to their role. That's why Secure Trust Bank Group nurtures differences. We understand that we perform better because we're not cast from the same mould. We actively embrace and support diversity, work with leading industry bodies and promote initiatives that reinforce our philosophy of giving you the freedom to be who you are. We're an award-winning bank providing savings accounts and lending services to over one million customers. We're Secure Trust Bank Group. We embrace difference.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Matched pension contributions
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off, on us!
• A monthly wellbeing hour to spend doing whatever makes you happy
• A wide range of flexible benefits from Cycle2Work to private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Paid volunteering days and matched charity fundraising
• A collaborative and flexible working environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• A chance to make a real impact in a regulated, purpose-driven organisation.