P&S BI Manager

Phoenix Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the UK is seeking a BI Manager to lead a high-performing team. You will drive innovation and analytical excellence, guiding the design of user-friendly dashboards. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills and expertise in BI tools, including Power BI. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £60,000 with significant benefits including a bonus and comprehensive medical cover.

Benefits

Up to 32% bonus

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Great pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead, develop, and inspire a team, with strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Expertise with BI tools, data modelling and task management platforms.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of BI Analysts and Developers.
• Guide the design, development, and optimisation of user-friendly dashboards.
• Champion analytical excellence and embed governance and quality assurance.

Skills

Leadership and mentoring

Expertise with BI tools

Organizational skills

Data understanding

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Tools

Power BI

JIRA

Job description

Job Description

Location and flexible working: Edinburgh, London, Telford or Wythall (Birmingham). All our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Job Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 18 September

Salary and benefits: Up to £60,000 dependent upon experience plus 16% bonus up to 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Recruiter: Douglas Smith

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Pensions & Savings business as a BI Manager within Strategy and Transformation

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re Phoenix Group, we’re a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

You will lead and inspire a high-performing team of BI Analysts and Developers, fostering a culture of growth, engagement, and excellence, through coaching and mentoring, you’ll build capability and drive continuous improvement along with managing resources strategically, balancing team capacity with evolving business priorities. Your ability to prioritise and align workloads will ensure timely, high-impact delivery across the organisation.

Being a technical expert in Power BI, guiding the design, development, and optimisation of insightful, user-friendly dashboards and reports. Your hands-on expertise will ensure best practices are followed and outputs are both scalable and impactful.

You will champion analytical excellence, embedding governance and quality assurance to maintain accuracy and compliance. You’ll also empower your team through development frameworks, reduce key-person risk, and foster collaboration across BI and business teams. You will drive innovation, manage risk, and act as a key escalation point, ensuring BI remains customer-centric, future-focused, and a trusted partner to the business.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven ability to lead, develop, and inspire a team, with strong coaching and mentoring skills
• Expertise with BI tools, data modelling and task management platforms such as JIRA
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to tight deadlines
• Deep understanding of how data and insights can support better customer outcomes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to manage sensitive or politically complex issues