Senior Data & BI Manager

Central England Coop; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A member-owned cooperative society in Lichfield is seeking a Senior Data and BI Manager to lead strategic BI/data projects and manage the Azure data platform. This role involves mentoring a team, overseeing data integrations, and ensuring day-to-day operations align with business intelligence goals. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Azure technologies and proven leadership in data engineering.

Benefits

Retail discounts

Holiday buy

Colleague recognition

Enhanced family friendly policies

Colleague Dividend

Paid time for volunteering

Healthcare Cashplan

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Personalised learning and development

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in BI/reporting and/or data engineering roles with direct team management.
• Confident decision maker and ability to manage large-scale data platform transitions.
• Clear understanding of Data & BI models, implementation strategies and business engagement processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver strategic BI/data projects, driving data and BI capability.
• Oversee upgrades and integration of new data sources into the Azure data ecosystem.
• Act as the subject matter expert on Azure, Fabric, BI and supporting reporting platforms.

Skills

Leadership in BI/reporting

Project delivery skills

Communication skills

Expertise in Azure and Microsoft Fabric

Education

Azure and Microsoft Fabric certifications

Tools

Azure Synapse

Data Factory

Data Lake

CI/CD (Azure DevOps)

Job description

What will you be doing?

Joining us as Senior Data and BI Manager, you'll manage and deliver strategic BI/data projects, driving our data and BI capability. You'll also ensure the successful day-to-day operation of the data platform and support intelligence utilization.

You'll have the opportunity to lead and influence the direction of data, intelligence and reporting across our business. You'll be making a significant positive impact through your development and delivery of clear plans in partnership with our leadership teams.

As part of your role, you'll oversee upgrades and integration of new data sources into our Azure-based data ecosystem. You'll champion Microsoft Fabric, ensuring the team maximises platform capabilities to support analytics and reporting.

You'll be managing the Azure data platform budget, ensuring value for money across compute, storage and licensing.

Utilising your skills and expertise, you'll act as a role model for data stewardship, guardianship and ownership, as well as acting as the subject matter expert on Azure, Fabric, BI and supporting reporting platforms.

Leading, supporting and encouraging your team, you'll manage their day-to-day workload, mentor and upskill individuals across various skill levels.

Working collaboratively is key to success in this role, and you'll be acting as key stakeholder in our data and intelligence strategy, working closely with senior leaders across IT and the wider business.

How will I know if I am right for this role?

This role would suit someone who has proven leadership in BI/reporting and/or data engineering roles with direct team management.

You'll be a confident decision maker, with excellent project delivery skills, as well as able to manage large-scale data platform transitions.

We are looking for someone who has Azure and Microsoft Fabric certifications.

You'll bring expertise in Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Data Lake, and Microsoft Fabric in addition to your in-depth knowledge of ELT pipelines, CI/CD (Azure DevOps) and data architecture.

You'll be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of Data & BI models, implementation strategies and business engagement processes.

Communication and collaborative working will be key to your success in this role and will therefore require excellent communication skills.

Leading your team and strategy independently is critical to this role. You'll be able to provide support, mentorship and coaching, and share a passion for team development and progression.

What is in it for me?

In addition to our competitive salaries, our colleagues also benefit from:

• Retail discounts- our hub offers colleagues access to hundreds of exclusive retail discounts, savings on days out and holiday discounts.
• Holiday buy- colleagues can buy up to a week extra of annual leave each year
• Colleague recognition- we celebrate our colleague's achievements both personally and professionally
• Enhanced family friendly policies- to help you feel fully supported during any significant life events.
• Colleague Dividend- We pay a share of our profits to eligible colleagues as a thank you for their contribution to our success.
• Paid time for volunteering- we encourage our colleagues to spend three days per year taking part in volunteering, fully paid for by us.
• Give as you earn- helping you support charities which mean something to you.
• Healthcare Cashplan- your wellbeing is important, so you've got the opportunity to contribute into a voluntary plan that helps pay towards a range of healthcare expenses.
• Company Pension- you can access a company pension scheme with us as well as access to Pension wellbeing information.
• Life Assurance- after an initial qualifying period, you'll get free life assurance cover, that pays your nominated beneficiary if you die while you're working for us.
• Personalised learning and development- with easy access to a wide range of training programmes
• We\'ve got you - our new colleague wellbeing campaign, making wellbeing benefits and resources accessible and relevant to the role that you do.
• iTrent Financial Wellbeing (Wagestream)- offers something for all our colleagues, whether you want to track your finances, save some money, or access up to 50% of your earned pay flexibly in a way that suits you.

To find out more about all of these plus many more reasons to join us at Central Co-op, please visit Rewards and benefits - Central Coop (careers.coop)

Everyone is welcome here. We\'re happy to make reasonable adjustments so that all our candidates can show us how they\'ll perform their role. There is a section in the application form where you can provide any additional information. Please use this section to include any reasonable adjustments you need, and we\'ll do our best to support you through our recruitment process

Who are we?

We\'re Central Co-op, a Member-owned and Member-led co-operative Society.

And with us, you\'re not just a colleague, you\'re a Member. You\'ll own a share of the business.

You'll be able to make a positive impact in your community, joining us in our mission to create a sustainable Society, and working alongside a team of passionate people who\'ll help you grow. To find out more about working for us, visit our website Central Co-op (careers.coop)