Senior/Lead BI Analyst - 12 Month FTC

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Business Intelligence & Visualization Lead for a 12-month maternity cover in London. Hybrid work arrangement requires 1–2 days in the office each month, with responsibility for BI reporting and analytics to guide business decisions.

You will own the BI function, develop Power BI dashboards, implement self-service analytics, and work with stakeholders to translate requirements into effective reporting and insights.

Qualifications

• Hands-on BI/analytics/reporting background.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports.

Skills

BI & analytics

Power BI

SQL

Azure Databricks

Agile delivery

Data governance

GDPR

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Azure Databricks

Jira

Python

Job description

Business Intelligence & Visualisation Lead

Contract: 12-month maternity cover
Location: London / Hybrid Working - 1/2x a month in office
Salary: Up to £60,000 + benefits

I'm currently representing a leading UK organisation that is looking for a Business Intelligence & Visualisation Lead to join its Data & Analytics function on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

This is a hands-on BI role where you'll take ownership of the organisation's reporting and visualisation capability, working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver accurate, user-friendly insights that support business decision-making.

The Role

You'll be responsible for:

• Designing, developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards and reports
• Building and supporting self-service analytics capabilities
• Writing strong DAX and SQL to develop reporting, views and semantic layers
• Working with Azure Databricks to support BI and reporting workloads
• Maintaining and stabilising existing analytical assets
• Ensuring data quality, accuracy and consistency across reporting
• Working within an Agile / sprint-based environment, managing your own workload against a prioritised roadmap
• Working closely with Business Analysts and stakeholders to translate requirements into effective reporting solutions
• Presenting insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Supporting data governance, GDPR compliance and documentation standards
• Exploring opportunities to embed AI-assisted analytics into reporting workflows

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong professional experience within BI, data analytics or reporting
• Hands-on Power BI development experience
• Strong SQL skills
• Experience working with Azure Databricks
• Experience building views and/or semantic layers to support BI reporting
• Experience translating business requirements into clear reporting solutions
• Experience working in an Agile / sprint-based delivery environment
• Understanding of data governance, data quality and GDPR
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• The ability to work independently and take ownership of BI delivery

Desirable

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric
• An interest in using AI tools such as Power BI Copilot or Databricks Genie
• Python experience within Databricks
• Experience using Jira
• Public sector, tourism or destination marketing experience