Associate, Business Intelligence Unit (APAC)

Alvarez & Marsal; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is expanding its Business Intelligence Unit in Kuala Lumpur. We seek a data-focused consultant to drive insights, analytics, and governance across multiple regions, delivering dashboards and lightweight apps.

The role emphasizes collaboration with global BIU teams and applying AI to analytics workflows. You will translate business problems into practical outputs, maintain data quality and governance, and contribute to operational efficiency through data-led initiatives.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in business intelligence, analytics or data-focused consulting.
• Strong grounding in analytics, BI, data platforms and tooling; Snowflake/Power Platform exposure is a plus.
• Understanding of data governance including quality, lineage and ownership.
• Experience turning business problems into dashboards, analysis, or lightweight apps.
• Awareness of AI/generative AI tools to improve analytics/workflows.
• Operational excellence mindset; drive process improvements.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative mindset; work with global BIU teams.
• Fast learner and self-starter; adaptable in a rapidly evolving technical environment.
• Entrepreneurial spirit; challenge status quo and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Gather, triage, and prioritise regional requests for reporting, analytics, and data needs.
• Deliver non-reporting outputs: business apps, workflow tools, automation, analyses.
• Serve as a contact for complex reporting, data, and troubleshooting across the region.
• Embed data governance practices across BI outputs with documentation and controls.

Skills

BI analytics

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

AI awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Snowflake

Power Platform

Enterprise data platforms

Job description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

Description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

Through continued growth comes more demand for business insights, operational improvement and data-led ways of working. To support this need and help maintain operational efficiency, A&M has invested in growing its Business Intelligence Unit (BIU). The BIU creates and maintains scalable data assets, constructs analysis, delivers reporting and visualisation products, and leads process improvement implementations that may include workflow redesign, automation, application build, tooling, or separate diagnostic analysis. The unit is also focused on embedding AI into its own ways of working to drive efficiency, and on enabling the business to apply AI to the data assets and solutions the team provides. All with the goal of supporting the firm to realise operational efficiencies identified through analysis. The BIU operates across multiple geographies and practice areas, supporting decision-making for senior stakeholders across the firm.

How You Will Contribute

• Gather, triage, and prioritise regional requests spanning reporting, analytics, process improvement, application development, tooling, and broader data needs.
• Support the delivery of non-reporting outputs, including business applications, workflow tools, automation, standalone analysis, and operational recommendations.
• Serve as a point of contact for complex reporting, data, and troubleshooting issues raised within the region.
• Embed strong data governance practices across BIU outputs, including clear documentation, data quality checks, ownership models, and appropriate controls for recurring reporting, data assets, applications, and workflow tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, or data-focused consulting.
• Strong technical grounding across modern analytics, business intelligence, data platforms, and workflow tooling; exposure to Snowflake, Power Platform, or similar enterprise data platforms would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of data governance principles, including data quality, lineage, documentation, access considerations, and sustainable ownership of data products and BIU solutions.
• Experience translating business problems into practical outputs, which may include dashboards, analysis, process redesign, workflow tools, automation, or lightweight applications.
• Awareness of current AI and generative AI tools, with a genuine interest in applying them to analytics workflows and reporting products to improve efficiency.
• Operational excellence mindset - comfortable driving process improvements, reducing rework, and building sustainable ways of working.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in a relevant field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively with global BIU teams and other functions.
• Fast learner and self-starter; comfortable in a rapidly evolving technical environment.
• Entrepreneurial spirit; not afraid to challenge the status-quo and drive continuous improvement.

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career. We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.