business intelligence (bi) analyst

RecruitFirst Pte Ltd; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company in Malaysia is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in business intelligence and data analytics, with strong SQL skills and familiarity with BI platforms like Looker or Tableau. Responsibilities include designing data models, building reports, and collaborating with multiple teams to ensure data quality and alignment with KPIs. This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to data-driven decisions in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in business intelligence, data analytics, or reporting roles.
• Experience in B2B, SaaS, fintech, or high-growth startups preferred.
• Familiarity with data warehouses like BigQuery, Snowflake, or Redshift is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data models, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data dictionaries.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports for various stakeholders.
• Perform ad hoc and recurring analyses and present findings clearly.
• Gather and prioritise reporting requirements from stakeholders.
• Document data sources, definitions, and report logic.
• Promote data literacy and align with company KPIs.

Skills

Strong SQL

Experience with BI platforms (Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Metabase)

Analytical Thinking

Understanding of data modeling

Collaboration skills

Tools

Looker

Tableau

Power BI

Metabase

dbt

Job description

What requirements you'll need to be eligible

• Experience: 3+ years in business intelligence, data analytics, or reporting roles, preferably in B2B, SaaS, fintech, or high-growth startups.
• Technical Skills: Strong SQL; experience with at least one BI platform (Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Metabase, or similar); familiarity with data warehouses (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift) is a plus.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to frame business questions, choose appropriate metrics, and communicate insights to non-technical stakeholders.
• Data Modelling: Understanding of star/snowflake schemas, dimensions, and measures; experience with dbt or similar is a plus.
• Collaboration: Comfort working with product, engineering, BD, and leadership; ability to manage multiple requests and priorities.

What you'll be doing on the job

• Data & Modelling: Design and maintain data models, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data dictionaries; ensure data quality and consistency across sources (CRM, product, marketing, finance).
• Reporting & Dashboards: Build and maintain dashboards and reports in BI tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Metabase) for leadership, BD, product, and marketing.
• Analysis: Perform ad hoc and recurring analyses (e.g. pipeline conversion, cohort behaviour, partner performance, market sizing) and present findings clearly.
• Requirements: Gather and prioritise reporting requirements from stakeholders; balance speed of delivery with scalability and governance.
• Documentation: Document data sources, definitions, and report logic; support self-serve usage where appropriate.
• Best Practices: Promote data literacy and sensible use of metrics; align with company KPIs and strategic goals.