Head of BI

Job description / Role

- Lead and drive initiatives amongst the BI team;
- Drive data strategy and architecture with the global BI counterparts;
- Design, implement and support data warehousing in the MEA region;
- Lead discussions with business users and source system owners to derive business and data rules to be used in data quality assessments;
- Overseeing the investigation, analysis, documentation and assist in resolution of data quality issues reported by analysts and functional stakeholders.
- Develop, manage, and validate existing data models including logical and physical models of the data warehouse and source systems.
- Determine and oversee the quality and integrity of data required to meet business needs of the end users and work towards resolving the most critical data quality issues;
- Responsible for driving accuracy of data, and maintaining and supporting the data warehouse.

The Head of BI will lead a team of tech / data engineers, and work closely with the analysts and product teams. The role also requires close collaboration across various departments, including finance, sales operations, customer support and marketing.

Requirements

- Understanding of business processes, data entities, data producers, and data dependencies;
- Understanding of corporate systems, data environments and reporting tools;
- Ability to use and support database applications and tools for extraction, transformation and analysis of raw data;
- Extensive working knowledge of SQL scripting for relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Working knowledge of Amazon AWS ecosystem and big data technologies
- Understands cloud computing principles
- Linux / Bash scripting proficiency
- Ability to write Python scripts to complete ETL-related tasks
- Knowledge and ability to use Pentaho for data integration
- Knowledge of open source big data tools and databases (Hadoop, MapReduce, MongoDB, CouchDB) desirable
- Practical understanding of different development methodologies including SDLC, Scrum, and/or Agile, and test-driven development;
- Ability to design and develop exception handling and data cleansing / standardization procedures;
- Ability to create data flow diagrams and documenting processes;
- Knowledgeable on the creation and implementation of data quality safeguards;
- Ability to develop and program test scripts with the purpose of identifying and managing data inconsistencies and testing of ETL processes.
- Demonstrated managerial skills to run a successful tech team;
- Ability to plan and manage resources;
- Focus on detail and accuracy;

About the Company

Building businesses, changing lives

At Tandem, we’ve built a vast network of top-tier professionals across the globe. We empower businesses to thrive by delivering unmatched talent solutions. With our global reach, collaborative approach, and unwavering commitment to excellence, we drive transformative growth and shape exceptional teams.

Who we are.

We are a team of industry experts, driven by a passion for innovation and excellence. We are dedicated to providing unique talent solutions and nurturing collaborative partnerships that redefine success.