Business Intelligence Lead in London

GLAS is an international provider of institutional debt administration services, serving lenders, borrowers, issuers, and advisers offering a global platform across Loan Agency and related services, Capital Markets and Restructuring. GLAS' vision is to be recognised as the best-in-class independent, non-creditor, conflict-free provider of institutional debt administration services, enabling global clients and counterparties to achieve successful outcomes on their transactions.

The business currently comprises c.500 employees who deliver a solution-based, innovative service, ensuring GLAS is the preferred global partner of choice. GLAS has a blue-chip customer base developed over many years; select clients include Apollo, Blackstone, CVC, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. GLAS has been recognised as the premier independent provider of loan agency and bond trustee services with a portfolio of over $800 billion assets across its global platform. The company is headquartered in London with offices in Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York, New Jersey, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong, Milan and Rome.

GLAS is embarking on several strategic programs to enhance and strengthen its global product and service capabilities. As the business continues to scale across regions and functions, technology has become a central enabler of innovation, efficiency, and insight. In support of this growth, the Business Solutions technology team is looking to onboard an experienced BI Lead with a strong background in Finance to drive the evolution of our data and intelligence capabilities.

This role will play a key part in delivering enterprise-wide reporting and analytics solutions, aligned to our strategic roadmap and designed to empower decision‐making, enhance data governance, and support the delivery of high‐quality services to our clients.

The Role

This role encompasses three core areas: Governance and Strategy, Enterprise Reporting, and Leadership. You will bring proven experience across all three, using your deep BI expertise not only to deliver impactful insights but also to embed best practices, standardise reporting, optimise development and delivery processes and manage a growing team of BI Analysts.

Reporting to the Head of BI, this position offers a balance of hands‐on technical work and leadership, with the opportunity to guide a team of developers in a collaborative, growth‐oriented environment while strategising and delivering enterprise level reporting objectives.

As BI Lead, you will lead the design policy and deployment of a comprehensive reporting framework for both internal and external stakeholders. You'll shape the strategic direction of BI initiatives, implementing a robust data governance process to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and security of all reporting outputs. You will have demonstrable skills in Power BI, including the management and maintenance of the Power BI service and applications developed in Power Apps. You will identify gaps in our development processes and set strong governance on new development processes. You'll work closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver scalable, high‐impact solutions while planning for long‐term scalable and strategic growth.

Beyond technical expertise and strategic planning, this role requires strong leadership to support, mentor and guide a small team of developers, ensuring objectives are delivered within the ISO framework. You'll play a pivotal role in building and nurturing a high‐performing BI team and serve as the primary point of contact for BI‐related requests, including direct client engagement. You'll be a natural problem solver, adept at managing incoming queries, prioritising tasks, and effective at delegating. Representing the BI team in daily stand‐ups, you'll ensure the backlog is well‐maintained with clearly defined Jira stories that provide the necessary context for smooth delivery. You will be keen to foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Core Competencies

• Leadership: Proven experience in managing and developing high‐performing teams, fostering collaboration and innovation. Ability to set clear goals, mentor team members, and drive performance through effective oversight and accountability.
• Extensive Power BI Expertise: Over 7 years of hands‐on experience with Power BI, including Power Query, DAX, and Report Builder. Proven ability to design and deliver complex, scalable dashboards and reports.
• Advanced Reporting Capabilities: Skilled in building paginated reports, embedding Power BI content into applications, and implementing robust Row‐Level Security (RLS) for secure data access.
• Power BI Service & Tenant Administration: Deep understanding of Power BI service administration, including workspace governance, deployment pipelines, and tenant‐level configurations.
• Data Modelling & Visualization: Advanced skills in dimensional modelling, star/snowflake schemas, and crafting intuitive, insight‐driven visualisations.
• Strategic Thinking & Data Governance: Strong understanding of data governance, data quality frameworks, and the ability to translate business needs into scalable BI solutions.
• Microsoft Fabric Proficiency: Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric, particularly in the data warehousing and One Lake components, enabling unified data architecture and analytics.
• Power Platform Integration: Expertise in Power Automate and PowerApps for workflow automation and low‐code application development.
• Modern Data Warehousing: Proven track record in designing and maintaining enterprise‐grade data warehouses using Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Synapse Analytics, and related tools.
• SQL & Microsoft Stack Mastery: Strong command of SQL Server, T‐SQL, and the broader Microsoft data ecosystem.
• Agile Delivery & DevOps: Experienced in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), SDLC, and tools like Jira and Azure DevOps for backlog management and CI/CD pipelines.
• Stakeholder Management: Skilled in navigating stakeholder relationships and aligning team efforts with broader business objectives.
• Education & Continuous Learning: Educated to degree level in a relevant field, with a commitment to continuous professional development and staying current with emerging BI trends.