Business Intelligence & Visualisation Lead
Up to £60,000
12-Month FTC (Maternity Cover)
Remote (4x a year Birmingham or London)
I'm hiring a Business Intelligence & Visualisation Lead for a nationally recognised organisation at the heart of the UK's tourism industry.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced BI professional to take ownership of reporting, dashboarding, and self-service analytics across the business, supporting stakeholders with the data and insight they need to make informed decisions.
The role
You'll be the sole BI specialist within the Data & Analytics team, responsible for maintaining and developing the organisation's reporting capability during a major period of data transformation.
Working closely with the Head of Data & Analytics, Analytics Lead, Data Engineer, and Business Analyst, you'll play a critical role in ensuring reporting continuity while continuing to develop modern self-service analytics capabilities.
This role combines:
- Microsoft Fabric reporting
- Self-service analytics
What you'll be doing
Business Intelligence & Reporting
- Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports.
- Build and improve self-service analytics capability across the organisation.
- Create robust reporting solutions that support evidence-based decision-making.
- Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, scalable, and user-friendly.
- Develop and maintain semantic layers and reporting views.
- Write SQL and DAX to support reporting requirements.
- Work with Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric environments.
- Support the transition away from an external data transformation partner.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Gather requirements from stakeholders across the organisation.
- Translate business needs into effective reporting solutions.
- Present data and insight in an accessible, actionable format.
- Manage expectations around reporting priorities and delivery.
Governance & Delivery
- Maintain reporting documentation and standards.
- Ensure GDPR and data governance compliance.
- Contribute to agile sprint delivery and roadmap planning.
- Identify risks, blockers, and data quality issues proactively.
What they're looking for
- Significant experience in BI, reporting, or analytics roles.
- Strong Power BI experience.
- Experience with Azure Databricks.
- Experience developing semantic layers and reporting models.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and requirements gathering skills.
- Experience operating in agile or sprint-based environments.
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
Nice to have
- Microsoft Fabric experience.
- Experience with AI-assisted analytics tools such as Power BI Copilot or Databricks Genie.
Why this role?
- Be the key BI expert within the Data & Analytics function.
- Work with modern technologies including Fabric and Databricks.
- Significant stakeholder exposure and business impact.
- Opportunity to shape self-service analytics capability.
- Join an organisation investing heavily in data, analytics, and AI.
Contract
- 12-month maternity cover
- Salary up to £60,000
- Full-time
If you're a BI professional who enjoys combining Power BI development, stakeholder engagement, data modelling, and self-service analytics, this is an excellent opportunity to step into a high-impact role.
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