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Meon Vale
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We are looking for a highly motivated Business Intelligence Manager to join our dynamic team. You will oversee the delivery and management of a robust scalable business intelligence platform and its supporting systems to ensure that they meet the business goals of the organisation. Defining how the data will be stored, accessed, consumed, integrated, and managed by different data entities and IT systems, as well as any applications using or processing that data in some way.
As part of our core values, Unimetals offers an inclusive and dynamic environment and we welcome people from a variety of different backgrounds.
Your Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, design, and development of the business intelligence platform whilst implementing/maintaining compliance with the business intelligence and analytics strategy
  • Responsible for the training, coordination and evaluation of cross-departmental business analysts and business partners
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to select appropriate platforms and services to support the business intelligence strategy
  • Interpret and co-ordinate the organisation’s data needs whilst making sure that they are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architectures and strategy
  • Define and manage the technical principles, vision, and standards for the data warehouse/data lake ensuring the design can scale to handle additional data and business demands
  • Manage and monitor the work of vendor partner resources and the Database Administrator
  • Maintain knowledge of external and internal data capabilities and trends, facilitating the evaluation of vendors and products including topic-specific deep dives to address business urgencies
  • Establish and manage governance protocols to support the business intelligence strategy
  • Continually review and monitor the integrity, security and service continuity of data systems and their dependencies
  • Hands-on management of datasets, lifecycles, access security and policies
  • Create documentation and presentations, lead discussions with business and technology owners
  • Liaise with the Network Manager to ensure Disaster Recovery requirements can be met including any assigned recovery time and recovery point objectives
  • Perform such other duties as the Company may from time to time reasonably require
  • Comply with all Company policies related to Code of Conduct, Environmental, Health and Safety and Community
    About You (Key Skills/Competencies)
  • Minimum of 5 years of working experience in a data related role
  • Proficiency in SQL with familiarity of associated data modeling tools
  • Deep understanding of data management fundamentals and data storage principles
  • Understanding of systems architecture and ability to design scalable, robust systems
  • Comprehensive understanding of distributed computing environment concepts
  • Competency with Microsoft development tools and technologies
  • Knowledge of data security and privacy practices
  • Knowledge of cloud computing and experience with platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure beneficial
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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