About the project

• What’s the role?
• The BI Team Lead will build and inspire our BI team while spearheading our ambitious migration to Looker and AI-powered insights. The role combines hands-on business intelligence expertise with strategic leadership, serving as the driving force behind IG's "Smart Business" data transformation strategy and making data accessible across our global organization through self-service dashboards and AI agents.

Your responsibilities

• Strategic BI Leadership & Platform Migration
• • Lead and inspire a team of BI analysts, providing mentorship, career development, and strategic direction while managing resource allocation across multiple cross-functional squads
• • Drive the strategic planning and execution of our Looker migration, collaborating with senior stakeholders to align BI initiatives with business objectives and deliver measurable impact
• • Champion the development of AI-powered insights, co-pilots, and automated analytics solutions while partnering with Analytics Engineering and Data Engineering teams to optimize infrastructure
• • Establish and drive BI best practices across the organization, ensuring consistent data visualization standards, governance frameworks, and self-service analytics adoption
• Team Management & Organizational Development
• • Manage talent development and strategic planning across the BI Analysts Chapter, ensuring seamless team rotation between squads based on business priorities
• • Foster organizational change by driving adoption of self-service analytics across all business functions, establishing consistent best practices and governance frameworks that scale globally
• • Develop team members' skills and careers while building the leadership foundation for IG's data-driven future
• • Guide cross-functional squads delivering measurable business value within focused sprint cycles
• Business Intelligence Excellence & Innovation
• • Operate as the centre of excellence for analytics across IG's four key data themes: Business Intelligence, Operational Efficiency, Client Acquisition, and Client Experience
• • Translate complex business requirements into actionable BI roadmaps, ensuring analytics capabilities directly support IG's strategy and deliver measurable commercial outcomes
• • Manage multiple priorities simultaneously, ensuring critical business dashboards and insights are delivered at pace while maintaining highest standards of quality and user experience
• • Champion business users' data capabilities across the organization through cutting-edge technologies and collaborative partnerships

Our requirements

• Experience
• • 3+ years of demonstrated experience in BI development with strong expertise in dashboard creation and data visualization
• • Leadership experience or clear leadership potential with proven ability to mentor and develop talent
• • Track record of establishing and implementing best practices, governance frameworks, or organizational change initiatives
• Technical Skills
• • Expert knowledge of Looker or similar BI tools with proven ability to drive platform migrations
• • Strong SQL skills and understanding of data modelling concepts with experience on cloud data platforms, particularly Google BigQuery
• • Understanding of AI agents, co-pilots, and automated insights with passion for driving innovation in analytics and business intelligence
• • Deep understanding of data visualization principles and best practices, including selection of appropriate chart types for different data structures, audience needs, and analytical objectives
• • Hands-on experience with advanced dashboard formatting and customization using HTML/CSS to create polished, branded, and user-friendly analytical interfaces
• • Experience with data governance frameworks and self-service analytics implementation
• Leadership & Personal Qualities
• • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• • Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to building inclusive, high-performing teams
• • Exceptional data storytelling abilities with skill in crafting compelling narratives that drive business decisions and communicate insights effectively to diverse audiences
• • Ability to influence senior decision-makers and manage complex organizational change initiatives
• • Delivery-focused mindset with capability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality standards
• • Strategic thinking capabilities with focus on measurable commercial outcomes and business value delivery

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