Azure BI Manager

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Strategy:

• Provide leadership and oversight for the Data and Analytics team, ensuring the successful delivery of BI Projects for Sales Business.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to identify and prioritize business opportunities that can be enhanced through effective data and analytics solutions.
• Act as a key advisor to IT leadership, providing insights and recommendations on emerging technologies and trends in data & analytics.
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of solutions using Azure ADLS, Azure Synapse, MS Fabric, MS Power BI, Azure Kubernetes, CI/CD processes, SAP HANA, Talend
• Participate in BI CoE activities to define the Best Practices and Standards for Azure/Fabric Development Practices.
• Engage with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Manage BI projects, including planning, execution, and delivery.
  

Team Development & Management:

• Develop and mentor high-impact technical leadership teams through onboarding, open communication, training, and development opportunities, and performance management processes.
• Build and maintain employee morale and motivation, ensuring a high-performing team of technical professionals focused on customer analytics.
• Manage the hiring, training, and development of staff, provide performance reviews, recommend pay increases, and ensure consistent application of organizational policies.
  

Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact on data and analytics strategies.
• Promote a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of innovative technologies and approaches in analytics solutions.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase the effectiveness of data solutions.
  

Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in IT, with at least 4 years in data and analytics roles in large/complex environments.
• Expertise on managing and implementing BI projects in cloud platforms preferably MS Azure/Fabric stack
• Experience in delivering Cloud based reporting solutions with optimized cloud cost
• 2+ years of experience in managing data and analytics teams
• Experience with data modeling, ETL processes, and data pipeline development.
• Familiarity with data governance, security, and compliance best practices.
  

Required Skills:

• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in SQL, Python, or other relevant programming languages.
• Ability to guide team of developers for efficient designs in Azure Cloud Platform to reduce overall cost
• Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization with required technical depth and breadth.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of emerging technologies and industry trends and possesses a continuous learning mindset.
• Experience working with captive IT services companies or product companies.
• Experience with stakeholder communication and escalation management.
• Ability to review team work, including code, design, solutions, and test cases.
• Proactive in bringing process improvements.
• Effective use of JIRA for Project tracking & Status reporting
• Hands-on experience with BI tools such as SAP Business Objects, Tableau, Tibco Data Virtualization, SAP HANA, and/or Talend is good to have.
  

Certifications:

• Relevant certifications in Azure cloud architecture, data analytics, or MS Fabric are a plus.
  

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, MCA or a related Information Technology field.
• Experience of working in Captive is a plus.