BI Lead (12-month FTC)

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: Power BI development Microsoft Fabric reporting Data modelling & semantic layers Stakeholder engagement Self-service analytics Reporting governance 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.

Data Modelling & Engineering 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 Essential Significant experience in BI, reporting, or analytics roles. Strong Power BI experience. Strong SQL skills. 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.

Python experience. Jira 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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