Business Intelligence Manager

The Business Intelligence Manager identifies and translates market opportunities into actionable recommendations for the organization. He/She supervises professionals in gathering and analyzing business intelligence (BI) data to help make informed business decisions. He manages the timely reporting of data analysis outcomes and effectively communicates findings, insights and recommendations to business leaders. He develops data and/or information quality metrics and researches new technology and develops business cases to support enterprise-wide business intelligence solutions. He is responsible for developing guidelines on data insight reporting for the team. He is also responsible for managing BI-related projects from end to end. He manages a team and is proficient in the analytics tools and techniques required by the organization. He is also familiar with the relevant software platforms on which the solution is deployed on. The BI Manager has a deep passion for analyzing and resolving complex problems through a systematic approach. He displays an intellectual curiosity as well as the capability to engage with stakeholders to understand business issues.

Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills & Competencies

Budgeting
Proficiency Level
"Manage budgeting and forecasting for annual financial and business planning within the business unit "
4
Business Innovation
Proficiency Level
"Prioritise business innovation opportunities and design digital architectures and processes to facilitate the creation of an innovative business environment"
5
Business Needs Analysis
Proficiency Level
"Lead comprehensive analysis to understand underlying drivers and present a compelling business case for proposed IT solutions"
5
Business Performance Management
Proficiency Level
"Manage organization performance systems across departments "
4
Data Analytics
Proficiency Level
"Design and conduct data studies to drive organizational decisions and insights "
4

Generic Skills & Competencies

Communication
Proficiency Level
"Articulate and discuss ideas and persuade others to achieve common outcomes "
Intermediate
Problem Solving
Proficiency Level
Identify less perceivable problems and use problem solving tools and techniques to solve the problems.
Intermediate
Sense Making
Proficiency Level
Interpret data to uncover patterns and trends between various sources of data.
Intermediate
Transdisciplinary Thinking
Proficiency Level
Co-relate material from diverse knowledge bases to guide decisions and policy making. Participate in reflective and trans-disciplinary communities within and outside the organization.
Intermediate
Creative Thinking
Proficiency Level
Connect or combine ideas or information from unrelated fields or applications to generate multiple ideas to bring about a specific outcome.
Intermediate

Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks

Identify business needs

• Evaluate business plans and priorities to guide the identification of information needs 
for decision-making 
• Recommend types of data needed to measure performance, 
predict outcomes and make decisions 
• Oversee the development of design and specification proposals including feasibility 
and functional studies 
• Influence integration of data from across the enterprise to enhance information accessibility 
• Create new BI service offerings

Prepare and analyse data

• Manage the problem definition and hypothesis formulation process 
• Provide advice on the development of data analysis models based on project requirements 
• Oversee data sourcing, acquisition, cleansing, integration, warehousing, 
exploration and delivery 
• Provide guidance on validation methodology and criteria 
• Define data and/or information quality metrics and lead data quality reviews 
• Synthesis trends, patterns and correlations from analyses to formulate insights 
and actionable recommendations

Present Insights

• Set the guidelines for the development of end user reports 
• Develop narratives to communicate key messages from analyses through storytelling 
• Advise the design of complex reporting and analytical solutions 
• Develop roadmaps for optimising the BI analysis insights

Manage people and organisation

• Manage the budget expenditure and allocation across teams and projects 
• Monitor and track the team’s achievements and key performance indicators 
• Propose new operational plans, including targeted budgets, 
work allocations and staff forecasts 
• Acquire, allocate and optimise the use of resources 
• Develop learning roadmaps to support the professional development of the team 
• Manage the performance and development process, including providing coaching 
and development opportunities to maximise the potential of each individual

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