Business Intelligence Lead NE

Are you passionate about data and insights? Join Specsavers as our new Business Intelligence Lead for a 12 months parental cover and help transform how we leverage data for smarter decision-making. 

At Specsavers, we’re dedicated to making eye and hearing care accessible to all. As pioneers and a global leader in innovative technologies, we help people optimise their vision and hearing. We foster your expertise, welcome you into a supportive family, and propel your growth. Grounded in our collaboration, curiosity, courage, and compassion values, we strive to challenge the status quo and invite you to team up with us.

Your role

As Business Intelligent Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data-driven decision-making across Northern Europe. You’ll lead the design and governance of our Power BI environment, ensuring reporting is clear, consistent, and aligned with strategic goals. This role is critical to reducing costs, minimizing risks, and preparing the organization for AI-driven analytics.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead the design and implementation of a unified Power BI reporting structure across the region.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and drive adoption of new reporting standards.
• Oversee report lifecycle management, including creation, maintenance, and decommissioning of reports.
• Monitor and optimize Power BI capacity to maximize value and control costs.
• Champion best practices in data visualization, governance, and smarter working.

Your new team

We're a highly skilled and collaborative team with an ambition to drive a data-driven culture within Specsavers Northern Europe. We enjoy designing our solutions together as a team, and your input and feedback will be greatly appreciated as you join us on this journey. We are very ambitious and have goals to surface data in everything we do at Specsavers, and we want you to be part of that. The team has a wealth of experience, both in the data field and outside of it, and we learn and develop a lot from each other.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who has the following qualifications:

• Proven experience designing, developing, and managing Power BI environments at scale.
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects and deliver outcomes in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and deliver effective training.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, DAX, and transforming complex data into actionable insights.
• Experience with Microsoft data stack or other cloud-based data solutions.
• Fluent in English (and preferably one Northern European language).
• Bachelor’s degree in business, data, computer science, or similar field.
• Familiarity with AI-driven analytics tools and data security best practices (desirable).

As a person, we believe that you are:

• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and embraces new technologies.
• Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Curious and proactive, always seeking innovative solutions.

What awaits you upon joining Specsavers

At Specsavers, you'll get more than just a job. You will join us on a journey to make eye health services easily accessible to everyone.

We offer you an exciting and challenging everyday life and career in a company with success and ambitions. You will also be part of a workplace with a strong, unique family culture and a community that extends beyond a single department.

Joining us, you’ll get:

• A competitive compensation and benefits package, including eye care vouchers and wellbeing initiatives.
• Opportunities for growth and development through learning platforms, leadership programs, and personal development plans.
• A strong, unique family culture with social gatherings, celebrations, and a collaborative environment. 
• Great coffee, lots of laughs, social gatherings and celebrations, exciting Christmas parties, and more

Is this your next step? Then apply today

To apply, please send us your CV using the button below. We want to respect your time, so including an application letter is optional. Feel free to apply as soon as possible.

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We review CV’s and call in for interviews continuously and in standard, our recruitment process consists of a screening, two rounds of interviews including a personality assessment feedback.

If you're interested in learning more about the incredible team you'll be joining and our shared goals as a family business, visit our pages: This is who we are, and This is what we do.

About Specsavers

It's 1984, on the small Channel Island of Guernsey, when the optometrist couple Doug and Mary Perkins lay the foundation of their new optical company. They revolutionised the market by offering affordable glasses to everyone.

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