Senior BI Developer – Manchester | Hybrid
Are you passionate about transforming data into actionable insight?
Do you thrive in environments where you can lead, mentor, and shape BI strategy?
Ready to be part of a company investing heavily in modern, cloud-based data solutions?
We’re supporting a business on a major data transformation journey, and they’re looking for a Senior Business Intelligence Developer to help shape their BI strategy, lead best practices, and support the move to a modern, cloud-first data platform. This is a high-impact role ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, mentoring others, and driving business-wide insight through data.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and design clear, actionable reporting solutions
- Leading the development of scalable data models, dashboards, and visualisations
- Supporting the migration of legacy processes to a new cloud-based data platform
- Playing a key role in BI architecture, tooling decisions, and solution design
- Mentoring BI developers, setting coding standards, and improving team delivery
- Optimising performance, maintaining documentation, and embedding best practices
What’s in It for You:
- Flexible hybrid working to support your work-life balance
- Employee discounts and access to savings through a rewards platform
- Healthcare plan including online GP services
- Enhanced pension and life assurance
- Access to mental health and wellbeing tools
- Share Scheme
- Regular social events, charity days, and opportunities for upskilling
What You’ll Need:
- Advanced skills in Power BI or Tableau
- Previous experience managing a small team
- Confident liasing with stakeholders and presenting to senior management
- Strong SQL and experience with ETL tools (e.g. SSIS, DBT, AWS Glue)
- Solid understanding of data warehousing and data modelling principles
- Experience with modern platforms like Snowflake or Databricks
- Great communication skills and experience working in Agile teams
- A passion for data and a collaborative approach to problem-solving
Bonus:
- Exposure to AWS (e.g. S3, Lambda), Python or R, or tools like Amazon QuickSight or ThoughtSpot
- Familiarity with big data tools and data governance frameworks
If you’re on the market for a new role and want to get stuck into meaningful BI projects in a business that’s genuinely investing in its data, this could be a great move. You’ll have the flexibility to work how you work best, plenty of support from a collaborative team, and the chance to make a real impact. APPLY now or email your CV to Alicia@forwardrole.com
*Please note sponsorship cannot be provided for this role and you must be based in the UK*
Senior BI Developer – Manchester | Hybrid
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