Description
Job Overview
As a Lead Business Intelligence Consultant at DEPT®, you will be responsible for building and leading the BI capability across Europe and setting the standards for how we deliver it. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create reporting and data products that power our clients' marketing, ecommerce, and wider business decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic development of our BI proposition and capabilities across Europe;
- Set standards and best practices for BI across the region: methodology, data modelling, dashboard design, documentation, and reusable components;
- Guide, coach, and mentor BI consultants through development plans, feedback, and performance conversations, fostering a culture of craft and curiosity;
- Build and grow a high-performing BI team, owning hiring from defining the profile through to onboarding;
- Serve as the senior authority on client engagements: lead discovery workshops on the most complex work, review data models and dashboard concepts, and advise clients on BI strategy, tooling, and data maturity;
- Oversee the design of reliable data integrations and data models that serve both management and specialist users;
- Work closely with the broader Data & AI practice and with DEPT® service teams across Europe to deliver integrated solutions;
- Support business development through BI expertise in client pitches, scoping and estimates, and identify opportunities to grow BI work within existing accounts;
- Stay ahead of emerging tools and methodologies in the BI space, and continuously improve and automate how the team builds and runs reporting.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in a data-related role (e.g., BI Consultant, Data Analyst, Data Specialist, Marketing Analyst), with a proven track record of leading complex BI initiatives;
- Strong leadership experience, with the ability to guide and develop a team of consultants;
- Deep expertise in data modelling and transformation, with strong SQL (e.g., star schemas);
- Strong experience in one or more reporting tools: PowerBI, Looker Studio, Looker, or Tableau;
- Experience with data analysis and/or data analysis tools (e.g., Python, R, SPSS);
- An understanding of marketing data (e.g., campaign performance, attribution, website tracking);
- A strong grasp of data quality and governance, and of what it takes to keep reporting reliable over time;
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts for business stakeholders and hold their own in senior client conversations;
- Strategic thinking, with the ability to develop and execute a roadmap for the BI capability;
- Proven ability to mentor and develop talent;
- Comfortable working with colleagues and clients across multiple countries and time zones;
- Experience working in an agency or consulting environment is highly advantageous.
Benefits
- A flexible, hybrid working policy (2-3 days from the office, depending on location) and the opportunity to work from abroad for 13 weeks a year;
- 24 vacation days per year and the possibility to buy an unlimited number of extra vacation days;
- DEPT®/YOU Learning Menu and DEPT®/YOU Special Programs;
- Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, gym and wellness discounts, and healthy lunches at the office;
- Get a discount on your lease bike and ride in style;
- A reputation for doing good; DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021, has been named a Great Place To Work since 2022 in the Netherlands and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.