The IT Senior Manager, BI Data & Analytics is responsible for turning abstract information from data analyses into appealing and understandable visualizations that improve business insights from the results of the analyses. This role along with their team of direct reports are creative thinkers who understand user interface design and apply visualizations skills such as user experience design, data visualization, and graphical design. Individuals in this role understand how information is turned into knowledge and how this knowledge supports and enables key business processes. They must have a good understanding of data access requirements for business analytics and exploration.  Also required are analytical skills, the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members, as well as an innate curiosity around wanting to understand business processes, business strategy, and strategic business initiatives to help drive incremental business value from enterprise data assets.

This position will continually seek opportunities to help improve business decision-making processes, increase business stakeholder satisfaction, deepen relationships, and effectively manage stakeholder expectations. They often educate team members on business unit goals and objectives and educate the business on the value of analytics and insights. They also display innovation in identifying, proposing, and overseeing the development of analytics solutions and driving adoption by business stakeholders, which may include innovation of business processes. Through adaptable communication skills and the ability to translate analytics requirements into underlying data requirements, they work collaboratively, negotiating data & analytics requirements across multiple groups.

The IT Senior Manager, BI Data & Analytics must have a solid understanding of existing business processes, the key drivers, and measures of success for the business, including short-term needs and longer-term strategic initiatives. They must have a working knowledge of the business area that they support and have a solid understanding of the associated data domains. Strong leadership, relationship management, interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills are also required.