BI Team Lead

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Who are we? 

We’re IG Group. We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.  

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We’re global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We’re hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.  

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth. 

What’s the role? 

The BI Team Lead will build and inspire our BI team while spearheading our ambitious migration to Looker and AI-powered insights. The role combines hands-on business intelligence expertise with strategic leadership, serving as the driving force behind IG's "Smart Business" data transformation strategy and making data accessible across our global organization through self-service dashboards and AI agents.

What will you do? 

Strategic BI Leadership & Platform Migration

• Lead and inspire a team of BI analysts, providing mentorship, career development, and strategic direction while managing resource allocation across multiple cross-functional squads
• Drive the strategic planning and execution of our Looker migration, collaborating with senior stakeholders to align BI initiatives with business objectives and deliver measurable impact
• Champion the development of AI-powered insights, co-pilots, and automated analytics solutions while partnering with Analytics Engineering and Data Engineering teams to optimize infrastructure
• Establish and drive BI best practices across the organization, ensuring consistent data visualization standards, governance frameworks, and self-service analytics adoption

Team Management & Organizational Development

• Manage talent development and strategic planning across the BI Analysts Chapter, ensuring seamless team rotation between squads based on business priorities
• Foster organizational change by driving adoption of self-service analytics across all business functions, establishing consistent best practices and governance frameworks that scale globally
• Develop team members' skills and careers while building the leadership foundation for IG's data-driven future
• Guide cross-functional squads delivering measurable business value within focused sprint cycles

Business Intelligence Excellence & Innovation

• Operate as the centre of excellence for analytics across IG's four key data themes: Business Intelligence, Operational Efficiency, Client Acquisition, and Client Experience
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable BI roadmaps, ensuring analytics capabilities directly support IG's strategy and deliver measurable commercial outcomes
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously, ensuring critical business dashboards and insights are delivered at pace while maintaining highest standards of quality and user experience
• Champion business users' data capabilities across the organization through cutting-edge technologies and collaborative partnerships

What will you need for this role? 

Experience

• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in BI development with strong expertise in dashboard creation and data visualization
• Leadership experience or clear leadership potential with proven ability to mentor and develop talent
• Track record of establishing and implementing best practices, governance frameworks, or organizational change initiatives

Technical Skills

• Expert knowledge of Looker or similar BI tools with proven ability to drive platform migrations
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of data modelling concepts with experience on cloud data platforms, particularly Google BigQuery
• Understanding of AI agents, co-pilots, and automated insights with passion for driving innovation in analytics and business intelligence
• Deep understanding of data visualization principles and best practices, including selection of appropriate chart types for different data structures, audience needs, and analytical objectives
• Hands-on experience with advanced dashboard formatting and customization using HTML/CSS to create polished, branded, and user-friendly analytical interfaces
• Experience with data governance frameworks and self-service analytics implementation

Leadership & Personal Qualities

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to building inclusive, high-performing teams
• Exceptional data storytelling abilities with skill in crafting compelling narratives that drive business decisions and communicate insights effectively to diverse audiences
• Ability to influence senior decision-makers and manage complex organizational change initiatives
• Delivery-focused mindset with capability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality standards
• Strategic thinking capabilities with focus on measurable commercial outcomes and business value delivery

How you’ll work

We follow a hybrid working model; we reckon it’s the best of both worlds.  This model also feeds into our secret ingredients for innovation: diversity, flexibility, and close connection.

Plus, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and inclusive workforce with a lot of creative energy.

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We’re committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here. 

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