Head of BI and Data NEW

York, Yorkshire
Fruition Group

Role: Head of BI and Data

Salary: £80k – £90k + package

Location: York (4 days per week in the office)

Fruition are currently recruiting for a Head of BI and Data for a scaling organisation. This is very much a ‘player/manager’ role and will be a hands on position with responsibility for managing a team of 2. This role would suit someone with a strong technical background who is looking to step into a management role or someone who is already leading a small team and is ready for a new challenge with a growing organisation. The role will cover data engineering, Business Intelligence and reporting so experience on both sides is key. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career with a company that has a clear growth plan and understands the impact data can have on their success.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into a clear, prioritised data delivery roadmap.
• Champion a data driven culture, enabling informed decision making at all levels.
• Own the organisation’s data platform, including data warehouse, pipelines, models, and integrations.
• Ensure our data architecture is scalable, secure, well governed, and fit for future needs.
• Provide technical oversight of data engineering practices, including cloud pipelines, ETL/ELT, and data modelling.
• Ensure delivery of robust, consistent MI, BI reporting, and dashboards across the business.
• Coach and mentor team members, building capability and resilience.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to understand objectives and translate them into data solutions.
• Act as the senior authority on BI and data across the organisation, being the senior point of escalation for BI and data related issues.
• Establish and maintain data standards, definitions, and quality controls within the enterprise data platform.

Required Skill and Experience

• Strong technical background in data platforms, SQL, PowerBI, Python, and BI tooling.
• Experience of Microsoft Fabric
• Strong understanding of data platforms, data modelling, and BI concepts.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into effective data solutions.
• Experience establishing data governance, quality, and assurance practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Fruition are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.