BI Team Lead (JHB)

We Want You:
Join BET Software and lead our All-Stars to excellence. As the Business Intelligence Team Lead, you’ll take charge of ensuring top-quality work and timely delivery across the Team. You’ll mentor and empower Team members, driving their growth and performance, while actively contributing to project development where necessary. This role calls for a hands-on leader who inspires collaboration, champions accountability, and delivers results in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. Come lead with purpose and shape the future, apply now!

You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, finance, other technical degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in analytics, operations, management, or similar industry and function.
• Experience with coding languages examples include JavaScript, Java, R, or Python.
• Experience with SQL and other databases, scripting, or business intelligence tools.
• Experience with KPI Management and Quantitative Modelling.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across business functions and advise on business intelligence and analytics opportunities.
• Ability to juggle several complex longer-term projects, while also handling ad hoc requests.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

What You’ll Do:
Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute to complex and time-critical analysis projects for senior leaders, by developing a prioritised approach for resolution, and executing on a timely manner.
• Conduct sophisticated quantitative analyses and advanced modelling that translates data into actionable insights.
• Create, prioritise, assign and regularly follow up on tasks and the advancement of the team’s work with regards to deliverables.
• Represent the team; Organise and lead team meetings.
• Draft regular reports for the Business Intelligence Manager on the advancement of the team’s work and recommend corrective measures whenever necessary to meet project objectives.
• Anticipate and recognise potential conflicts and recommend solutions to the Business Intelligence Manager for the team.
• Be a mentor in terms of technical aspects for team members (where necessary).
• Contribute to the technical architecture and development phases (where necessary).
• Take part in performance assessments in collaboration with the team and stakeholders.
• Coordinate bug correction as it pertains to the team’s work.
• Ensure that new employees integrate into the team.
• Streamline processes and create efficiencies in the way the various departments and team members in the division use applications, technology, and practices to collect, analyse, and present data across business functions; including operations, finance, pricing, and support. Proactively seek opportunities to improve data quality.
• Prepare ad hoc analysis and reporting as needed. Format data to identify needs, provide relevant insights, predictive analytics and make recommendations.

Outlines The Domain Activity:

• Support the SDLC process to ensure that the team is focused on delivering projects and tasks assigned.
• Participate in the domain development strategy.
• Assists SM in solving potential personal conflicts.
• Carry out working unit-related tasks (depending on the size of the team he/she must supervise). Carry out all other related tasks.

Knowledge Share

• Identify team members requiring a specific knowledge, skill or understanding and seek ways to impart or upskill the team members through coaching and mentorship.
• Verify that knowledge has been imparted successfully and if not, take steps to rectify gaps in transfer of the knowledge.

Living the Spirit:

• Actively drives a culture that encourages innovation and drives BI leaders to embrace change and become change agents.
• Drives a culture of open communication and collaboration not only within the BI team but across the business.
• Drives a service-driven culture whereby serving other Team Members and other teams becomes second nature within the BI Team.
• Actively promotes authenticity and drives the spirit of diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging within the team.

The Company We Keep:
At BET Software, we don't just recruit talent, we cultivate it. Our learning and development programmes, our various opportunities for growth, and our well-deserved incentives are what keep our All-Star Team the best amongst the rest
Please note that only Team members who meet the stipulated minimum requirements will be considered. If you have not been contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful