Bi Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
1872 Consulting is looking for a Database & BI Manager to lead their Database Architecture & BI team. The Manager will be responsible for managing the strategy for the enterprise's database systems and overseeing the development and implementation of business intelligence solutions to enhance business metrics and customer experience.
Responsibilities:
• Team with the Practice Groups and Departments in developing the overall BI strategy and educate those teams in the effective use of BI tools and resulting data base structures.
• Manage the design and implementation of reporting and analytical solutions, including both the design of table structures and the processes used to populate those structures with data from internal and external sources.
• Manage, direct, organize, and lead projects in the implementation and use of new BI software tools.
• Develop predictive modelling and trend analysis tools using advanced statistics that anticipate firm needs and answers, and provide real-time answers to those questions.
• Teach how to and assist in the development of insightful dashboards and tools that management can use to produce informed business decisions. Leverage reporting/metrics dashboards, presentations, graphics & reports to give visual representation to key business data.
• Develop and automate data sets for the purpose of data mining and analysis, leveraging exploratory data analysis, predictive analytics, and data visualization.
• Understand and extract meaning from complex data relationships and develop reports to enable effective use of the resulting knowledge.
• Collaborates with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements and implement appropriate solutions.
• Determines design strategy and provides systems design in a specialized and highly complex area.
• Drives selection of data management tools, and the development of standards, usage guidelines and procedures for those tools collaborating with peer architects.
• Provides direction on direct staff's project involvement and responsibilities; ensures that project work results in high quality applications are being delivered.
• Works with application software vendors to maintain database road maps and resolve critical issues.
• Collaborate with business users in designing and implementing analytics to help them interpret their data in order to make better business decisions.
• Adhere to the Firm's IT Service Delivery standards and Change Control processes.
• Adhere to the Firm's Security and Governance requirements across all administered applications.
• Gather information, design, develop, test and implement high-quality, user-friendly solutions to meet the Firm's goals and strategic objectives.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree required, Master/MBA preferred. Concentration in math, statistics, computer science, information management, or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Require 7-15 years of analytical experience in similar setting, law firm or professional services strongly preferred.
• Candidates must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, project management and change management experience, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Skilled in getting things done and overcoming obstacles to reach the goal.
• The ability to work effectively with all levels of management, and across all departments and offices, is required.
• Significant skills in advanced data analytics and statistic tools (SSRS and otherwise), data query languages including SQL, and BI Tools.
• Broad exposure to navigating the aggregation of various large data sets for purpose of analysis.
• Strong ability to pull data from numerous sources and to create presentations for all levels of management.
• Ability to use data mining and analysis to compile and creatively display data.
• Ability to leverage presentation skills and visual tools to extract data and tell a story at various levels or audiences.
• Ability to extrapolate big ideas from data analysis, identify the 'why' in their work, serve as a subject matter expert, partner across internal teams, and have a natural ability to lead.
• Business Intelligence software tools
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
• Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services
• Microsoft Internet Information Services
• Windows Server and desktop operating environments
Company:
1872 Consulting is a recruitment and IT consulting company. Founded in 1872, the company is headquartered in Chicago, USA, with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.