Senior BI Analytics Manager

*This role can be based anywhere remotely within Europe.

Who are WebBeds

WebBeds is the fastest growing and most significant accommodation supplier to the travel industry. We are a global company offering ground services (hotels transfers tours activities) to travel professionals. Our products help our partners and customers to create amazing Travel experiences.

Our Products range from a Retail Online platform Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 5.0bn search requests daily. We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking.

WebBeds is a subsidiary of Web Travel Group (ASX: WEB) an ASX 200 listed company operating a global digital travel business.

What makes us stand out

• We are a wholesale global travel organisation
• We have 1500 people speaking 50 languages in 120 cites across 50 countries
• We partner with over 430000 properties in more than 15000 destinations
• We work with more than 44000 travel companies in 139 source markets
• We have an amazing Technology team focused on delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative & lateral thinking

In this role you will:

We are seeking an outcomes-driven pragmatic Senior BI Analytics Manager to turn our BI reporting suite into a dependable scalable service that powers daily commercial decisions and long-term strategy. You will lead the Regional BI Partners (Americas Europe APAC MEA) and be accountable for the reliability governance and day-to-day operation of our Power BI platform delivering trusted data consistent KPIs and timely insights that drive commercial performance.

This is a pioneering role the first of its kind at WebBeds for someone who thrives on end-to-end ownership loves data storytelling and is passionate about delivering meaningful insights to internal stakeholders. From day one you will set the BI operating model align SLAs security and access and ensure coordinated support across time zones giving commercial teams fast secure access to the metrics that matter.

Key elements to this role include but not limited to:

• Lead and develop the Regional BI Partners; set standards ways of working and build a high-performing service-led culture through coaching on stakeholder management prioritisation and data storytelling while ensuring seamless global time-zone coverage.
• Translate commercial goals into a focused BI roadmap; manage the BI request pipeline and prioritisation; communicate progress and trade-offs proactively and clearly with stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor on BI Solutions insights and metrics; handle stakeholder questions clarify KPI logic and definitions and partner with management to proritise information needs.
• Design build and implement market-leading Power BI dashboards that not only report on past trends but also visualise predictive insights uncover hidden patterns and provide actionable recommendations for the business.
• Review/QA critical content from the team to ensure clear narratives consistent KPIs and strong usability.
• Use advanced data science techniques to frame complex business questions test hypotheses on large datasets surface performance drivers and convert findings into dashboard recommendations that drive the companys strategic initiatives.
• Work on data modelling metric development prototyping of predictive models and analytics solutions to identify growth and revenue optimisation opportunities.
• Infuse predictive and LLM capability into the BI suite (forecasting anomaly detection churn narrative summaries and semantic Q&A) and coach the team to adopt these patterns.
• Improve processes templates and design standards; champion adoption and self-service through training mentorship and a community of practice.
• Create a culture of continuous learning by evaluating emerging Power BI analytics and LLM capabilities running targeted pilots documenting what works as team guidelines and upskilling the team through regular knowledge sharing.

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase!

• 6 years experience in BI/analytics including 3 years leading teams across regions/time zones
• Degree in Mathematics Economics Computer Science Information Management Statistics or similar relevant field
• Advanced Power BI development and dashboard UX (data modelling DAX Power Query) including Power Apps and Power Automate
• Hands-on predictive analytics and ML experience with a track record of integrating model outputs into production BI and teaching those techniques to a team
• Practical LLM application in BI to generate narrative insights and semantic Q&A within reporting
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction manipulation and modelling
• Strong programming skills in Python (preferred) or R for advanced analysis statistical modelling and machine learning.
• Demonstrated ability to tackle ambiguous open-ended problems using analytics to uncover trends and make informed business recommendations with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communicator with ability to explain complex analytics concepts to non-technical stakeholders; skilled in presenting insights and recommendations to drive buy-in and alignment with business goals
• Pragmatic detail-oriented delivery-focused; and able to dive in to unblock the team while keeping the bigger picture moving.
• (Desirable) Experience in cloud-based data platforms (Azure AWS) for data processing and model deployment

The successful Senior BI Analytics Manager is an innovative self-driven leader with high levels of integrity. They communicate clearly with local and remote teams and operate just as effectively independently. Highly organised and calm under pressure they prioritise well and deliver across multiple concurrent projects.

Why choose us as your next destination

We are super proud of our dedicated team of friendly energetic & passionate professionals. Our people are key to the success of our business & everybody at WebBeds has their own unique role to play as we continue to drive the company forward.

Over 50 different languages are spoken by our workforce but whether working from offices in Dubai or London or out in the field in Johannesburg or Buenos Aires we all share the common goal to take pride in what we do & to deliver our partners with unbeatable service & support.

• International highly skilled group of experts from all around the globe
• Dynamic environment with the chance to grow influence & impact change
• Disruptive fast-growing market leader within travel & endless possibilities
• Culture built on collaboration empowerment and innovation

  
  

  
  

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