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Principal Specialist Business Intelligence

MSP Staffing Pty


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 14 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 23 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced Principal Specialist: Business Intelligence to lead the technical direction of its Business Intelligence function. This senior leadership role is ideal for a BI expert who combines hands-on development with strategic oversight governance and team leadership to deliver high-quality reporting solutions that drive business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain the Business Intelligence architecture governance standards and platform strategy.
  • Lead the design and delivery of enterprise dashboards and executive reporting solutions.
  • Establish standards for data models report design calculations and naming conventions.
  • Oversee BI workspaces access management and report certification.
  • Review and approve BI solutions prior to production deployment.
  • Mentor and develop a team of BI professionals while promoting technical excellence.
  • Partner with analytics and business stakeholders to ensure consistent reporting frameworks and trusted business insights.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance BI capabilities platform performance and reporting standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in a quantitative analytical or related discipline.
  • 8 years Business Intelligence development experience.
  • 3 years experience in a senior or leadership BI role.
  • Expert-level Power BI (or equivalent BI platform) experience.
  • Advanced SQL skills with strong data modelling expertise.
  • Proven experience implementing BI architecture and governance frameworks.
  • Experience developing executive and board-level dashboards.
  • Strong leadership mentoring and stakeholder engagement skills.

Advantageous

  • Financial services or fintech experience.
  • Experience with semantic layers or metric frameworks.
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards.
  • Exposure to federated or data mesh environments.

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