IT Business Intelligence Manager

About the Role

Al Safi Danone is seeking an IT Business Intelligence Manager to lead the design, development, governance, and continuous optimization of the organization’s enterprise business intelligence and data platforms. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Role Purpose and Scope

The IT Business Intelligence Manager will own the end-to-end data lifecycle, from source-system extraction and data integration through semantic modeling, reporting, and executive analytics. The role ensures accurate, timely, secure, and scalable delivery of business insights. Additionally, this position provides leadership for BI platform administration, infrastructure reliability, and cross-functional technical collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise BI architecture across Power BI, Tableau, and Microsoft Fabric, ensuring alignment with strategy and scalability.
• Lead the adoption of Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse integration and Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers).
• Manage the migration of reporting assets from Tableau to Power BI, including conversion of calculated fields and measures into DAX.
• Define data modeling standards for fact and dimension structures, ensuring consistency, performance, and business alignment.
• Design, manage, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using SSIS for high-volume batch processing.
• Manage Power BI incremental refresh strategies and query-folding techniques for large-scale fact tables.
• Perform SQL Server performance tuning, including query optimization and execution-plan analysis.
• Diagnose and resolve semantic-model refresh failures, capacity constraints, and gateway-related connectivity issues.
• Develop advanced DAX measures and analytical solutions for business use cases such as customer credit aging and margin analysis.
• Translate complex SQL and DAX logic into clear, business-friendly documentation for non-technical stakeholders.
• Prepare board- and executive-level deliverables, including executive summaries and financial analyses.
• Partner with business units to translate reporting requirements into scalable, governed BI solutions.
• Administer Power BI workspaces and gateway clusters across Azure and on-premises environments.
• Manage user access, permissions, licensing, and periodic access reviews across Power BI and Tableau Server.
• Monitor platform activity using Microsoft Purview Audit Logs and the Power BI Admin Monitoring workspace.
• Lead Tableau Server administration, version upgrades, and support runbook documentation.
• Ensure BI infrastructure and data-handling practices align with Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority requirements.
• Coordinate with network and systems teams to diagnose and resolve hybrid infrastructure issues.
• Support Azure virtual machines, site-to-site VPN connectivity, and on-premises SQL Server infrastructure.
• Prepare clear technical communications, incident summaries, and recommendations for various teams.

Experience and Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in Business Intelligence or a related IT field.
• Demonstrated experience with Power BI, Tableau, and Microsoft Fabric.
• Proficiency in ETL/ELT pipeline design and optimization using SSIS.
• Strong understanding of SQL Server performance tuning and data modeling standards.
• Experience with advanced DAX measures and analytical solution development.
• Familiarity with platform administration, security, and governance best practices.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, requiring active collaboration with various business units and technical teams.

Application Process

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this role. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.