Business Analytics Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers, setting priorities and ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable OT-to-business data architectures and ingestion pipelines, supporting both real-time and batch processing.
• Integrate operational technology platforms, including AVEVA PI, with ERP, maintenance, quality, and other enterprise systems.
• Develop and maintain standardised, granular datasets and data models that enable operational reporting, advanced analytics, and business intelligence.
• Establish and champion data governance best practices, including data quality, lineage, metadata management, and documentation.
• Create reusable analytics assets, KPI frameworks, and self-service data products that empower site and corporate teams.
• Partner with Operations, Asset Management, IT, and Business Leadership teams to identify opportunities, prioritise initiatives, and deliver impactful analytics solutions.
• Implement monitoring, automation, and CI/CD practices to ensure reliable and efficient data workflows.
• Translate complex data into clear insights, dashboards, and recommendations that support operational and strategic decision-making.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading data engineering, analytics, or business intelligence teams.
• Strong understanding of industrial data environments and operational technology (OT) systems.
• Experience working with platforms such as AVEVA PI, industrial historians, or similar manufacturing data systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in building data pipelines, data models, and enterprise analytics solutions.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, metadata management, data quality, and data architecture best practices.
• Experience integrating manufacturing, ERP, maintenance, quality, and other business systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering tangible business outcomes.
• Why Join Us?
• If you're passionate about turning complex operational data into meaningful business value and leading teams that drive transformation, we'd love to hear from you
• #LI-SP

Benefits

Additional Information

Business Analytics Lead Drive Data-Driven Manufacturing Excellence We are looking for a Business Analytics Lead to play a pivotal role in transforming operational data into actionable business insight across our Paper Division. Leading a small but highly capable data engineering team, you will build and develop the OT-to-business data infrastructure that underpins operational analytics, advanced analytics, and strategic decision-making. By connecting manufacturing systems with business platforms, you'll help unlock performance improvements, optimise asset utilisation, and support critical 80/20 business priorities. This is an exciting opportunity for a data leader who combines technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement and a passion for delivering measurable business value.

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