BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE MANAGER (M/F)

The Business Intelligence Manager is responsible for the strategy, governance, implementation, and evolution of Prayon Group’s Business Intelligence solutions. He/she leads BI activities in a technological environment based on SAP Datasphere, SAP BW, Cognos, and Power BI, ensuring data quality, the relevance of analyses, and the performance of decision-making tools.

Responsibilities

• Defines and maintains the group’s BI standards and governance, ensures alignment of BI initiatives with business and IT strategies, and manages the BI roadmap in collaboration with business and IT stakeholders,
• Manages and prioritizes BI requests, oversees BI projects from planning to delivery, handles the BI budget, and ensures the maintenance and evolution of existing BI solutions,
• Leads internal BI teams and external providers, collaborates closely with business stakeholders to co-develop solutions, and actively participates in governance bodies and industry events,
• Promotes BI adoption at Group level, ensures data quality and system performance, identifies innovation opportunities, and implements KPIs to measure the impact of BI solutions.

Profile

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or equivalent,
• Minimum 10 years of experience in BI, including 5 years in project management or leadership roles,
• Experience in an industrial environment is highly valued,
• Fluency in French and English (spoken and written), with knowledge of Dutch considered a plus,
• Proficiency in BI tools: SAP Datasphere, SAP BW, Cognos, and Power BI,
• Knowledge of advanced visualization tools: Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud,
• Experience with ETL tools: SAP Data Services, Talend, Informatica,
• Proficiency in SQL and relational and NoSQL databases (SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB)
• Knowledge of cloud architectures: Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience in metadata management and data cataloging
• Proficiency in data security and compliance principles (GDPR, ISO 27001)
• Preferred certification: PMP, Prince2, or Agile/Scrum
• Experience in change management: user support, training, communication
• Ability to manage multi-country or multi-site projects
• Experienced in predictive modeling, statistical analysis, and data storytelling to deliver clear, actionable insights
• Organized, diplomatic, and results-driven, with strong influence and stress management abilities.