Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience, including at least 4 years in Business Intelligence. Proficiency in Power BI, Alteryx or other ETL tools, advanced SQL skills, and strong analytical and communication skills are essential.
Description
Job description / Role
Job Type
Full Time
Job Location
Dubai, UAE
Nationality
Any Nationality
Salary
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Arabic Fluency
Not Specified
Job Function
Finance, Business Analysis & Consulting
Company Industry
Retail
About Al-Futtaim Group
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions: automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration, and integrity, Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.
Overview of the role
The Specialist Business Intelligence will take complete ownership of the end-to-end implementation of Power BI solutions. This includes everything from data acquisition and transformation to the creation of dynamic dashboards that enable data-driven decision-making. Success in this role requires strong technical proficiency, combined with strategic thinking to ensure BI solutions are aligned with the business goals of the Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate LLC. The candidate must work effectively with cross-functional teams to derive insights and enhance process efficiencies.
What you will do
Data management and ETL
Extract, transform, and load (ETL) data utilizing Alteryx and Databricks from various sources into data warehouses or data lakes.
Design and optimize data models utilizing ETL tools or SQL queries to enable efficient data analysis and visualization.
Dashboard and reporting
Develop and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI (desktop and web app) to visualize key performance indicators and business metrics.
Implement data quality checks and ensure data integrity across different data sources.
Collaboration and improvement
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate business needs into actionable insights.
Continuously monitor and evaluate BI solutions to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
Conduct ad-hoc analysis of significant deviations between measurement results and performance targets, suggesting process improvements.
Performance and process enhancement
Identify ways to improve process efficiency by leveraging data analytics techniques and process re-engineering.
Rollout of measurement automation and analytics reporting tools to enhance process performance KPIs.
Required skills to be successful
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective teamwork.
Proficiency in developing dashboards and reports using Power BI.
Experience with data warehousing concepts, including dimensional modeling and ETL processes.
What qualifies you for the role
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
Minimum 8 years of professional experience, with at least 4 years in the Business Intelligence domain.
Proven experience with Power BI (desktop and web app) and expertise in building semantic models for data visualization.
Proven experience with Alteryx or other ETL tools, and advanced SQL skills including complex queries and database performance optimization.
About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.
The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, energy management, technology infrastructure, and digital transformation.
The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium, and small customers that include contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions, and managed services.
These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning, and after-sales maintenance contracts.
About the Company
Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.
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