Manager - BI Development

BUSINESS INTRODUCTION Majid Al Futtaim Holding is the leading shopping mall, retail, communities, entertainment developer and operator in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia regions. With over 43,000 people, revenues of over US$ 11 Billion, and operations in 18 countries. Some of the iconic brands we carry include Mall of the Emirates, Carrefour, All Saints, Lego, City Center, Abercrombie & Fitch, & Vox Cinemas. We believe in making Great Moments for Everyone, Every day.

JOB TITLE BI Development Manager | MAF Retail | Corporate Head Office UAE

Role Summary The Manager – BI Development is responsible for designing, executing, and delivering end-to-end solutions based on MAF Retail business intelligence and automation delivery and Insights roadmap, in close collaboration with the business functions, and data engineers.

ROLE PROFILE

• Lead Business Intelligence projects design, execution and delivery ensuring compliance and consistency with MAFR BI delivery standards and data governance.
• Lead the collaboration with MAFR Functions to identify key business challenges and how to tackle them through business intelligence and data analytics and actionable projects.
• Supervise the design, development, maintenance & real-time update, CI/CD, and governance compliance of Power BI workspaces, applications, datasets, flows, dashboards, reports, performance metrics, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Lead the development and maintenance of MAFR Business Intelligence glossary book for all BI activities (KPIs, measures, variables, tables, views, dimensions, naming conventions …etc.).
• Lead MAFR BI RLS, PLS, and OLS design, architecture, and ensure complete automated execution flow through close cooperation with Data-Engineering and Data Architecture.
• Co-Design with the Cloud Architecture team a unified framework for XMLA (read/write) including policy & procedures to ensure governance compliance, quality, and seamless process for the frequent data read/update on all platforms.
• Utilize advanced SQL, DAX, and M techniques to extract insights from large datasets and run regular quality checks to ensure maintaining the minimum data quality threshold.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a computer science/engineering/math or related technical discipline
• 7+ years in as a senior BI developer role in an international environment; creating and building complex BI solutions at enterprise level. analyses and evaluation tools for assessing/tracking performance and learning associated user behaviours with the
• 2+ years in the retail/FMCG business is preferred
• Proficient in various statistical programming languages is a must, such as R/Python/SQL, etc.
• Strong experience in several visualization tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, etc. supporting data dashboarding and reporting
• Good knowledge of algorithm/modelling techniques is a must, such as Logistic Regression, Linear Regression, Clustering, Decision Trees, Random Forest, SVM, KNN etc.

What We Offer

• At Majid Al Futtaim, we’re on a mission to create great moments, to spread happiness, to build, experiences that stay in our memories for a lifetime. We’re proud to say that over the past 27 years, we have built a reputation as a regional market leader in what we do. Join us!
• Work in a friendly environment, where everyone shares positive vibes and excited about our future.
• Work with over 45,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.