• The Senior BI Developer will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining the organisation’s data infrastructure and advanced analytics solutions. This role focuses on enabling world-class people analytics and delivering strategic business insights that support evidence-based decision-making across HR, Operations, and leadership teams.

Job Description
Data Infrastructure & Integration

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines integrating HR, operational, financial, and performance datasets.
• Develop and optimise ETL/ELT processes to ensure accurate, timely, and reliable data flows.
• Manage integrations between HRIS, ATS, LMS, and other workforce systems into central data warehouses.
• Ensure alignment of data architecture with business needs, including scalability for future growth.

Analytics Solutions & Reporting

• Build onboarding recruitment analytics tools and employee survey applications, ensuring automated collection and reporting of key workforce metrics.
• Design and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and reporting frameworks for people analytics, talent management, workforce planning, and wider business initiatives.
• Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights for HR, executives, and operational stakeholders.
• Develop predictive and prescriptive analytics models to support workforce planning, attrition risk analysis, and employee engagement strategies.

Innovation & Advanced Analytics

• Build and maintain AI-driven tools to enable advanced analytics, such as natural language processing for employee feedback, churn modelling, and skills forecasting.
• Explore and implement machine learning solutions to uncover hidden workforce trends and opportunities.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where relevant to people analytics.

Governance, Quality & Security

• Define and enforce data quality, governance, and stewardship standards across all HR and people-related datasets.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, protection, and security policies (e.g., POPIA, GDPR).
• Conduct regular audits to identify anomalies, risks, and opportunities for data quality improvements.

Collaboration & Strategic Impact

• Partner closely with the People Analyst, HR leadership, and cross-functional business teams to co-design analytics projects that drive evidence-based interventions.
• Provide subject matter expertise in BI and data architecture to internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to strategic projects by supplying insights that enhance organisational performance, culture, and employee experience.
• Train HR and business users on interpreting dashboards and using analytics tools.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in BI development, data modelling, and ETL/ELT processes.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Strong proficiency in Power BI, SQL, and enterprise data integration tools.
• Proven experience working with HR, payroll, or operational data sources.
• Solid understanding of data governance, security, and compliance best practices.
• Track record of delivering end-to-end BI solutions that drive measurable business impact.
• Familiarity with predictive analytics.
• Experience developing HR analytics platforms, workforce planning models, or survey analysis tools.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect technical solutions to organisational outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Problem-solving mindset and passion for transforming data into actionable insights that shape people strategy.