DATA MANAGER - 12 month FTC Join our team as a Data Manager, responsible for leading the delivery of our business intelligence strategy through the creation and management of a comprehensive business reporting suite. You will drive digital transformation by evaluating current systems and recommending innovative solutions to streamline processes and elevate data analytics capabilities. Duties will include: Support service delivery, decision making, planning, business development, and reporting through effective forecasting. Lead data analytics projects to enhance data capabilities and data driven decision making across the business. Manage and work collaboratively with suppliers to enhance business processes, improve data accuracy and improve end-user experience. Remain relevant and push innovation by researching new reporting technologies and BI tools. Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the analytics team resulting in a high performing team. Support management of IT infrastructure through managed service provider (MSP) and manage IT budget ensuring cost-effective for projects and system upgrades. Mitigate business against cyber security risks, supported through IT managed service provider (MSP), understand vulnerability scans and action recommendations. Ensuring analysts are customer-focused, expert service to the business to enable a range of effective key decision making. Accountable for database management and maintaining business data, supporting team with database queries. Drive a relentless approach to setting and meeting data intelligence standards and improving data quality within the business. Ensure that reports produced within the department are of the highest quality, ensuring that validation checks exist at all stages of Essential criteria: Degree in relevant subject or a minimum of 3 years relevant and equivalent experience. IT literate (Office 365) and advanced skills in Excel and SQL skills. Experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Driving Licence. Expert in Excel including understanding complex formula, pivot tables and VBA. Understanding of SQL databases and SQL code to maintain Knowledge of machine learning, AI and data science processes through programming language such as R or Python. Proven experience of working in a high performing team to achieve challenging targets. Strong ability to reason under uncertainty, combine analytical thinking with contextual knowledge and use critical thinking to extract and interpret information from data. Experience of co-ordinating multi-disciplinary teams to develop and successfully implement projects. Champion continuous professional development by staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and adapt strategies accordingly, encourage across the team. Interest in data analytics from processing data to delivering actionable insight A flexible approach to working hours as we are a 24/7 business. Desirable: Develop business intelligence strategies aligned with business goals and technology trends. Understanding of Power Automate, Logic Apps and Power Apps. Experience with big data technologies and cloud platforms. Demonstrable experience of working with Board level and senior leaders. Knowledge of the transport sector. Experience in database management or data engineering. Knowledge of security protocols and cyber security compliance standards. Please note - All employees must be willing to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and obtain a DBS certificate. This standard is designed to provide a level of assurance as to the honesty, integrity and values of individuals who are required to work at a Nuclear Licenced Site, or who may have access to sensitive nuclear information. SPS Bus welcomes applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of background, gender, race, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation or age.