Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Renaissance® is a global leader in education technology. We help schools and school groups in the UK and around the world with educational assessments, practice and intervention solutions, and data analytics. Renaissance now incorporates GL Assessment (known internationally as GL Education), too – a leading provider of educational assessments. 

Together, our assessments offer the ideal starting point to help teachers understand their students’ strengths and pinpoint areas of need. Our teaching and learning tools then provide effective next steps, with online literacy and maths solutions that meet students exactly where we are. 

Worldwide, we support over 18 million students, operating in over 100 countries. 

About this role:

At Renaissance we are looking for a Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst to join us in our London Office on a hybrid basis you will work with the head of Commercial Operations to lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of our commercial, sales and marketing data as part of our Revenue Operations team.

We are looking for someone to start ASAP initially for a 12 month fixed term contract.

Working closely with other members of the team you will be at the forefront of building a robust framework to support all our insights and reporting to help inform and steer decision making. 

You will bring excellent data warehousing skills to the table, allowing the company to analyse and provide actionable insights from a dependable and high-performing platform. The individual will also be interested in learning about essential business processes, business systems, and the data that underpins them. 

Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst Job Responsibilities:  

• Act as data lead working within a cross-functional data team building world-class scalable data-marts and automations 
• Design & develop data models and visualisations to monitor and forecast key metrics 
• Manage projects within Growth to make business changes as seamless as possible 
• Be responsible for automating and optimising key business processes in the Growth area 
• Build and support the adoption and use of self-service solutions to provide clear views of key metrics for all internal stake holders 
• Support business projects and initiatives, applying statistical rigour to any conclusions 
• Constantly evolve and improve our data including how it is surfaced with our key systems and beyond 

Skills and experience required: 

To be considered for the role of Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst in the commercial team you will be an established BI Developer preferably within in education technology and hold strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.   

You will also have: 

• Experience in BI dashboarding and self-service tools including Power BI & Tableau  
• Established and an expert in Power Platform, Power Automate, PowerApps 
• Experienced in Data integration and data modelling 
• Have worked in / with Data warehouse & cloud experience 
• Proficient in Database languages including SQL 
• Have worked with Snowflake, and proficient in its use 

As a Business Intelligence Developer & Analyst we are looking for someone who aligns with Renaissance's mission to accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide, we are looking for someone who is/ has: 

• Excellent organisational, planning, time management and project management skills 
• Ability to communicate effectively, present and negotiate at all levels 
• Focused and disciplined approach, logical and has meticulous attention to detail 
• Ability to instil a high level of credibility and build working relationships with suppliers and internal teams 
• Collaborative approach; happy to support GL customer facing teams  
• Enthusiastic and flexible approach; ability to adapt to different situations and requirements 
• A positive outlook with desire to learn and embrace new concepts and ways of working 

Additional information:  

This is role is a Hybrid role based out of our Vantage Head office (Renaissance Vantage London, Great West Road, Brentford, TW8 9AG) with the expectation with some travel to other offices as required for team meetings.   

We offer a salary of up to £53,000 per annum dependant on experience, Plus lots of amazing benefits  

Benefits: 

Pension & Insurance – all employees can participate in our salary sacrifice company pension scheme administrated by Aviva – where we will contribute 8% of your annual salary if you contribute just 3% to your pension. All employees are entitled to Life and income protection insurance  

Holiday and Bookable Leave - 22 days annual leave per annum, plus 3 complementary days to be used for our Christmas shutdown (usually between Christmas & New Year, plus UK statutory Bank Holidays. We also offer a day off for your birthday so you can celebrate in style, to be used in the month of your birthday. We also offer every UK based employee up to 5 paid volunteering days per year with a cause of your choice.    

We also offer the chance to buy an additional 5 days holiday per year through our salary sacrifice scheme and you can spread the cost over 3-8months!    

Growth and development – extensive training opportunities for career progression across Renaissance Learning with great leaders looking to grow your career and allow you to flourish.       

Shopping & Working for Renaissance Perks - you’ll get instant access to a benefits and discount platform with 1000’s of discounts at retailers, leisure attractions, restaurants, and more through our portal provided by Reward Gateway. You will also be able to collect Renaissance Rewards via our employee recognition Platform, these points can be used to purchase items including vouchers on Renaissance Rewards platform. You will also get access to Smart tech where you can get your electrical household and personal items at the best price and spread the cost through your salary, interest free, up to £5000.     

Wellbeing & Health – We have a generous maternity/paternity/adoption leave and pay policy, employee assistance programme available 24/7 offering confidential support from counselling to legal and financial advice, including Family Support Services – a specialist bereavement support to help through the most difficult times via our Help@Hand app. This app includes access to GP, physio, nutrition, counselling support, medical appointments, and so much more.     

We offer access to mental health first-aiders based at all our UK sites, and remotely. We offer access to company paid BUPA PMI and BUPA cash plan optional schemes for you. 

It doesn’t stop there you will also be able to protect yourself with free access to annual flu vaccinations, and the Company will also contribute towards eye tests and those on trend specs if you need them.    

Renaissance UK Office benefits – All Hybrid working employees are entitled to apply for a season ticket loan, use the amazing cycle to work scheme where you can get on your bike for less, save money, and get fit - that‘s a win-win for us! All UK Offices have fruit baskets delivered for all to enjoy a healthy snack each week.  

We have an ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and have taken strides to become a more welcoming and inclusive workplace, including the introduction of our DEI Matters Network which is owned and driven by our staff. 

We are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, as we believe and strive for community representation within our organisation. 

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please contact us and we will talk this through with you. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to GDPR guidelines. Please note that we can only consider applicants who already hold a full work permit. 

This role is subject to DBS and background checks.