BI Engineering Lead

Gallagher

  • Rolling Meadows, IL
  • $91,000-177,500 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
IntroductionWelcome to Gallagher – a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting services. With a growing team of more than 52,000 professionals worldwide, we empower businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you can build a career whether it’s with our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team. Experience The Gallagher Way, a culture fueled by shared values and a collective passion for excellence. Join one of our dynamic teams, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping Gallagher's future and unlocking unparalleled opportunities for both clients and yourself.We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
OverviewWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead - BI Engineer to lead the development and delivery of business intelligence (BI) solutions that empower data-driven decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in BI tools and platforms, coupled with leadership skills to guide a team of BI engineers. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to design and implement scalable, efficient, and insightful BI solutions.
How you'll make an impact
  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of BI solutions, including dashboards, reports, and data visualizations, to meet business needs.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
  • Oversee the development and maintenance of data models, data marts, and semantic layers to support BI initiatives.
  • Ensure the accuracy, reliability, and performance of BI solutions through rigorous testing and optimization.
  • Mentor and guide a team of BI engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Evaluate and recommend BI tools, technologies, and frameworks to enhance the organization's analytics capabilities.
  • Implement and enforce best practices for BI development, data governance, and security.
  • Work closely with data engineering and data science teams to ensure seamless integration of data pipelines and analytics workflows.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot BI systems to ensure high availability and performance.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies in business intelligence and analytics.
About You
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in business intelligence development, with at least 2 years in a leadership or technical lead role.
  • Proficiency in BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, or similar.
  • Strong experience with SQL and data modeling for relational and multidimensional databases.
  • Hands-on experience with data warehousing concepts and platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).
  • Familiarity with ETL/ELT processes and data integration tools.
  • Solid understanding of data governance, security, and compliance standards.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with cloud-based BI and analytics platforms (e.g., Azure Synapse, AWS QuickSight, Google Looker).
  • Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Python, R) for data analysis and automation.
  • Certification in BI tools or data analytics platforms.
  • Experience with predictive analytics and machine learning integration in BI solutions
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Compensation and benefitsWe offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
  • Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
  • Life and accident insurance
  • 401(K) and Roth options
  • Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
  • Educational expense reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
  • Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
  • Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
  • Training programs
  • Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
  • Charitable matching gift program
  • And more...
We value inclusion and diversityto review our U.S. Eligibility RequirementsInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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