Alpiq Holding Ltd. is a Swiss energy company operating throughout Europe. Its activities include the generation and supply of electricity, energy trading, energy management, energy services as well as energy technology. Alpiq Ltd. is a subsidiary of Alpiq Holding Ltd. with headquarters in Olten.
Central to Alpiq's strategy is a growing and dynamic energy trading, sales and origination business which relies on cutting edge IT services and applications to compete and succeed. We are an international team of software developers, software engineers, solution architects & project managers whose mission is to build and maintain Alpiq's IT services and applications for a dynamic energy business. In the role as Head of BI, you will be part of the Data & Analytics Leadership Team and own our Business Intelligence solution. You lead a team of BI Engineers and Developers and, together with your IT peers, actively contribute to the continuous development of our Information Technology Landscape and approach which is the foundation of our transformation towards an information driven company.
Main responsibilities
- In your role as Head of BI, you are the IT Product Owner of our BI solutions building the foundation for Analytics, Business Steering and Reporting for Alpiq
- You own the relevant parts of our Information Technology Strategy and, together with your team of BI experts, develop the foundations for our transition towards an information driven company
- You manage and develop your team of experts including people development, hiring future talent, and guiding your team towards modern agile ways of working
- You own and run the existing SAP Hana and SAP BO environment and drive our ongoing transition towards Snowflake, Wherescape or Data Vault 2.0, Power BI and modern technologies for reporting & analytics
- You manage the relationships to stakeholders in the various business functions, and, together with your team, deliver fitting data models and reporting & analytics solutions
- You own the IT budget for our entire BI solution, including operation and project, and manage external resources supporting your team in the transition
- You actively contribute to the definition and development of our solution- and data-architecture, as well as to the development of the necessary governance policies and technologies. You manage the operations on demands for new features and reports
- You will work closely with the Head of Data & Analytics to transform our organisation and align our BI solution with Alpiq's business and data strategy
Your qualifications
- MS in Business Administration, Information Technology or similar
- Experience in Business Intelligence, preferably Snowflake, Wherescape, Power BI, SAP BO
- Experience in developing and managing global teams; passion for people management
- Experience in Project Management, Agile working, Strategy development, Networking & Stakeholder Management
- Affinity to Business Processes, Business Process Steering, Change Management, and Business Value Creation
- Experience in energy industry or trading is an advantage
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; proven ability to communicate with stakeholders on all levels
- Very good communication skills in English; German or French would be a plus