BI Analyst
GP Strategies · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Full-time · Mid-Senior level · Posted 21 days ago
Role Purpose
The BI Analyst plays a key role in delivering high-quality analytics, reporting,
and data models that support decision-making across GP Strategies’ Corporate
Services functions. This role focuses on executing against the organization’s BI
strategy—building dashboards, performing data analysis, supporting data
modelling work, and ensuring that reliable insights are available to
stakeholders.
The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with Power BI, SQL, and
data storytelling, along with an understanding of modern data platforms such as
Databricks or Microsoft Fabric. This role does not set BI strategy or lead teams
but instead delivers the analytics components that bring the BI vision to life.
Key Accountabilities
Analytics & Dashboard Development
• Develop, enhance, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports used by
Corporate Services and other internal teams.
• Translate business requirements into clear and actionable visualizations,
ensuring insights are intuitive and meaningful.
• Apply strong data modelling and DAX skills to create efficient, scalable,
and performant reports.
• Champion data-driven decision‑making across all functions.
Data Modelling & Preparation
• Support the development of semantic models, curated datasets, and organised
data layers aligned with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with data engineers and the Data Architect to validate data
structures and ensure that models are accurate, well‑defined, and optimized.
Data Analysis & Insights
• Perform analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and actionable insights.
• Provide data-driven recommendations that help stakeholders improve
performance, processes, and operational outcomes.
• Validate data quality and troubleshoot discrepancies or reporting issues.
Analytics & Dashboard Delivery
• Lead the development of enterprise-grade Power BI dashboards and management
information reporting.
• Own and maintain centralised semantic models, ensuring consistency and
reusability across reports.
• Apply strong data modelling, and performance tuning to deliver high-quality
analytics solutions.
• Ensure dashboards meet stakeholder needs for clarity, insight, and
usability.
• Partner with business on the development, and deployment of business
intelligence dashboards, reports, and data products that enable leaders to make
actionable, insight driven decisions.
• Ensure reporting solutions are accurate, timely, and aligned with
enterprise performance metrics and transformation priorities.
BI Delivery & Execution
• Execute work aligned to the BI roadmap, ensuring timely delivery of
dashboards, reports, and enhancements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, contribute to sprint planning, and manage
tasks with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Document technical specifications, data definitions, and report logic to
ensure transparency and repeatability.
Program & Change Management
• Champion effective change management practices to ensure adoption of new
tools, processes, and ways of working across the organisation.
• Work directly with business stakeholders to understand reporting needs and
provide analytical support.
• Partner with BI Leads, Data Architect, and IT teams to align work with
broader data strategy and platform improvements.
• Provide support and guidance to business users adopting self-service
analytics capabilities.
What Success Looks Like
• Accurate, timely, and user-friendly dashboards that help leaders make
informed decisions.
• Consistent use of trusted, well-modeled datasets across reports.
• High stakeholder satisfaction due to reliable insights and responsive
delivery.
• Strong alignment with BI standards, governance, and the overall data
strategy.
• Fewer data discrepancies and stronger data literacy across internal teams.
Candidate Profile
Experience & Capability
• Track record of delivering BI solutions in complex organisations.
• 2–4 years of experience delivering BI solutions in medium or large
organizations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities with the ability to influence
and communicate effectively.
• Experience translating business requirements into clear technical
solutions.
Technical Strength
• Solid proficiency in Power BI including data modelling, DAX, and report
development.
• Awareness and aptitude to learn and grow skills and expertise with
Databricks, including Data Lake, notebooks, and data engineering pipelines.
• SQL skills and understanding of dimensional modelling.
• Basic understanding of ETL/ELT processes, data quality, and analytics
lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Azure data ecosystem (e.g., Data Lake, Synapse, MS
Fabric).
Mindset & Behaviours
• Outcomes-focused
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast changing environments
• Confident communicator with the ability to simplify complexity for senior
stakeholders
• Can do attitude demonstrating sense of urgency to drive change and
transformation
Why Join
This role offers visibility, stretch, and real impact. You will be part of an IT
function evolving into a strategic growth engine, with exposure to senior
leadership and enterprise-wide initiatives under the OneGP model.
GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation
providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we
help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change.
GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and
talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.
From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives
over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work,
innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it
simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of
learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com
[http://www.gpstrategies.com/].
With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies
is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and
revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our
goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from,
because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how
great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.
GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related
conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age,
veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.