Sr. BI Manager

Cushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL

1d • Remote

About The Position

Cushman & Wakefield's Client Solutions Team seeks to provide technology-enabled solutions supporting increased operational efficiencies and enhanced occupant experiences. By delivering best-in-class solutions driven by defined functional and experiential use cases, C&W offers a differentiated services model focused on a foundation of cost-effective solutions, optimized operational processes, and extensive technical expertise. Our C&W Technology Team of Solution Leads, Project Managers, Business Analysts & Solution Consultants work closely with our client and account stakeholders to identify potential opportunities to deliver value through technology and provide insights into solutions that support targeted outcomes. A thoughtful yet connected approach brings improved client outcomes and results in a strategy that is closely aligned to defined business objectives. The overall C&W objective is to provide an open, data- centric, technology ecosystem that can provide short-term value and long-term flexibility as operational and workplace requirements change and new opportunities emerge. Our curated technology ecosystem and platform provide vetted solutions that specifically address operational challenges and opportunities as well as create enhanced experiences for occupants, employees, and visitors. C&W has worked with numerous industry-leading technology vendors to identify a connected and interoperable set of solutions. This is a full-time position and can be located anywhere in the United States with the ability to work from home, office, or hoteling space as required. Travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Mathematics, Engineering or Technology
• Experience in: Client and stakeholder management
• Business analytics or data visualization software
• Advanced Power BI development – including complex DAX, data modeling, and Power Query
• Data mapping and modeling
• Alteryx or similar, data extraction for data preparation and workflow automation
• SQL for querying and transforming data is preferred
• Python or similar for data processing or automation tasks preferred
• Microsoft Power Platform – Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint
• Working within a BI or software product team environment
• High Level of critical thinking and judgement exercised daily
• Be curious about data
• Self-motivated with a client-centric focus
• Problem solver mentality
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to determine how to handle client requests that are not in their best interest or are outside of scope of delivery or technology capability.
• Able to choose the most effective forms of communication to articulate complex problems to non-technical resources
• Relationship management

Nice To Haves

• Tableau is a plus
• Handling commercial real estate data is a plus

Responsibilities

• Support the client and account team to design, build, and implement dashboards aligned with the client’s BI platform and global data strategy initiatives
• Lead BI platform initiatives to enhance the overall delivery of insights to all clients
• Lead data assessment and data mapping exercises to support system integration projects
• Manage Intake/Backlog, data dictionary, report inventory and process for developing custom dashboards for the client and for the platform
• Partner with the client technology team to understand their technical requirements
• Ability to manage key client and account team relationships
• Liaise with BI platform (BI Solutions Team) to ensure dashboard prototype design and build meets business requirements
• Proactively analyze the client’s portfolio and provide support in identifying risks and opportunities
• Drive continuous improvement in the automation and standardization of data requirements
• Utilize advanced analytics tools to transform data, automate workflows and develop analytical tools
• Work effectively with all areas of the business to identify required dashboard visualizations and associated calculations to build dashboards
• Technical documentation and process documentation as required for activities within the data workstream
• Provide guidance and training to the account team employees on BI platform
• Provide both verbal and written updates to management on the progress of work

Benefits

• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager