Manager, Business Intelligence (business Analysis)
Orbitz (Chicago, Illinois)

Manager, Business Intelligence (Business Analysis)

 

Summary

 

In this role, you will own the development and growth of the Business Intelligence relationship with various business functions (Product Development, Hospitality, Transportation, Corporate Travel, Supplier Services, Operations, Customer Service, Finance, and Marketing) in the Orbitz Worldwide organization. You will be the face of Orbitz’s BI technologies to the entire organization. 

 

You will provide business management advice and technical analysis of business decisions to key business unit managers. You will analyze and understand the root causes of the business unit’s problems and provide concrete suggestions for improvement.  This role is additionally responsible for providing feedback on proposed business solutions and balancing resources against the company roadmap. 

 

The Business Intelligence Manager, Business Analysis will manage a team of business analysts (with the aid of 2 team leads) responsible for the analysis of Orbitz’s BI applications.  This position also requires cooperation with the BI Project Management, BI Development, BI Architecture and BI Operations teams.  

 

Responsibilities

 

Serve as primary liaison with Global Organization as it relates to data and analytic needsHelp prioritize business initiatives; find alternative solutions to overly complex business requestsProvide leadership and direction for team Provide direction and coaching on project specific tasks as well as individual professional goals and development Develop collaborative relationships and partnerships with business and technology departmentsExperience managing software projects across multiple organizations with relevant Business Intelligence software project experienceThe ability to effectively build relationships with individuals at all levels of the organizationIdentify process improvements and achieve buy-in from key constituents to implement these improvements

 

Additional Requirements:

Extreme comfort in ambiguous situations Comfort navigating complex organizations and managing a team in these organizationsAbility to see, account for and coach staff in the "big picture" as well as the details and to be able to tie BI initiatives to corporate goalsPractical problem solving and strategic thinking skills Experience writing Functional Requirements Documents Experience in business and systems analysis Demonstrated self-direction skills and strong business relationship skills General technical and business systems knowledgeFamiliarity with systems development methodologies and practices Project management experience Travel agency or related industry knowledge a plus

 

BI Technologies

 

InformaticaCognosTeradataWebTrendsStreamBaseSLSQL

Knowledge of related technologies is acceptable (i.e. Business Objects, Visual Sciences, Sagent, SQL Server, etc.)