We are currently partnering with a leading international specialty insurance organisation to recruit a BI Developer to join their growing Data & Analytics function. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering modern data solutions within a highly collaborative, forward-thinking environment.
The organisation is on a journey to become a market leader in specialty insurance, underpinned by a strong culture of curiosity, innovation, and empowerment. You’ll be joining a team that values bold thinking, continuous improvement, and high-quality data-driven decision making.
The Role:
As a BI Developer, you will support the Head of Data Analytics and Insights in delivering scalable, robust, and insightful data solutions across the business. You will work across the full data lifecycle—from requirements gathering through to delivery—helping transform raw data into meaningful business insight.
This role is based in London or Manchester, with a hybrid working model (2–3 days in the office per week).
Key Responsibilities
1. Design, develop, and maintain BI solutions including dashboards, reports, semantic data models, and data pipelines using tools such as Power BI and SQL
2. Build and maintain automated, scalable, and fault-tolerant data solutions in a modern cloud-based environment
3. Develop and enhance data models, ensuring high-quality semantic layers and reporting structures
4. Gather and document detailed business and data requirements, including source-to-target mappings and data lineage
5. Support data architecture design across systems and processes, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities
6. Deliver robust reporting and analytics solutions for key business areas including Pricing, Finance, Claims, Product, and Compliance
7. Translate complex data sets into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels
8. Ensure ongoing data quality through monitoring, validation, and reconciliation proce
9. Collaborate closely with IT engineering teams and wider analytics communities to deliver best-in-class data solutions
10. Stay current with emerging tools and technologies, proactively testing and implementing new ideas
Skills & Experience Required
11. Strong experience in BI development within agile, data-driven environments
12. Background in the insurance or financial services sector
13. Advanced SQL skills (joins, optimisation, data modelling)
14. Strong Power BI expertise, including DAX and semantic modelling
15. Experience working with Databricks (SQL and PySpark notebooks)
16. Understanding of cloud data platforms (ideally Azure, but AWS or GCP also considered)
17. Experience in data analysis, visualisation, and reporting automation
18. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
19. Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to work under pressure
20. Knowledge of data modelling principles and end-to-end BI delivery
Desirable Experience
21. Background in the insurance or financial services sector
22. Experience with cloud ecosystems such as Azure Synapse or similar
23. Python or similar programming experience
24. Exposure to Data Lake technologies (e.g. Databricks, Dataiku)
25. Experience documenting technical requirements and designing data tests
26. Progress toward or interest in professional insurance qualifications (e.g. CII)
If you like the sound of the role, please apply or email me directly at