Data Team Leader

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum (subject to experience), 6% bonus potential

22.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Permanent

Location: Highbank House, Stockport, SK3 0ET - with a requirement to be in the Stockport office 3 days per week.

The Role

The Data Team Leader is the lead MicroStrategy Architect & Developer and Data Engineer responsible for the development of the SQL Datawarehouse and MicroStrategy environments within Royal Mail's Property and Facilities (PFSL) function. The role is vital to effectively connect the huge data resource available to PFSL, streamline development, ensure data security & compliance, drive innovation, and maximise the value of the platforms.

Working closely with the business, you’ll gather user requirements from a reporting perspective and make design recommendations. You’ll collate, analyse, and prioritise all demand for changes, ensuring developments are delivered to the appropriate standards, are robust, secure, fully tested, and fit for purpose.

As the SME for MS SQL and Microstrategy, you’ll lead meetings and technical work groups, providing support and consultation regarding Microstrategy-related issues and act as an escalation point for any service issues within the scope of the team.

With 2 direct reports (BI Developer and Database Administrator), you’ll be responsible for the team’s performance, development, and HR procedures, including attendance, performance management, and appraisals.

Furthermore, you’ll define the team’s objectives, assign responsibilities, and provide technical leadership and support in:

• MSTR and Data Warehouse Architecture & Development
• Best practices of data storage, application architecture, and user interface
• Integration and data transfer and loads
• Performance Optimisation, security, and compliance
• Troubleshooting and support

About You

You need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Minimum of 3 years development experience in the Microstrategy (preferable) and MS SQL Environment (essential)
• Data Modelling techniques and methodologies (essential)
• Data Warehouse design and development and SQL analysis
• Design, development, testing, and migration of MicroStrategy schema and application objects
• Design, development, and testing of MicroStrategy dashboards, reports, documents, and HyperCards for both Library and Mobile
• Knowledge of ETL Tools, MicroStrategy AI, Microsoft 365, MS Power Platform, PowerShell, and MS Fabric
• Excellent communication, proven experience as a team leader or supervisor with a combination of technical, interpersonal, and organisational skills
• Ability to manage projects, delivering to tight timescales. Professional project management accreditation, e.g., Prince 2, desirable

Closing Date: Sunday 29th December. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

About Us

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions is responsible for upgrading and safely maintaining one of the largest corporate real estates and property portfolios in Europe, with over 1800 sites. We pride ourselves in working to the highest standards of both technical assurance and customer service. It’s our job to support Royal Mail in being the best delivery company in the UK and that it is fit for delivering to 29 million addresses nationwide, six days a week. Through our core delivery pillars of Real Estate & Value Generation, Property Programmes & Projects, and Workplace Services, Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions plays a key role in keeping the mail moving.

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions employs 3000 employees and is owned by Royal Mail Group Ltd.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors, and military spouses/partners.