Job Summary

The Senior BI Specialist is responsible for designing and delivering high‑impact Management Information (MI), executive dashboards, flash reports, and automated insights using Power BI, powered by the Unified Data Platform (UDP) as the single source of truth.

The role converts governed, trusted data into clear, intuitive, and actionable insights for executives and business teams across Prudential Africa, significantly reducing manual reporting and improving decision speed and quality.

Key Responsibilities

Power BI Dashboarding & MI Delivery

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise‑grade Power BI dashboards, scorecards, and reports aligned to business and executive needs.
• Deliver centralised MI and flash reporting across key insurance domains, including but not limited to:
• Finance (APE, GWP, expenses)
• Operations & Persistency
• Distribution & Sales Performance
• Commercial & Incentives
• Actuarial & Compliance
• Apply best‑practice data visualisation and storytelling principles to ensure dashboards are intuitive, consistent, and AI insight‑driven.
• Standardise KPI definitions and calculations to support one version of the truth from centralised source.

Automated Reporting & Business Insights

• Replace manual and spreadsheet‑based reporting with fully automated Power BI solutions (scheduled refreshes, subscriptions, alerts).
• Build flash reports that surface near‑real‑time performance for leadership and operational teams.
• Implement exception‑based and threshold‑driven insights to highlight risks, opportunities, and performance deviations.
• Support the evolution toward AI‑assisted and predictive insights as UDP matures.

UDP & Data Platform Collaboration

• Work closely with Data Engineers and Platform Engineers to:
• Validate data availability, freshness, and quality for reporting
• Influence data models, aggregates, and semantic layers optimised for BI
• Support onboarding of new data sources into UDP
• Ensure Power BI solutions align with UDP architecture, scalability, and governance standards.

Business Engagement & Use‑Case Enablement

• Partner with business stakeholders to:
• Understand decision‑making needs and performance drivers
• Translate requirements into effective Power BI dashboards and reports
• Prioritise high‑value reporting and insight use cases
• Support ExCo, regional, and LBU‑level reporting, ensuring clarity and consistency across markets.

Data Governance, Quality & Trust

• Ensure BI outputs comply with data governance and regulatory standards, including:
• Approved KPI definitions
• Data lineage and traceability
• Consistent use of Critical Data Elements (CDEs)
• Act as a strong consumer advocate for data quality, raising issues and partnering with engineering teams for resolution.
• Ensure Power BI artefacts are audit‑ready, explainable, and reproducible.

Self‑Service BI & Adoption

• Enable self‑service analytics through:
• Certified datasets and semantic models in Power BI
• Clear report structures and naming conventions
• User guidance and best‑practice documentation
• Promote adoption of Power BI across business teams through enablement and training.

Skill Requirements

Required Experience & Qualifications

Experience

• 5-8 years of experience in Business Intelligence / MI / Analytics roles.
• Proven experience delivering executive‑level dashboards and operational reporting using Power BI.
• Experience working with enterprise data platforms or data lakes.
• Experience in insurance or financial services environments is strongly preferred.

Power BI & Technical Skills

• Strong, hands‑on expertise in Power BI, including:
• Data modelling and DAX
• Semantic models and reusable datasets
• Performance optimisation and best practices
• Solid understanding of:
• KPI design and performance measurement
• Dimensional modelling for analytics
• Automated and scheduled reporting patterns
• Comfortable working with large, complex datasets sourced from UDP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a Unified Data Platform (UDP) or similar enterprise data initiative.
• Exposure to advanced analytics or AI‑driven insights from a BI perspective.
• Familiarity with data governance concepts and regulated reporting environments.
• Power BI certification (PL‑300 or equivalent) – desirable.

Soft Skills & Attributes

• Strong business acumen and storytelling ability.
• Ability to simplify complex data into clear executive insights.
• Confident communicator with senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and quality.
• Proactive, outcome‑focused mindset.

Role Outcomes (What Success Looks Like)

• Leadership has real‑time, trusted MI and flash reporting at the click of a button.
• Manual reporting effort significantly reduced through Power BI automation.
• Consistent, standardised KPIs across Africa LBUs.
• High adoption of Power BI dashboards and self‑service analytics.
• UDP recognised as the single source of truth for performance and decision‑making.

Other Requirements