BI Developer

Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets.

Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond.

The Role

• The Fastmarkets Data Platform team sits within the Technology function and is responsible for developing and delivering the company’s data strategy through data engineering, insights, analytics, and business intelligence. The team has built the organisation’s entire modern data platform from scratch and continues to evolve it to support Fastmarkets’ growth and AI ambitions.

  Reporting directly to an ambitious BI Product Manager, we are looking for the right candidate to work with business stakeholders and develop comprehensive BI solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in our journey to bring data, BI, Analytics, and Insights together into a high-performing workstream in its own right.

  We are seeking a BI Developer to develop and implement BI solutions aligned with Fastmarkets' BI strategy. The right candidate will have a strong business acumen and will be passionate about BI, data and analytics, able to deliver on the priorities set by the business in a timely fashion.

  The role requires hands-on experience with BI design and delivery, including specialist knowledge of the technologies involved in the implementation of data-based solutions.

Principal Accountabilities

• Design and develop BI solutions, including identifying and integrating data sources, defining and standardising KPIs and drivers across the business, and selecting and implementing appropriate BI tools and technologies.
• Develop and manage the product roadmap for BI solutions, working with Data Architect and Data Analysts to ensure successful data-based product launches.
• Unlock and implement a governed self-service BI capability.
• Enforce and enhance BI standards used for ETL/ELT and data visualisation.
• Build and enforce data quality rules and standards within BI applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritise business problems and develop data-driven solutions.
• Provide end user training on new and enhanced BI applications and promote BI tool adoption within the business.
• Monitor data loads and dashboard usage, optimise BI tool schedules and performance, and manage allocation of licences.
• Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices in the BI space.

KEY INTERFACES

Internal:

· Head of Data Architecture, Engineering & AI

· Data Engineering team

· Technology & Infrastructure teams

· Editorial and Pricing teams

· BI & Analytics teams & stakeholders across the business

· Product and Commercial teams

External:

· Consultancy partners supporting platform delivery

· Snowflake technical account team

· Third-party vendor and tooling support

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

Essential

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrable experience working with large and complex data sets.
• Full software development lifecycle exposure within the BI space.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with BI tools and technologies (e.g. Qlik, Power BI, Tableau or equivalent), together with strong knowledge of SQL and/or Python.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data warehousing concepts, ETL/ELT tools and processes, and data modelling.
• Independent curiosity and critical thinking; a track record of taking initiative and questioning assumptions.
• Ability to listen to and understand commercial needs in order to craft a shared vision for a solution.

Desirable

• Experience with modern data technology stacks, such as Snowflake, dbt, or Dagster.
• Experience in Subscriptions and Events businesses.

NOTE ON TOOLING & METHODS

The core purpose of this role - enabling data-driven decision making across the business - is enduring. However, the specific tools, platforms, and methods used to deliver that outcome will evolve over time in line with industry best practice, business needs, and the technology landscape. For example, while current delivery may involve tools such as Power BI, future implementations may use different or emerging platforms. The successful candidate will be expected to adapt to, and help drive, these changes as they arise.

If you’re excited about the role but your experience, skills or qualifications don’t perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common - and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process, please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements.

Reward and benefits at Fastmarkets

We believe in fair pay and benefits that support you both inside and outside of work. Through Fastmarkets Rewards, you'll have access to a range of core benefits and a flexible allowance, giving you the freedom to tailor your package to suit your lifestyle, wellbeing and financial priorities. We know that everyone's needs are different, so we've designed our benefits to support our diverse global team wherever they're based.

Specific benefits may vary by country and role.

You’ve read a little about us - now it’s over to you!

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day.

It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.