Business Intelligence Manager
Use data to accelerate our mission of lighting Africa
Off Grid Electric is a growth-stage startup on a mission to light a million homes in Africa with clean, affordable solar energy.
The Business Intelligence Manager will accelerate us towards this mission by harnessing data to drive focus and good decisions.
The role:
The Business Intelligence Manager will lead our business intelligence function by generating data-driven insights to guide operating strategy; developing dashboards, metrics, and reports; and shaping the vision of how we use data as a company.
We’ll count on you to do the following:
Manage our pipeline of business intelligence projects and requests:
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly dashboards and other reporting
- Respond to and prioritize inbound data and analytics requests
- Communicate data infrastructure needs and issues to the software team
- Recruit, support, and train entry-level business intelligence analysts
- Ensure consistency and accuracy of business metrics
Support our quarterly strategic planning and performance tracking:
- Use data to identify key drivers of business and customer success
- Monitor and evaluate ongoing strategic initiatives
- Prepare presentations for company leadership
Manage strategic business intelligence projects:
- Design and lead in-depth quantitative analyses to generate insights around key functions (e.g., customer acquisition, retention, and last-mile distribution)
- Conduct statistical analysis and modeling to track progress, identify trends, forecast performance, and suggest refinements to business operations (e.g., sales incentives; logistics and manufacturing processes; customer service and payment management interventions)
- Develop corporate data dictionary, Looker training materials, data analysis best practices, and other aspects of the OGE business intelligence playbook
Must-have experience:
- University degree, ideally in Computer Science, Math, or Economics/Business
- 3+ years in consulting, finance, or other quantitatively rigorous position
- Experience with product/project management (i.e., ability to balance priorities, clarify stakeholder requirements, lead cross-functional efforts, pay keen attention to detail, and generally keep deliverables on schedule)
- Proficiency with SQL and/or statistical analysis
- Comfort designing and preparing spreadsheet analysis and slide presentations
- Fluency in English
Nice-to-have experience:
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Math, or Economics/Business
- Fluency in Swahili or French
- Previous experience with renewable energy, consumer financing, or African markets
- Proficiency with Looker
Location:
Flexible (ideally, based in Arusha, Tanzania or a compatible time zone)
Reports to:
Director of Operations
Let’s connect:
Send us info about yourself to matt@offgrid-electric.com. We’ll get the ball rolling from there!
