BI & Data Analytics Team Lead (f/m/x)

Enpal
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level analytics engineers with team leadership experience who can manage international teams and deliver end-to-end data products.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with technical leadership experience and a track record in building production-grade dbt projects.
    — “Hands-on experience building production-grade dbt projects, including staging-to-marts layering, tests, documentation, ownership, and version-control workflows.”
  • Individuals who have led or managed international teams and are comfortable with cross-cultural collaboration.
    — “Lead an international BI and Data Analytics team across EMEA.”
  • Professionals adept at translating business priorities into scalable data products and who enjoy stakeholder collaboration.
    — “Translate business priorities into execution plans, guide technical decisions, unblock the team, and deliver reliable data products for BI, self-service analytics, and AI-enabled use cases.”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of technical proficiency in SQL and dbt, with no room for gaps in these areas.
    — “Expert-level SQL and strong data modeling and architecture skills, including star schemas, semantic layers, governed metrics, data contracts, and ELT pipelines.”
  • Candidates must be prepared for a hybrid work arrangement with possible international travel.
    — “With Workflex, we offer you the opportunity to relocate abroad for up to 30 days a year, depending on your responsibilities.”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate experience in mentoring teams on AI-assisted development and modern tooling.
    — “Mentor the team on analytics engineering best practices, modern tooling, and AI-assisted development.”
  • Highlight your ability to create semantic layers and governed metrics in your resume and interviews.
    — “Develop a semantic layer with governed metrics and dimensions.”
  • Showcase your track record in optimizing Snowflake performance and ensuring data quality.
    — “Optimize Snowflake performance, data freshness, and data quality.”
  • Emphasize your hands-on approach to data checks and automation using Python.
    — “Use Python for data checks, automation, and utilities.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to unblock teams and drive project delivery to completion.
    — “Turn business priorities into project plans, identify risks and trade-offs, unblock the team, and drive delivery to completion.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Leading an international BI and Data Analytics team
  • Building a motivating team environment
  • Delivering reliable data products
Typical background
Experience in Analytics EngineeringData Engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Data ModelingdbtSnowflakeSQLData QualityETL Pipelines

Preferred

Ai-enabled Use CasesPython

Stack & domain

SQLData ModelingData ArchitecturedbtSnowflakePythonData QualityData OperationsData MigrationELT PipelinesData Platform ConsolidationData ChecksAutomationUtilitiesBISelf-service AnalyticsAIData ContractsVersion Control WorkflowsMetric DefinitionsData CatalogingCost/performance TuningTeam ManagementLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingProject ManagementStrategic PlanningMentorshipData AnalyticsBusiness Intelligence

About the role

Original posting from Enpal via Ashby

Our goal is to have a solar system on every roof, a storage unit in every house, and an electric car in every garage. Enpal makes this possible with an integrated total solution for decentralized energy—from solar systems and battery storage to wall boxes, smart meters, and heat pumps. At the heart of it all is our AI-powered platform Enpal.One http://Enpal.One+, which intelligently connects thousands of systems and efficiently optimizes electricity procurement and feed-in on the energy market.

Are you ready for solutions that are more than just a promise and bring real quality of life to thousands of households every day? What you create at Enpal will deliver clean electricity tomorrow and bring about lasting change in how we use energy.

We are looking for a BI & Data Analytics Team Lead to lead an international BI and Data Analytics team across EMEA. This hands-on role combines people management, technical leadership, stakeholder management, and end-to-end data project delivery.

You will translate business priorities into execution plans, guide technical decisions, unblock the team, and deliver reliable data products for BI, self-service analytics, and AI-enabled use cases.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Lead, coach, and develop an international BI and Data Analytics team.
  • Build a motivating, accountable, and change-oriented team environment.
  • Model clean, documented datasets in dbt, from staging through to marts.
  • Own tests, documentation, metric definitions, data contracts, and version control workflows.
  • Develop a semantic layer with governed metrics and dimensions.
  • Drive the ongoing adoption of dbt best practices, ensuring models and documentation are consistent, well-structured, and ready for AI-powered analytics.
  • Support team in the diagnosis of source data issues, reconciliation inconsistencies, and establishment of a single source of truth.
  • Support data migration, ELT pipelines, and data platform consolidation.
  • Optimize Snowflake performance, data freshness, and data quality.
  • Own and continuously improve the processes that keep our data platform reliable.
  • Use Python for data checks, automation, and utilities.
  • Partner with BI and business teams to deliver certified datasets, self-service standards, and end-to-end reporting solutions.
  • Translate business needs into scalable data products and governed metrics.
  • Turn business priorities into project plans, identify risks and trade-offs, unblock the team, and drive delivery to completion.
  • Mentor the team on analytics engineering best practices, modern tooling, and AI-assisted development.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

  • 3+ years of experience in Analytics Engineering, BI Development, Data Engineering, or a related field, including 1+ years of people or team leadership.
  • Expert-level SQL and strong data modeling and architecture skills, including star schemas, semantic layers, governed metrics, data contracts, and ELT pipelines.
  • Hands-on experience building production-grade dbt projects, including staging-to-marts layering, tests, documentation, ownership, and version-control workflows.
  • Snowflake experience, including query performance optimization, data freshness, and quality monitoring.
  • Python skills for data checks, automation, and utilities.
  • Experience with data quality and operations, including testing, monitoring, source-data reconciliation, CI/CD, data cataloging, and cost/performance tuning.
  • Experience creating dbt models and documentation, AI-ready data products, and using AI-assisted development tools.
  • Experience delivering certified datasets, self-service standards, and BI/reporting solutions end-to-end.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with a hands-on, entrepreneurial, and problem-solving mindset.
  • A motivational leadership style, positive drive for change, and confidence to challenge assumptions and make decisions.

NICE TO HAVE

  • Experience with semantic layer tools such as dbt MetricFlow or Snowflake Semantic Views.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Experience leading distributed or international teams.
  • German language skills. German is a strong plus but not mandatory.

Are you interested even if you don't meet all the requirements? Apply anyway! We look forward to discovering your potential—regardless of whether your experience meets every single requirement. ☀️

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Work at Germany's first green unicorn - Play an active role in shaping the solar energy transition.
  • The sun shines all over the world - At Enpal, you'll work with a highly motivated, diverse team of over 65 nationalities.
  • The ideal setup for your focus - We are convinced that excellent results are achieved when the conditions are right. That's why we rely on a hybrid working concept that gives you the freedom to always work in the way that best suits your tasks. Do you need new inspiration on an international level? With Workflex, we offer you the opportunity to relocate abroad for up to 30 days a year, depending on your responsibilities.
  • Grown-up business & startup spirit - In our modern office in Berlin-Friedrichshain, you'll find everything your heart desires, from height-adjustable desks and table tennis to stocked beverage fridges and barista coffee.
  • Your kick-start at Enpal - Onboarding day with a welcome bag, buddy program, and a team that really supports you.
  • Stay up to date & help shape the future - Transparent all-hands meetings, short decision-making processes, and an open feedback culture - without mistakes, there is no progress.
  • The energy transition can only be achieved together - At Enpal, you can expect legendary team spirit and unforgettable team events.
  • Your extra boost - 29 + 2 vacation days, discounted membership at Wellhub, and corporate benefits. Everything you need to help you achieve a good work-life balance.

At Enpal, we are proud of the diversity of our team. No decisions are made on the basis of skin colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age, either during recruitment or employment. Enpal stands for a safe workplace and takes action against discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Source: Enpal careers (Ashby)

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