Senior BI Analytics Manager

About WebBeds

• This role can be based anywhere remotely within Europe. Palma - Hybrid

Launched in 2013, WebBeds is a global marketplace for the travel trade, providing powerful distribution solutions that make selling and buying travel products easier. It sources accommodation and destination services from travel suppliers, aggregates and merchandises that content in the WebBeds platform, then distributes it to its global network of travel trade buyers, who sell to the travelling public.

Hotels and other suppliers - global and regional hotel chains, independent hotels, apartments, resorts, attractions, transfer and sightseeing companies and more - can sell their products to a global network of online and offline travel buyers through robust solutions that provide greater inventory control to simplify distribution, and leverage WebBeds enhanced analytics to inform inventory optimisation choices – saving costs and increasing revenue.

Travel buyers - online travel agencies, retail travel agents, corporate travel managers, tour operators, wholesalers, tourism boards, super apps, DMC's, group providers, airlines and more - can integrate the hundreds of thousands of hotels and ground services in the WebBeds marketplace through simple and seamless API connectivity, or they can search, shop and book online through one of WebBeds trade only booking sites.

WebBeds operates globally through four geographic regions – Europe, Asia Pacific, MEA (Middle East and Africa) and Americas - with over 1,900 travel professionals working in 120 cities across 50 countries worldwide.

Find out more about the WebBeds business at

WebBeds is a travel brand of the Web Travel Group (ASX: WEB).

What makes us stand out?

• We are a wholesale global travel organisation
• We have 1500+ people speaking 50+ languages in 120+ cites across 50+ countries
• We partner with over 430,000 properties in more than 15,000 destinations
• We work with more than 44,000 travel companies in 139 source markets
• We have an amazing Technology team focused on delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative & lateral thinking

In this role you will:

We are seeking an outcomes-driven, pragmatic Senior BI Analytics Manager to turn our BI reporting suite into a dependable, scalable service that powers daily commercial decisions and long-term strategy. You will lead the Regional BI Partners (Americas, Europe, APAC, MEA) and be accountable for the reliability, governance and day-to-day operation of our Power BI platform, delivering trusted data, consistent KPIs and timely insights that drive commercial performance.

This is a pioneering role, the first of its kind at WebBeds, for someone who thrives on end-to-end ownership, loves data storytelling, and is passionate about delivering meaningful insights to internal stakeholders. From day one, you will set the BI operating model, align SLAs, security and access, and ensure coordinated support across time zones giving commercial teams fast, secure access to the metrics that matter.

Key elements to this role include, but not limited to:

• Lead and develop the Regional BI Partners; set standards, ways of working and build a high-performing, service-led culture through coaching on stakeholder management, prioritisation and data storytelling, while ensuring seamless global time-zone coverage.
• Translate commercial goals into a focused BI roadmap; manage the BI request pipeline and prioritisation; communicate progress and trade-offs proactively and clearly with stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor on BI Solutions, insights and metrics; handle stakeholder questions, clarify KPI logic and definitions, and partner with management to proritise information needs.
• Design, build and implement market-leading Power BI dashboards that not only report on past trends but also visualise predictive insights, uncover hidden patterns, and provide actionable recommendations for the business.
• Review/QA critical content from the team to ensure clear narratives, consistent KPIs and strong usability.
• Use advanced data science techniques to frame complex business questions, test hypotheses on large datasets, surface performance drivers, and convert findings into dashboard recommendations that drive the company's strategic initiatives.
• Work on data modelling, metric development, prototyping of predictive models and analytics solutions to identify growth and revenue optimisation opportunities.
• Infuse predictive and LLM capability into the BI suite (forecasting, anomaly detection, churn, narrative summaries, and semantic Q&A) and coach the team to adopt these patterns.
• Improve processes, templates and design standards; champion adoption and self-service through training, mentorship and a community of practice.
  Create a culture of continuous learning by evaluating emerging Power BI analytics and LLM capabilities, running targeted pilots, documenting what works as team guidelines, and upskilling the team through regular knowledge sharing.

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase

• 6+ years' experience in BI/analytics, including 3+ years leading teams across regions/time zones
• Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management, Statistics or similar relevant field
• Advanced Power BI development and dashboard UX (data modelling, DAX, Power Query), including Power Apps and Power Automate
• Hands-on predictive analytics and ML experience, with a track record of integrating model outputs into production BI and teaching those techniques to a team
• Practical LLM application in BI to generate narrative insights and semantic Q&A within reporting
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and modelling
• Strong programming skills in Python (preferred) or R for advanced analysis, statistical modelling, and machine learning.
• Demonstrated ability to tackle ambiguous, open-ended problems, using analytics to uncover trends and make informed business recommendations with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communicator with ability to explain complex analytics concepts to non-technical stakeholders; skilled in presenting insights and recommendations to drive buy-in and alignment with business goals
• Pragmatic, detail-oriented, delivery-focused; and able to dive in to unblock the team while keeping the bigger picture moving.
• (Desirable) Experience in cloud-based data platforms (Azure, AWS) for data processing and model deployment

The successful Senior BI Analytics Manager is an innovative, self-driven leader with high levels of integrity. They communicate clearly with local and remote teams and operate just as effectively independently. Highly organised and calm under pressure, they prioritise well and deliver across multiple concurrent projects.

Why choose us as your next destination?

We are super proud of our dedicated team of friendly, energetic & passionate professionals. Our people are key to the success of our business & everybody at WebBeds has their own unique role to play as we continue to drive the company forward.

Over 50 different languages are spoken by our workforce, but whether working from offices in Dubai or London or out in the field in Johannesburg or Buenos Aires, we all share the common goal to take pride in what we do & to deliver our partners with unbeatable service & support.

International highly skilled group of experts from all around the globe

Dynamic environment with the chance to grow, influence & impact change
Disruptive, fast-growing market leader within travel & endless possibilities
Culture built on collaboration empowerment and innovation

Find out more about the WebBeds business at - #LI-Hybrid