Oracle BI Team Leader

World leading coating manufacturer with HQ in the Akron/Cleveland area.

The Oracle Business Intelligence Team Lead is responsible for managing a team dedicated to the administration, architecture and development of the Oracle Business Intelligence Applications and related data warehousing initiatives. This role will provide strategic and tactical direction to the team, lead projects, and act as a liaison among stakeholders in order to elicit, analyze, communicate, and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies and information systems. Proactively seek opportunities to improve the processes for the Global ERP Reporting Environment and leverage Oracle reporting application functionality on a Global scale. Provide business and Project Management knowledge to ensure the multiple Global ERP BI environments are configured & leveraged to our best advantage. Conduct detailed research and recommend Oracle Business Intelligence and Technical products and assist with general project management.

• Supervisory experience a plus

• 6+ years business intelligence application development and support experience.

• Experience in at least three (3) full life cycle BI implementations.

• Experience with Oracle BI Analytics Applications is a plus.

• 4+ years supporting either Business Objects or OBIEE as a presentation layer for BI applications.

• Experience in leading at least three (3) projects as a Project Lead or Project Manager.

• Experience supporting at least two (2) business process cycles, e.g., Demand to Build, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, etc.

• Expertise with Oracle ERP is a plus.

• Working knowledge of software development and support methodologies.

• Ability to review, code and guide PL/SQL programmers when necessary.

• Experience guiding the development of technical objects using SQL, PL/SQL, Toad, Discoverer, Informatica, Oracle Data Integrator, Talend, Unix, XML Publisher, Oracle Apex.

• Expertise with configuration and setups for Oracle Business Intelligence tools is a plus.

• Expertise with one or more Oracle database and business intelligence development tools (PL/SQL, SQL Plus, Informatica PowerCenter, Discoverer, OBIEE, Data Warehouse Administration Console (DAC), Concurrent Manager.

• Good understanding of various ETL tools and architectures.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent written and oral communications skills.

• Exceptional ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly.

• Excellent systems/process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking, organization skills and problem solving skills.

• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

• Ability to quickly pick up new tools and technologies.

• Strong ability to train and teach others.

• Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.

• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, and to lead and influence cross-organizationally with and without direct authority.

• Exceptional ability to effectively move forward on tasks even with ambiguous or changing requirements.

Incidental Functions • Attend management meetings on behalf of team. • Make presentations to management, clients, and peer groups as requested. • Train and share knowledge with development teams. • Assist with projects as may be required to contribute to efficiency and effectiveness of the work. • Responsible for hiring activities and fulfilling affirmative action obligations and ensuring compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy. • Up to 25% travel as required (domestic and international). • Work hours outside the standard office 7.5 hour work day as required.