SAP Analytics Lead [12 months]

Position Description

At ESB, data sits in the centre of our business, providing insights to support better business decisions. The Data and Analytics team is an award-winning group of highly motivated and skilled professionals, working to support data-informed decision-making right across the ESB organisation. We work in a collaborative, agile way, interpreting data sets from our financial, operational, network and customer systems.  We are often looking for data scientists, data engineers and data analysts to join our growing Data & Analytics team. If you are passionate about data and want to be part of ESB’s brighter future strategy, leading the transition to reliable, affordable, low carbon energy, we’d love you to hear from you.

The SAP Analytics team supports analytics solutions that drive value for ESB by providing expertise in extracting and reporting data from our SAP landscape to meet business requirements. The SAP Analytics Lead is a key role in the management of the design, development and delivery of a broad range of reporting solutions across ESB’s highly integrated data landscape. The SAP Analytics Lead will manage a team of specialists skilled in SAP Business Objects Data Services (BODS), SAP BW, and SAP BO reporting.

Key Responsibilities 

• Manage and develop a high performing team of SAP BODS, SAP BW, and BO specialists.
• Leverage the capability of SAP BODS to develop robust data pipelines from SAP data and other sources to meeting business and analytical requirements.
• Develop the SAP BW and BO environments to proliferate self-service data analytics for business users requiring SAP data.
• Partner with data scientists, data analysts, and business analysts by supporting them in understanding the meaning of SAP data to enable the development of insights delivering business value.
• Champion data management by cataloguing SAP data, BW and BO reports, and data lineage for increased data literacy across the organisation.
• Drive the team to maintain data quality standards in SAP data pipelines and reports to meet business needs.
• Facilitate the maintenance of our SAP Analytics environment by staying current on SAP BW, BODS, and BO versions and service packs.

Experience and Qualifications 

Essential 

• 7+ years’ experience in Data Engineering and Analytics with 5+ years' experience in SAP BODS and BW reporting.
• SAP BODS expertise in understanding ETL processes, data integration, and job design and in-depth knowledge of SAP BW and familiarity with data modelling, InfoProviders, and query design.
• SAP BO experience in understanding how reports are developed and used.
• Knowledgeable on the structure of SAP ERP and meaning of its data.
• Performance Management by setting KPIs, conducting reviews, and driving accountability.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder management, translating technical details into business value, and project management
• Third level qualification in an IT / Computer Science or business discipline is desirable, or equivalent business experience. 

Desirable

• Hands on experience of SAP BW, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Data Services 4.2, SAP BO BI 4.x or BI 2025.
• Functional knowledge and understanding of data structures in SAP ISU and SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience of the data migration process, from strategy and planning, through to execution, go-live and UAT for migration to S/4HANA.

• SAP Support Pack and upgrade implementation experience.
• Knowledge of standard testing practices for SAP Projects. 
• Experience in the energy utilities industry. 
• SAP BI (BODS/BO/BW) & SAP HANA Application Certification 

Location 

This position will be based in ESB Head Office, 27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2.

ESB is committed to smart working – combining digital tools with a culture of trust and empowerment to enable flexible ways of working. The successful candidate may work flexibly within their jurisdiction with attendance at the workplace for in-person collaboration on at least one anchor day per week. All smart working arrangements are subject to manager approval and ongoing review, based on the operational requirements of the role, the team, and the individual.

Reporting To

The successful candidate will report to the BI Lead, Data Analytics, CIO

Why Work with Us?

• Opportunity to lead Ireland’s transition to net zero carbon future
• Career development through mentoring and training 
• Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
• Sports and Social Clubs
• Networking opportunities
• Credit Union
• Generous Pension
• Access to staff well-being programmes
• Generous parental leave entitlements
• Strong values-based and inclusive culture
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
• Great team environment working to our Core Values: Courageous, Caring, Driven and Trusted

Salary

€69,000 - €81,000 per annum.

Closing Date

30th September 2025

Your application will be held in reserve for 6 months should you be suitable for the role.