Global Business Intelligence Senior Analyst

Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection. With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland), Arxada employs 3,200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers’ success. We are seeking a skilled and business-minded Global Business Intelligence Senior Analyst to join our Business Intelligence team in Barcelona. This is a business-facing role, not a pure IT development position, that combines strong technical Power BI expertise with commercial acumen and the ability to act as a true BI business partner. The Power BI Developer designs, builds, and maintains datasets, data models, and dashboards while working directly with functions across the business to understand their needs, challenge their requirements, and propose better ways to analyze data and measure performance. The role requires a solid understanding of the company’s core KPIs, particularly sales, margin, and corporate finance, but not limited to these; and the ability to translate business questions into clear, decision-oriented analytics. This position partners with stakeholders across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and other functions, turning data into actionable insight.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and maintain Power BI datasets, semantic data models, reports, and dashboards using DAX and Power Query (M)Develop, optimize, and document robust data models, ensuring performance, scalability, and a reliable single source of truthPartner with business functions to gather, challenge, and refine reporting requirements, proposing better KPIs and smarter ways to analyze the dataAct as a BI business partner, running working sessions with stakeholders across functions to understand their priorities and translate them into analytical solutionsDefine, standardize, and monitor core business KPIs (sales, margin, corporate finance, and beyond), ensuring consistency and a shared definition across reportingTurn business questions into executive-ready dashboards and self-service analytics that drive decision makingPerform ad-hoc and deep-dive analysis, identifying trends, root causes, and opportunities, and surfacing actionable insightsPromote data literacy and the adoption of self-service analytics across the organizationQualificationsStrong hands-on expertise in Power BI, including DAX, Power Query (M), dataset and data model design, and report/dashboard developmentExce...