Business Intelligence (BI) Manager

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Based in California, Dallas, New York or Washington D.C., the BI Manager will oversee a team that is responsible for gathering, analyzing, dashboarding and working with cross functional departments to understand and provide tailored solutions to support decision making. This role will provide strategic thinking and leadership on analyzing and interpreting complex data sets to provide actionable insights.

This role reports to the Associate Director, Finance and will have supervision of a Senior Financial Analyst.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading cross-functional collaboration with finance, marketing, and operational teams to enhance process efficiency and drive performance improvements, leveraging data insights.
• Managing efficiency and ensuring that resources and tools across the BI and Finance teams are being effectively leveraged.
• Overseeing the presentation of complex data findings to non-technical stakeholders, including department heads, executives, and partners, ensuring clarity and actionable insights.
• Managing the development and delivery of both regular and ad-hoc reports on critical key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Guiding the identification and analysis of trends, patterns, and opportunities in data, providing leadership in supporting firm-wide strategic decisions and financial analysis related to billing, matter management, and profitability.
• Leading the creation of visually compelling PowerPoint presentations, effectively communicating financial data and analysis to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Overseeing the development, maintenance, and optimization of Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau, ensuring the delivery of interactive dashboards and visualizations that inform decision-making.
• Providing leadership and training to team members and stakeholders on the effective use of BI tools and reporting, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making within the organization.

Qualifications:

• Must have the ability to view business issues in perspective, follow-up on projects/assignments and be able to prioritize and participate in multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large volumes of data possessing an advanced proficiency in Excel (i.e., formulas, macros, pivots, data manipulation).
• Strong understanding of business processes in law firms (e.g., billing, financial reporting, client management) is a significant advantage.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Data Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in finance, business intelligence, data analytics, or a related field, with at least 2-3 years in a managerial role, preferably in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint is required along with experience with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.

Compensation & Benefits:

The annual compensation range for this position is $170-200k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

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