Lead Analyst – Business Intelligence (SQL+Semantic)

Summary

Lead Business Intelligence analyst at General Mills designing governed, reusable semantic models in Looker/LookML on BigQuery, enabling certified metrics, dashboards, self-service analytics, and AI-enabled BI capabilities for business and Digital & Technology teams.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.​




OVERVIEW

Lead BI ideation, consulting, and delivery while owning the design of governed, reusable semantic models using Looker, LookML, and BigQuery. Enable trusted metrics, consistent business definitions, dashboards, self-service analytics, and AI-enabled BI capabilities. As an individual contributor, partner with business and Digital & Technology teams to deliver standardized, user-friendly solutions.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Design and evolve scalable, governed semantic models using Looker, LookML, and BigQuery.

  • Build reusable domain and use-case models with clear standards for performance, quality, security, and downstream use.

  • Translate business needs into intuitive views, Explores, dimensions, measures, joins, and business logic.

  • Define and maintain certified metrics, business terms, metadata, glossaries, guardrails, and test suites.

  • Enable trusted conversational and agentic BI through governed semantic models and natural-language-ready definitions.

  • Develop and optimize SQL and BigQuery solutions using sound dimensional modeling and cost-efficient practices.

  • Lead governance, access controls, security, certification, monitoring, auditing, Git workflows, code reviews, and CI/CD.

  • Partner with stakeholders to shape BI strategy, clarify business problems, communicate trade-offs, and deliver impactful solutions.

  • Mentor team members and champion BI standards, automation, tool rationalization, and continuous improvement.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (full-time) in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field.

  • 9+ years of total experience, including 6+ years designing and delivering analytics solutions with business stakeholders.

  • Advanced experience with Google Looker, LookML, SQL, and BigQuery; proficiency in Tableau and Python.

  • Proven ability to build reusable semantic models, certified metrics, business definitions, self-service analytics, and AI-enabled BI solutions.

  • Strong knowledge of dimensional modeling, data warehousing, ETL, metadata management, data governance, access controls, and performance optimization.

  • Experience with Git-based development, code reviews, CI/CD, and change control for analytics assets.

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions, influence without authority, advise leaders, and drive BI adoption

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience with semantic-layer strategy, shared data models, or BI architecture modernization.

  • Knowledge of AI for BI governance, including use-case intake, agent testing, monitoring, auditing, and production readiness.

  • Familiarity with Python or another programming language, plus data catalog and governance tools such as Alation or Google Cloud data services.

  • Thoughtful, proactive leader who delivers scalable business solutions and addresses problems directly.

  • Consultant mindset with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence peers and leaders.

  • Agile learner with curiosity, passion, and a focus on understanding the “why.”




ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located.

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