About this role
Insights Manager - Driving Data-Driven Transformation
At Balder, we are in the midst of an exciting digitalization journey where data and insights are becoming increasingly important in how we develop and manage our properties. We are now seeking an Insights Manager who wants to be the hub of this work - someone who is passionate about converting data into concrete insights that lead to action.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Balder is one of the leading property companies in the Nordics. We develop, own, and manage properties with a long-term perspective - and with people in focus. We combine entrepreneurial spirit and responsibility with stability and growth.
Over the past few years, we have made a clear commitment to becoming a data-driven and insight-driven organization, using data to deeply understand our customers, our business, and our properties. Now we are taking the next step - transforming these insights into even more concrete actions and business value by strengthening our proactive analysis and insights capabilities.
We are now seeking an Insights Manager who will lead our work on analysis - from capabilities and tools to delivery and application. This role is crucial in ensuring more proactive decisions and realizing the full potential of data within the company. You will combine analytical skills, business understanding, and curiosity to find patterns and opportunities - and convert them into recommendations that make a difference in everyday operations. Your work will provide a faster path to insight and action, and build our future analysis capacity, not just in technology but also in working methods.
Why Balder? With us, you will:
- Work closely with both business and data teams in an environment with short decision-making paths
- Have significant personal responsibility and freedom to influence how analysis and insights are used
- Have a role where your curiosity and ability to create value with data truly make a difference
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own the development of the organization's analytical capabilities, including tool selection, methods, structures, and collaborations
- Independently conduct analyses that lead to insights and action, both on your own initiative and by request
- Act as a data-driven advisor to various parts of the business - addressing specific questions and identifying patterns and connections in the data
- Help shape our approach to proactive and prescriptive analysis, demonstrating what we should do
- Serve as a requirements setter for the data platform team, ensuring that the right data is available, relevant, structured, and usable for analysis
- Explore and introduce new working methods, methods, and techniques for more predictive and prescriptive analysis - for example, in collaboration with AI
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO
Has strong analytical skills and a genuine interest in understanding the business behind the numbers. You thrive in the intersection between data and operations - where your analyses have impact. To qualify for the position, you also have:
- Experience independently conducting analyses that create business value
- Ability to communicate insights clearly and engagingly - visually, verbally, and in writing
- Experience with data and analysis tools and setting data supply requirements
- Good understanding of how AI and modern analytical methods can contribute to better decisions
- Experience working closely with the business - preferably in real estate, energy, finance, and/or customer data
To succeed in the role, you have the following personal qualities:
- Exploratory and curious - you see connections where others see fragments
- Proactive and self-driven - you take initiative and don't let go until the question is answered
- Communicative and pedagogical - you can adapt your communication to the recipient's needs
- Analytical and structured - you refine data sets into actionable insights
- Strategic in thinking, operational in execution - you enjoy both leading and doing
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