Manager Business Intelligence - Hybrid

At Klein Tools, curiosity powers discovery, ownership inspires excellence, and urgency means we run towards opportunities. We deliver quality and innovation in everything we do, designing and launching hundreds of groundbreaking products each year. Join us and be part of a legacy built to last.

Perks for you include:


• Paid Vacations & Holidays

• Profit Sharing & Matching 401(k)

• Health Insurance (Medical, Vision, & Dental)

• Discounts on Klein Tools products

• Education and Professional Development Assistance


The Manager, Business Intelligence owns the day-to-day delivery of business intelligence, reporting, and analytics work across the BI/AI function. Acting as a primary liaison between the business community and the onshore and offshore development teams, this role gathers and documents business requirements, defines the scope of each request, directs the team to deliver against agreed priorities, and serves as the advocate for business users within the IT department.
This is a delivery, coordination, and people-leadership role that translates direction into clear, actionable work, keeps delivery moving, and ensures quality and timeliness. Strong communication and the ability to discuss solutions with both technical and business audiences are central to the role, as is a working command of the BI and AI toolset the team operates.
1. Business liaison - Serve as a primary point of contact between the business community and IT for all BI, reporting, and analytics requests. Build expert knowledge of Klein Tools business applications and maintain frequent contact with stakeholders.
2. Requirements & scope - Gather and document business requirements, define the scope of each request (outputs, data sources, acceptance criteria), and hand off clear, unambiguous specifications to the development team.
3. Team direction & priorities - Direct and coordinate day-to-day work across the onshore and offshore BI team; assign tasks, set and manage priorities, remove blockers, and ensure on-time delivery against agreed timelines.
4. AI agent & AI-enabled delivery - Coordinate delivery of AI agent and AI-enabled analytics initiatives - scoping requirements, tracking progress, and aligning the team with the function’s AI roadmap and the Agentic Register.
5. Leadership & coaching - Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, and coaching to BI developers, ensuring work follows the standards and technical direction set by the Director.
6. Management communication - Communicate with all levels of management regarding information needs, and discuss solutions effectively with both technical and business communities.
7. Backlog & pipeline management - Maintain the BI backlog and delivery pipeline; track and report on progress, throughput, and team capacity, and drive backlog burn-down as request volume grows.
8. Documentation - Oversee the creation and maintenance of application, user, and training documentation for BI and analytics solutions, and support user enablement.
9. Release & upgrade coordination - Coordinate and communicate BI application releases and system upgrades, including aligning data warehouse activities during upgrades of other IT systems.
10. Delivery & data-load monitoring - Monitor delivery quality and routine data loads in partnership with the team; escalate issues to the Director and ensure timely resolution.
11. Source analysis support - Support source-system analysis and data-profiling efforts by coordinating the team and clarifying business rules and data issues with stakeholders.
12. Continuous improvement - Identify needs and opportunities for improved data management and delivery, and recommend them to the Director for prioritization.
13. User advocacy - Maintain strong relationships with business users and act as their advocate within IT, managing expectations across competing demands.
14. Continuing education - Stay current with BI and AI tools - including AI coding assistants - and promote their responsible, productive adoption to improve team efficiency.
Job Qualifications
Education
· Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience.
Experience
· 8+ years in business intelligence, reporting, or data-delivery roles, with 2+ years coordinating or leading projects, teams, or vendors. Experience with distributed onshore/offshore teams preferred.
Required Knowledge & Skills
· Communication - exceptional written and verbal skills; comfortable eliciting requirements directly from business users and translating between business and technical audiences.
· Business analysis - able to gather, structure, and document requirements so the team can execute without rework.
· Project & people coordination - proven ability to