BI Team Lead

, India

Job Family Group:

Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

November 18, 2025

Business unit:

Finance

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role

BI Team Lead – TCV, Fuels Marketing & Licensed Market

The BI Team Lead will drive Shell’s Retail business transformation through analytics, AI-driven insights, and strategic data storytelling. This role blends deep analytical expertise with leadership to guide a high-performing team of BI Analysts in delivering commercial impact across Total Customer Value, Fuels Marketing, and Licensed Markets

• Lead AI-Driven Analytics: Champion the use of Generative AI and Agentic AI to automate insight generation, enhance decision-making, and personalize customer engagement strategies.
• Strategic Insight Delivery: Engage senior stakeholders (GMs, GM-1s) to deliver high-impact, actionable insights and drive adoption of scalable BI solutions.
• Portfolio Management: Translate business strategy into a targeted analytics and AI portfolio with measurable commercial outcomes.
• Technical Excellence: Ensure solutions are technically rigorous, production-grade, and aligned with Shell’s digital transformation goals.
• Team Leadership: Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and ethical AI use within the BI team.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work across functions to solve complex business problems using cutting-edge data science and AI methodologies.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and mentor a team of BI Analysts, ensuring delivery of high-quality insights and stakeholder engagement.
• Define and drive the BI roadmap aligned with Retail business priorities.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and analytical excellence.
• Translate complex business questions into structured analytical approaches.
• Oversee development of dashboards and reports that support Total Customer Value, Strategic Business Goals, Fuels Marketing etc.
• Guide the team in identifying trends, patterns, and opportunities across product, store, and customer data.
• Act as the primary liaison between the BI team and Retail stakeholders.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership with clear business storytelling.
• Ensure alignment of analytics outputs with business KPIs and strategic goals.
• Monitor implementation of business initiatives and measure impact on income, category performance, and profitability.
• Drive adoption of BI tools and insights across Retail teams.
• Ensure robust MLOps using Azure Databricks/ML, integrated with visualization tools like Power BI.
• Promote scalable architecture design and reusable analytics assets for global deployment.
• Leverage Co-pilot/GenAI, LLMs to accelerate insight generation and solution delivery.
• Align all data science activities with Shell’s Data Management Framework and enterprise architecture standards.
• Embed privacy, security, and model risk management throughout the analytics lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with frameworks such as APIIRO and the Inner Source Maturity Model, fostering transparency, reusability, and responsible AI practices

What you bring

• 8+ years of experience in Retail Analytics, with at least 2 years in a leadership role managing high performance teams
• Preferred background in Retail, CPG, or E-commerce.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI, SQL, and Databricks.
• Strong understanding of Generative AI, Agentic AI, and their applications in business intelligence using Copilot/ Copilot Studio
• Deep understanding of Retail/CPG KPIs, benchmarking, A/B testing, hypothesis testing, and pre-post analysis.
• Experience in Retail and store-level analytics.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Skilled in coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Mastery in: SQL, Power BI, MS Excel, Python, Azure Databricks, Alteryx, Statistical analysis techniques (EDA, hypothesis testing, multivariate analysis)
• Ability to select and justify analytical approaches for diverse business scenarios.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
• international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

An Inclusive & Progressive Place to Work 

• To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.
• We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.
• We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
• We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Shell in India

Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalisation, and business operations.

Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country.

Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities.

Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India’s growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.

Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector.

We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, d.light, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar.

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