Business Analytics Manager

About CANAL+Group

Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, CANAL+ is now a global media and entertainment company. On 22 September 2025, CANAL+ confirmed it is in effective control of MultiChoice Group and beginning the integration process. MultiChoice is Africa’s leading entertainment platform, offering a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, Showmax, M-Net, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers. Together, the new combined group has 40 million subscribers worldwide, operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 15,000 employees. 

CANAL+ operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation. It is home to STUDIOCANAL, a leading film and television studio with worldwide production and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, major international video platform powered by cutting-edge proprietary technology for video delivery, advertising, and monetization; CANAL+ Distribution, a production and distribution company specializing in creating and distributing diverse content and channels; and telecommunication services, through GVA in Africa and CANAL+ Telecom in the French overseas jurisdictions and territories.   

CANAL+ also has significant equity stakes in Viaplay (the Pay-TV leader in Scandinavia), Viu (a leading OTT platform in Southern Asia) and UGC, a leading French cinema group.  

CANAL+ Benelux & Central Europe’s (CANAL+ B&CE) headquarter is based in Luxemburg and oversees the activities for Austria, Belgium, Czech, Germany, Hungary, The Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and SPI.

Job Objective

We are looking for a highly experienced and strategic Business Analytics Manager to lead the Business Analyst community across CANAL+ Benelux & Central Europe (B&CE).

This role will be responsible for managing a team of Business Analysts covering the regions of DACH, BENELUX, CZ-SK, and Romania/Hungary, while also driving analytical excellence across key expertise domains including Usage Analytics, Portfolio Performance, and Marketing Analytics.

As part of the Central Business Team based in Luxembourg, the Business Analytics Manager will play a critical role in transforming data into strategic business insights, enabling fact-based decision-making and ensuring consistency of performance measurement across all markets.

The position acts as the main interface between business stakeholders and the Central Data teams located in France and Poland, ensuring business priorities are translated into analytical roadmaps, reporting frameworks, and actionable recommendations.

This is a senior leadership position requiring strong analytical expertise, stakeholder management skills, and proven experience in managing international teams.

Your responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and develop the Business Analyst team across DACH, BENELUX, CZ-SK, and Romania/Hungary.
• Define team priorities, objectives, and analytical standards.
• Coach, mentor, and develop analytical talent across the organization.
• Build a strong analytical community and promote best practices, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure efficient allocation of analytical resources across regions and business priorities.

Business Performance & Insights

• Own the B&CE business performance review framework, ensuring consistent reporting and KPI governance across all markets.
• Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews with senior leadership.
• Provide strategic analysis and recommendations on subscriber growth, retention, churn, customer value, portfolio performance, content consumption, and commercial initiatives.
• Identify business opportunities, risks, and performance drivers to support strategic decision-making.
• Deliver executive-level insights and presentations to the EVP Business and regional leadership teams.

Analytics Expertise Leadership

• Establish analytical methodologies and standards across key expertise areas:
• Usage & Customer Behavior Analytics
• Portfolio & Product Performance
• Marketing & Campaign Effectiveness
• Commercial Performance & Revenue Analytics
• Ensure consistency in KPI definitions and reporting across countries.
• Drive the adoption of advanced analytics and data-driven decision-making throughout the organization.

Collaboration with Central Data Teams

• Act as the primary business counterpart for the Central Data teams in France and Poland.
• Translate business needs into analytical and data requirements.
• Prioritize reporting, dashboard, and analytical developments aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure data quality, reporting reliability, and alignment with Group standards.
• Support the implementation of Group-wide data and analytics initiatives.

Strategic Projects

• Support major strategic initiatives, business transformations, and growth projects across B&CE.
• Provide analytical input for business cases, market assessments, pricing strategies, product launches, and investment decisions.
• Contribute to the development of long-term business planning and forecasting activities.

SKILLS And Experience

Experience

• 8–12+ years of experience in Business Analytics, Commercial Analytics, Business Intelligence, Strategy, or Performance Management.
• Proven experience managing analytical teams in an international and multicultural environment.
• Experience within subscription-based, telecom, media, digital, entertainment, or consumer businesses is highly desirable.
• Strong track record of partnering with senior leadership and influencing strategic decisions through data.

Technical Competencies

• Strong expertise in business performance analysis and KPI frameworks.
• Advanced knowledge of Power BI and analytics tools.
• Excellent SQL skills.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, reporting architecture, and business intelligence environments.
• Strong understanding of subscription business models, customer lifecycle management, CRM, retention, and revenue optimization.

Leadership & Communication

• Strong people leadership and coaching skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
• Ability to communicate complex analytical findings to executive audiences.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.

Languages

• English required.
• Additional European languages are considered an asset.