Senior Technical Training Manager - Data, Power BI and Productivity Enablement

The Senior Technical Training Manager will design, lead and deliver global technical training that strengthens data literacy, reporting capability and confident use of business intelligence tools and AI-powered analytics across Sage. You will create engaging learning experiences, champion best practice, and help colleagues turn data into clear insights and emerging AI reporting capabilities. Working across regions, you will embed training in the flow of work, support technology change initiatives, and help build a culture of continuous learning.

• Lead and deliver technical training and enablement approach for Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Data Literacy, Advanced Excel, Power Query and AI-powered reporting.
• Create and deliver live, virtual and on-demand learning solutions including guides, videos, tips and self-service materials.
• Strengthen colleagues’ ability to prepare, analyse and visualise data, apply reporting principles, use AI-assisted analysis and design effective prompts.
• Manage the Data & Reporting Community of Practice, promote best practice and act as a point of contact for issue resolution.
• Develop, own and deliver regular data literacy programmes aligned to business needs.
• Partner with Technology, Digital Workplace and business teams to identify skills gaps, prioritise training needs and support adoption of approved tools.
• Create practical, inclusive and globally scalable learning pathways for different audiences and capability levels.
• Embed training into change initiatives, reporting improvements and productivity projects from early planning through to post-launch adoption.
• Use feedback, adoption data and learning metrics to evaluate effectiveness, demonstrate impact and continuously improve learning content.

Overview of benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with 2 additional floating personal days.
• Hybrid working up to 2 days per week in office and a home working allowance.
• Life assurance, income protection, and travel insurance.
• Private medical cover and access to the company doctor.
• Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications, including access to Sage books and journals.
• Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office.
• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement and anniversary trips.
• Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan).

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1). If you’d like to apply under this scheme, please let us know in your application.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you’d like to request reasonable adjustments, please email humanresources@sagepub.co.uk. Please note we only accept applications via email if an adjustment has been agreed.

• Experienced in technical training with a proven record designing and delivering technical learning programmes for global audiences?
• Skilled in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI and capable of helping colleagues understand how to organise, interpret, govern and visualise data confidently?
• Advanced in Excel with strong capability in formulas, PivotTables, macros, data analysis and practical reporting techniques?
• Confident using AI for analytics including natural-language exploration, Copilot capabilities and reporting methods advanced by artificial intelligence?
• Experienced with Power Query and able to transform, clean and combine data from multiple sources?
• A clear and adaptable communicator who can translate technical concepts simply for both technical and non-technical audiences?
• A strong facilitator with confidence delivering training in person and virtually to learners at different capability levels?
• A trusted stakeholder partner who builds relationships across Technology and business teams, influences decisions with evidence, and champions secure, accessible and governed data practices?

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Season ticket loan, Senior Technical Training Manager - Data, Power BI and Productivity Enablement - Permanent - £60,000 - £65,000

Join us and be part of a mission-driven, independent publisher. You’ll work with a diverse group of people who share a passion for empowering researchers, educators, and institutions to shape the future.

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Believing that research and education are critical in shaping society, Sara Miller McCune founded Sage in 1965. Today, we are controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining our independence and mission indefinitely.

Our guaranteed independence means we’re free to:

• Do more - supporting an equitable academic future, furthering disciplines that drive social change, and helping social and behavioural science make an impact
• Work together - building lasting relationships, championing diverse perspectives, and co-creating resources to transform teaching and learning
• Think long-term - experimenting, taking risks, and investing in new ideas

About our Team:

The Digital Workplace team empowers colleagues across Sage to work confidently, efficiently and securely with modern technology, data and AI-powered tools. We partner closely with Technology, business teams, regional learning partners, and subject matter experts to design learning experiences that build capability at scale. Our work supports colleagues in turning data into meaningful insights, adopting governed reporting practices, and using digital tools in ways that improve productivity, decision-making and customer outcomes. We are a collaborative, supportive team that values curiosity, continuous learning and practical problem-solving.