Head of Business Intelligence (m / f / d)

Company Description

About EIT RawMaterials

As the world moves towards a greener future, the demand for raw materials—minerals and metals—is set to increase immensely over the next three decades. Europe faces a critical challenge in securing a stable supply of these essential resources. This challenge is where EIT RawMaterials steps in.

EIT RawMaterials is at the forefront of driving innovation and sustainability in the raw materials sector. As an Innovation Community within the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), we collaborate with over 300 partners across industry, academia, and research institutes. Together, we forge dynamic, long-term partnerships to develop innovative solutions that meet Europe's growing demand for raw materials.

About the Role

On behalf of its partners, EIT RawMaterials manages data related to raw materials, advanced materials, and the Circular Economy. We analyse how our investment portfolio (particularly tech up-scaling projects, startups, and junior miners) relates to commodity markets, supply-demand forecasts, innovations and technology developments, downstream sector needs, and geopolitical developments. We aim to further develop this analysis and offer our partners unique insights into complex and fast-evolving raw materials value chains. As a public-private partnership, we support the European Commission in dedicated on-demand analyses and projects, particularly regarding Critical Raw Materials and respective developments.

We seek a senior expert and team manager to take the role of Head of Business Intelligence (m / f / d), reporting to the Innovation and Product Development Director.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Business Intelligence Strategy & Development

Coordinate, enhance, and implement business intelligence services to support EIT RawMaterials’ partners and external clients, as well as advise on investment decisions by EIT RawMaterials Management. This includes further development of EIT RawMaterials' proprietary intelligence database in collaboration with external software developers and internal experts.

Portfolio Monitoring & Performance Analysis

Maintain and continuously update the investment project portfolio analysis, focusing on key performance indicators to assess impact and guide strategic decision-making.

Project Acquisition & Delivery

Lead the acquisition and execution of intelligence projects across the raw materials value chain. This includes commercial contracts, Horizon Europe projects, and EIT-funded initiatives. Deliver well-written, insight-driven, and visually compelling reports tailored to client needs.

Team Leadership & Expert Coordination

Manage a team of four internal staff members and coordinate a pool of external experts acting as on-demand consultants. This includes engaging with expert partners globally to ensure high-quality and timely project execution.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation

Represent EIT RawMaterials at conferences, project meetings, and stakeholder events—mainly in Europe—to foster collaboration, share insights, and strengthen client relationships.

Experience and Requirements

• PhD in geosciences, material science, engineering or equivalent experience
• Managing large projects and multinational teams; experience with projects in a commercial context is a plus
• A deep understanding of scientific data management and analysis, designing relational databases, and being able to interact with software developers to design high performance data analysis and visualization products
• Capacity and willingness to work with complex and diverse datasets from across raw materials value chains, including exploration, mining, processing, advanced materials, product design, recycling, sustainability, and commodity markets
• An excellent understanding of commodity markets and technology sector trends; experience in economic geology and having worked in projects overseas is a plus
• Capacity to communicate key messages about and conclusions drawn from complex datasets and analyses to both expert and non-expert audiences
• Purpose-driven and business minded person willing to explore and drive implementation of new business opportunities

Other information

The position will stay open until a successful candidate is chosen.

Ready to shape the future with us? Apply now.