Business Data Analyst

Octopus Energy
London
4 months ago
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At Octopus, our mission is to decarbonise the energy system as quickly as possible. Households are critical in driving the next phase of decarbonisation, through the way we travel and heat our homes. The Low Carbon Tech (LCT) team sits inside the Octopus Energy group, where its sole purpose is to drive the uptake of technologies combatting the effects of climate change - including Heat Pumps, Solar panels and EV chargers. The team focuses on the end-to-end customer journey of purchasing, installing and monitoring the technologies. What does it mean to be part of the LCT data team?The Octopus data team builds tools, pipelines, analysis and machine learning products across the business - we are organised so that each team or ‘pod’ is embedded within and focused upon a specific domain - the LCT data team is dedicated to the Low Carbon Tech business. The data team work closely with other pods to maintain the different tools we build - it’s a collaborative environment and we encourage everyone in the team 

What you'll do...

Work closely with LCT leadership team, empowering them to make data-driven decision to accelerate the uptake of low carbon technologies Embed the use of data within the organisation across all levels - making dashboards impactful, engaging and accessible Improve the efficiency of the LCT organisation - analysing the factors influencing the utilisation of engineers and conversion of sales Communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders

What you'll need...

Ideally 4+ years of professional experience Adept at problem solving and communicating answers to business partners Managed relationships with senior stakeholders and management Passionate about working in energy and contributing to the energy transition Curious and self-driven - when faced with a new problem is capable of seeking out an answer without lots of help and support Highly data literate and numerate - can make sense of lots of data and shape it into a coherent story Has great attention to detail Communicates complex ideas clearly

Experience with some of the below technologies: A scripting language (ideally Python with pandas)  Wrangling data outside of a spreadsheet environment Writing performant queries in SQL / dbt Building reports and dashboards in a BI tool (ideally Tableau or Streamlit) Is passionate about building robust and useable toolsYou must...Be comfortable working with some ambiguity: The LCT team is busy scaling and as such specific responsibilities, projects and focus will evolve over time Be curious and self driven - it’s essential you have the initiative to make decisions yourself, and can find solutions to novel problems without lots of help and support Be highly data literate and numerate - can make sense of lots of data and shape it into a coherent structure Be a problem solver - you’ll need to be able to listen and understand the problems and requirements of the business and come up with pragmatic data solutions

Why else you'll love it here

Wondering what the salary for this role is?Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit! Octopus Energy Group is aunique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We won in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the and most recently and again in We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! Visit our UK perks hub -

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

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