Lead Data Analyst

KDR Talent Solutions

Birmingham

1 year ago

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Do you love finding trends in data as aLead Data Analystthat genuinely havebusiness impact?

LeveragingSQLandPythonthen visualising data inPower BIyou'll deliver insight and reporting to key business stakeholders, translating your analysis & insight into recommendations they can use toimprove their business!

If you’re aLead Data Analystwho is a compelling storyteller of Data looking to make an impact in a large business then this is the role for you.

What’s on offer?

Working for a giant in their field, (which means lots of opportunity to progress & develop as the business continues to grow) you'll have responsibility to manage and mentor 3 Data Analysts, develop them as Storytellers and enhance their technical skills.

You'll also be a hands on analyst, someone who is curious and able to identify patterns and trends and translate them into business benefit whether that be to increase operational efficiency and profitability or reduce costs.

You’ll bring:

A track record of supplying data-driven insights/recommendations to stakeholders
A naturally inquisitive mind, anything a good Analyst possesses. You enjoy solving problems. You’ll enjoy explaining rationale to back-up your recommendations.
SQL programming
Data visualisation experience in PowerBI
Python skills

It would be great, but not essential, if you also

Can build automation into reporting
Have rationalised reports and made reporting more efficient - What does good look like?
Can apply machine learning and data science techniques

this is a great opportunity to join and lead a small data analysis function where they have tonnes of data at their disposal and a lots of hidden trends just waiting to be uncovered.

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