Lead Data Analyst

Base Location

You’ll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations:
Glasgow, Perth, Inverness or Aberdeen.

£69,105 - £81,406 and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available.

Join the Data and Analytics team in Transmission Digital in a technical delivery role focused on developing trusted, reusable datasets and Power BI semantic models for BI and analytics use cases. You will help improve the performance, usability and consistency of analytical outputs, working with business teams, product, engineering and architecture to shape models that are scalable, well-structured and aligned to agreed standards.

• Lead the analysis and modelling activity required to deliver BI and analytics use cases, working with platform data, operational systems and business managed datasets.
• Design and develop reusable reporting datasets and Power BI semantic models aligned to architecture guidance and agreed modelling standards.
• Translate business questions into clear data requirements, working directly with stakeholders and alongside product, engineering and architecture teams.
• Define and document business logic, data definitions, measures and transformations used within analytical datasets and semantic models.
• Improve the usability, consistency and performance of analytical datasets and semantic models, supporting scalable BI, self‑service and advanced analytics delivery.

• Expert analytical modelling and Power BI semantic modelling skills, with the ability to design scalable, usable and well‑structured datasets and models.
• Proven ability to work with complex and sometimes fragmented data sources, including operational systems, spreadsheets and business managed data.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn ambiguous business questions into clear data requirements and practical analytics solutions.
• Experience working in an agile environment, taking ownership of problems, working from loosely defined requirements and engaging directly with stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work across technical and business teams to define, challenge and deliver practical data solutions.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, wellbeing benefits such as a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service, interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike through our Cycle to Work scheme. Generous family entitlements include maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact  /  to discuss how we can support you. We’re dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive, and we welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.