Senior Data Analyst

Your role in our mission

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Data Analyst to be a driving force within our Enterprise Data Hub. Reporting to the Lead Enterprise Data Analyst, you will move beyond reactive reporting to become a performance engineer for Salary Finance, helping us accelerate our business objectives. You will be responsible for building the "Platinum-rated" datasets that serve as our company's Source of Record, enabling us to safely scale our loan book to £1bn+.

As a senior member of the team, you will be a high-visibility advocate for data excellence. You will work closely with stakeholders across all departments to foster a company-wide culture of data ownership. This is a high-impact role at the heart of our 2026 strategy. You won't just be fulfilling requests; you will be architecting the data framework that allows our Product, Marketing, and Commercial teams to self-serve with absolute confidence building trust throughout the organisation.

Your mission is to ensure that the intelligence powering our most critical objectives is governed, trusted, and actionable.

• You will liaise with stakeholders of all data literacy levels to develop robust dashboard requirements.
• You will build, design, develop and maintain best-in-class Power BI dashboards which serve a purpose and deliver value to the business.
• You will define and enact best practice UX/UI design across the dashboards to ensure user engagement in dashboarding.

• You will lead the automation of manual reporting processes and end-to-end operational workflows, ensuring high uptime and seamless maintenance of production reports.
• You will regularly audit existing report performance and SQL scripts to reduce technical debt and improve processing speeds as data demand scales.

• You will provide deep-dive analytics and data-driven insights that directly shape long-term business strategy and commercial outcomes.

• You will act as a custodian of data excellence by implementing and maintaining rigorous data governance standards and documentation across all analytical outputs.

• You will build optimised scalable data products and robust data marts, creating a structured environment for self-service analytics.
• You will collaborate with Enterprise Data Engineers to refine ETL/ELT pipelines, ensuring the upstream data architecture supports downstream analytical requirements.
• You will act as a data & analytics mentor across the business and lead training sessions for business users to increase self-service adoption and data-driven decision-making.
• You will lead the code-review process for SQL and DAX to ensure team-wide adherence to logic accuracy and performance standards.

• Proven Track Record:
  At least 5+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or similar roles, with a demonstrable history of progressing from technical execution to strategic delivery.
• Advanced SQL Mastery:
  Expert-level proficiency in writing, optimising, and debugging complex queries. You should be comfortable handling large-scale datasets and understanding relational database architecture.
• Power BI & DAX Specialist:
  Advanced command of the Power BI ecosystem. You don't just build reports; you create sophisticated DAX measures and perform complex data modeling to solve intricate business logic.
• Strategic Stakeholder Management: A proven ability to act as a bridge between technical data and business needs. You can translate "vague requests" into concrete technical requirements and present findings to executives with confidence.
• Insight Delivery & Storytelling:
  You possess a "so what?" mindset. You have a track record of moving beyond descriptive reporting to deliver predictive insights that drive measurable commercial value.
• LLM Literate:
  You are comfortable using LLMs (e.g., Claude, Gemini) to accelerate your workflow, whether for logic verification, documentation, or streamlining code development.
• Technical Mentorship:
  Experience in peer-reviewing code (SQL/DAX) and coaching junior analysts to uphold high standards of accuracy, performance,…