Lead Data Analyst

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Lead Data Analyst

Are you a proven data leader with the vision, judgement, and technical depth to shape high‑impact analytical strategy? This could be the perfect role for you.

Data Analysis is at the core of our UK business, delivering critical insights that influence strategic direction and drive information‑led decision‑making. In this role, you will play a defining part in steering analytical excellence, leading complex and high‑risk initiatives, and setting the agenda for some of the most strategically important areas of the business.

Drawing on advanced technical expertise and sound decision‑making, you will design, build, and govern robust data solutions—elevating analytical capability across the organisation and ensuring complex business data is transformed into clear, actionable intelligence.

• Data Extraction & Manipulation – Leading the delivery of highly complex, business‑critical data work with autonomy, ensuring accuracy, resilience, and scalability.
• Collaboration & Solution Development – Partnering with senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to shape, influence, and deliver advanced data solutions, tools, and self‑service frameworks that enable smarter decision‑making.
• Insight Generation – Proactively identifying opportunities across diverse data sources to generate strategic insights that influence business direction and unlock measurable value.
• Exploring Emerging Technologies – Rapidly assessing, adopting, and championing new technologies to enhance analytical capability and accelerate delivery across varied initiatives.
• Subject Matter Expertise – Acting as a recognised expert in key data domains, providing authoritative guidance, making informed decisions, and representing the value of data across the wider business.
• Additional Contributions – Leading on complex customer‑impacting issues, advising on data and process risk, supporting high‑priority customer updates, and overseeing the production of large‑scale data sets for critical business needs.
• Leadership & Team Culture – Supporting the wellbeing, cohesion, and performance of the team, driving positive cultural change, and ensuring smooth, consistent delivery through mentorship, guidance, and technical leadership.

• Expertise in Data Analytics – Significant experience in senior data roles with a strong technical and analytical foundation. Advanced proficiency in coding, data transformation, systems understanding, and end‑to‑end solution design.
• Technical Excellence – Expert SQL capability required, with strong proficiency in at least one additional programming language (e.g. Python, R). Ability to independently deliver the most complex and high‑risk technical work.
• Strategic Thinking & Stakeholder Engagement – Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, communicate complex insights with clarity, and shape strategic decisions through data.
• Problem‑Solving & Analytical Rigor – A decisive, structured thinker able to solve technical and non‑technical problems quickly using experience, lateral thinking, and sound judgement.
• Numerical & Trend Analysis – Strong numerical capability with the ability to identify, interpret, and communicate trends that drive business outcomes.
• Initiative, Ownership & Leadership – Demonstrated ability to lead technical work, manage competing priorities, drive delivery at pace, and promote data best practices across the organisation.
• Risk Awareness & Adaptability – Experience identifying and managing data and process risk, with resilience and adaptability in fast‑changing business environments.

This is a permanent position and can be based in our Nottingham office.

We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.

We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

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