Principal Insight & Analytics Analyst
Watford (3 days per week) | Up to £95,000 + Benefits
This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced analytics professional looking to shape strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and drive the direction of an advanced analytics function. You'll combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, helping organisations make better decisions through data, insight, and analytical innovation.
The Company
They are a data-driven organisation undergoing significant digital and analytical transformation. Analytics sits at the heart of key business decisions, with strong investment in data platforms, advanced analytics, and business intelligence capabilities. The environment is highly collaborative, offering significant visibility across senior leadership teams and the opportunity to influence strategic priorities through data-led thinking.
The Role
You will:
- Lead the design, development and delivery of advanced analytics products and insight frameworks
- Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business challenges into analytical solutions
- Shape analytics roadmaps and prioritise initiatives based on commercial impact
- Deliver hands-on advanced analytics using SQL, Python or R, Power BI and statistical modelling techniques
- Drive best practice across analytics, experimentation, forecasting, segmentation and measurement
- Collaborate with data engineering and technology teams to improve data infrastructure and analytical capabilities
- Own the lifecycle of key analytics products from discovery through to implementation and adoption
- Coach, mentor and develop analysts across the wider function
- Establish technical standards, governance and quality assurance processes
- Present complex analytical findings and recommendations to senior leadership audiences
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience in advanced analytics, insight or data science environments
- Expert-level SQL skills and advanced capability in Python or R
- Experience building and scaling analytical products, dashboards, measurement frameworks or insight solutions
- Strong understanding of data modelling, analytical engineering, ETL processes and data quality principles
- Experience applying forecasting, experimentation, segmentation, statistical modelling or machine learning techniques
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate complex findings into business action
- Strong leadership, mentoring and people development experience
- Experience operating within cross-functional or agile delivery environments
What They Offer
- Salary up to £95,000
- Competitive bonus and comprehensive benefits package
- Hybrid working with 3 days per week in Watford
- Private healthcare and enhanced pension contributions
- Significant exposure to executive stakeholders and strategic business initiatives
- Opportunity to shape the direction of a growing analytics function
- Clear progression opportunities within a highly data-driven organisation
How to Apply
If you're looking for a senior analytics leadership role where you can drive strategy, develop analytical capability and deliver measurable business impact, please apply for a confidential discussion.