Lead Data Analyst

Harnham
City of London
2 days ago
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LEAD DATA ANALYST

LONDON (3 DAYS/WEEK IN OFFICE)

UP TO £90,000


Company:

A leading digital media and content organisation is expanding its analytics capability as they move further into podcasting, video, and next‑generation consumer experiences. Their data function sits at the heart of their digital strategy, supporting new product development and insight generation across apps, streaming, and content engagement.


Responsibilities:

As a Lead Data Analyst, you will guide the analytics direction of the content and consumer squad while managing and developing a team of 2 analysts.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and coaching two analysts, supporting their development and guiding delivery

• Driving analytical strategy within the squad and shaping high‑value project opportunities

• Working with engineering and data science to enhance data products and analytical workflows

• Performing deep‑dive analysis on consumer behaviour, trends, and product performance

• Supporting new digital content initiatives across podcasting, video, YouTube, and app engagement

• Visualise and report on data trends/insights using Tableau

• Delivering analytical solutions using SQL and Python, including exploratory modelling

• Ensuring quality and rigour in analytic processes, testing, and data validation

• Gathering requirements and translating business needs into clear analytical outputs

• Partnering with stakeholders to iterate on dashboards, reporting, and UX‑informed insight

• Contributing to the evolution of data tooling as they transition away from legacy BI platforms


Your Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience managing analysts with a focus on coaching and development

• Commercial experience across SQL and working knowledge of Python for analytics and modelling

• Experience in a data visualisation tool such as Tableau or Power BI

• Proven capability in conducting in‑depth analysis beyond dashboarding

• Experience collaborating with engineering and data science teams in a product‑focused environment

• Strong stakeholder and project management skills

• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insight for non‑technical audiences

• Understanding of UX, UI, or data visualisation best practice is beneficial

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