Data Insights Senior Associate

Job Description

Our purpose focuses on how we contribute to society, and how our business decisions can contribute to greater trust and solving important problems. In order to achieve our purpose and deliver a first-class service to our clients, we need first-class supportinternally. The people who power us - our internal teams - have a vital role to make sure we have all the right resources, services and technology to be the best we can be. Not all of us work directly with external clients. Integrated Services delivers professional and joined up services to enable the firms growth; connecting people, streamlining processes and using technology to simplify the user experience and make it easier for all our people to focus their energy on whatis important. This is a key role within our Service Optimisation - Data & Insights team, within the Integrated Services function. We are looking for a senior associate to work across our Integrated Services teams data to drive efficiencies, remove duplication and develop new tools to drive greater insights. This is an exciting time to join an evolving team to drive the data analyticstransformation, particularly in the people data domain. The majority of the work in this role is analytical and data orientated, but will also require strong relationship building skills and some stakeholder management. Reporting into the Data & Insights Managers, you will be (non-exhaustive list):

• Working with the People Function and wider Integrated Services teams to understand reporting and analytics requirements, to identify areas of improvement and implement efficiencies in reporting and insights;
• Working with the Tech Central Data Intelligence team to drive efficiencies and improve current offering;
• Undertaking project based development and delivery of analytical solutions using a range of data transformation/analytic tools in response to stakeholder requirements and feedback, whilst aiming for best practices;
• Working across the whole Data & Insights team (including governance and data lifecycle) to ensure teams, and current and new solutions are aligned and compliant with regulations;
• Identifying ways to streamline efforts and processes across different functions;
• Supporting the consolidation of reporting, insights and dashboards across Integrated Services;
• Supporting the data transformation agenda forward utilising technology and analytical thinking to increase efficiencies;
• Applying an agile mindset, demonstrating flexibility to quickly shift priorities of focus to support the extended Data & Insights team;
• Demonstrating clear project planning and time management to ensure work is prioritised and agreed deadlines met.
• Proactively collaborating with others to support cross team initiatives
• Supporting the production of ad-hoc reporting.

As an ideal candidate, you will have:

• Previous analytical experience in a professional environment;
• Previous knowledge of data transformation and visualisation tools and programming languages (e.g. Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau, SQL, Python);
• Previous experience implementing solutions to simplify processes and create efficiencies using technology;
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills;
• The ability to work within a team and establish strong working relationships with other teams;
• The ability to work effectively in the face of pressure and not compromise professional standards;
• Strong communication skills - particularly the ability to troubleshoot complex problems;
• A customer-focused mindset;
• Passion for change and innovation; and
• Passion for technology and taking personal responsibility to stay on top of new developments.

Desirable

• Knowledge of GDPR and Compliance regulations;
• Data science expertise, including Python and machine learning;
• Strong ability to work in a hybrid environment;
• Knowledge of existing People Function/Integrated Services including current reports and insights would be advantageous.