Senior Data Analyst
Posted 2 days ago by The Electric Car Scheme
£54,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Hayes, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Data Analyst role is a fixed-term contract position until April 2027, focused on driving technical standards and managing stakeholder relationships within a high-impact environment. The successful candidate will operate autonomously, taking ownership of analytical projects and contributing to the company's mission of transforming electric vehicle adoption in the UK. This position requires advanced analytical skills and the ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders. The role is hybrid, allowing for a blend of remote and on-site work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with senior stakeholders to identify high-level business problems, formulate hypotheses, and conduct deep-dive analyses to drive strategy.
- Take full ownership of analytical projects from requirements gathering to final presentation, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Build and maintain reliable data models using dbt and SQL to ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, and easy to update.
- Design, build, and maintain high-impact Tableau dashboards that serve as the single source of truth across the business.
- Act as a strategic partner to cross-functional teams; effectively manage expectations, prioritise work based on business value, and translate technical findings into commercial language.
- Champion data accuracy and consistency; implement best practices for data validation and documentation.
Key Skills:
- 4+ years of experience as a Data Analyst or Analytics Engineer.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL (Window functions, CTEs, query optimization) for complex data extraction and manipulation.
- Proficient in dbt; experienced in building, testing, and documenting data models using dbt.
- Experience with Version Control (Git) for managing model changes and collaboration.
- Advanced proficiency in Tableau; able to design complex, performant, and intuitive dashboards (LOD expressions, advanced actions).
- High tolerance for ambiguity; able to take a vague business question and independently drive it to a structured solution.
- Exceptional communication skills; confident in challenging stakeholders, influencing decision-making, and presenting to senior leadership.
- Self-starter attitude; able to adapt quickly to new environments and deliver value immediately with minimal supervision.
Salary (Rate): £54,000.00 yearly
City: Hayes
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Data Analyst, FTC until April 2027 Hayes, Hybrid £49,000 - £54,000 We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Analyst to join our team on a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. This is a high-impact role filling the shoes of a senior team member, requiring someone who can operate autonomously, drive technical standards, and manage high-level stakeholder relationships from day one. As the UK’s only B Corp Certified salary sacrifice provider, we’re transforming the future of electric vehicle adoption in the UK through salary sacrifice. Building on that success, we’ve launched The Charge Scheme – an innovative benefit allowing employees to save 20–50% on EV charging via salary sacrifice. Voted 4.9 on Glassdoor and certified by Welcome To The Jungle, it’s never been a more exciting time to join!
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with senior stakeholders to identify high-level business problems, formulate hypotheses, and conduct deep-dive analyses to drive strategy.
- Take full ownership of analytical projects from requirements gathering to final presentation, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Build and maintain reliable data models using dbt and SQL to ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, and easy to update.
- Design, build, and maintain high-impact Tableau dashboards that serve as the single source of truth across the business.
- Act as a strategic partner to cross-functional teams; effectively manage expectations, prioritise work based on business value, and translate technical findings into commercial language.
- Champion data accuracy and consistency; implement best practices for data validation and documentation.
About you:
- 4+ years of experience as a Data Analyst or Analytics Engineer.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL (Window functions, CTEs, query optimization) for complex data extraction and manipulation.
- Proficient in dbt; experienced in building, testing, and documenting data models using dbt.
- Experience with Version Control (Git) for managing model changes and collaboration.
- Advanced proficiency in Tableau; able to design complex, performant, and intuitive dashboards (LOD expressions, advanced actions).
- High tolerance for ambiguity; you can take a vague business question and independently drive it to a structured solution.
- Exceptional communication skills; confident in challenging stakeholders, influencing decision-making, and presenting to senior leadership.
- Self-starter attitude; able to adapt quickly to new environments and deliver value immediately with minimal supervision.