Airline Operations Data Analyst — Power BI & Analytics

Finnair; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leisure travel benefit

Sickness Fund insurance

Epassi sport (health & wellbeing)

Gyms around Finnair campus

Hobby clubs

Job summary

Finnair seeks a Business Analyst to enhance how data and analytics drive operational decisions across its Intelligent Operations. You’ll work with stakeholders to understand daily challenges, translate needs into data requirements, and collaborate with data engineers and data scientists to build reporting and digital solutions.

You’ll contribute to data modelling, ensure data quality, and support validation of dashboards and data models, while upholding data security and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience in business analysis, data analytics, business intelligence, reporting.
• A genuine interest in understanding business operations and improving them through data and analytics.
• Practical experience with Power BI, SQL, Snowflake, dbt and Git.
• Hands-on experience in data modelling, including designing and maintaining data models for reporting and analytics.
• Good understanding of data quality, data transformation, and modern data platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate business needs into clear requirements and practical solutions.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and technical teams, take ownership, and drive work forward.
• Experience with agile development practices and digital product development.
• Knowledge of Python, airline operations, or another operationally critical environment is considered an advantage.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English is required; Finnish language skills are considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Understand business processes, challenges, and decision-making needs.
• Translate needs into requirements, data definitions, KPIs, and acceptance criteria for analytical and digital solutions.
• Analyze data to investigate business problems, identify patterns, and support operational decision-making.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Digital Product Owners on data modelling, technical requirements, and solution development.
• Support testing and validation of reports, dashboards, data models, and analytical solutions, including data quality and accuracy.
• Help stakeholders understand analytical findings, gather feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure that solutions follow relevant data security, privacy, and governance requirements.

Skills

Business analysis

Data analytics

Business intelligence

Reporting

Agile development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Snowflake

dbt

Git

Python

Job description

Finnair seeks a Business Analyst to enhance how data and analytics drive operational decisions across its Intelligent Operations. You’ll work with stakeholders to understand daily challenges, translate needs into data requirements, and collaborate with data engineers and data scientists to build reporting and digital solutions.

You’ll contribute to data modelling, ensure data quality, and support validation of dashboards and data models, while upholding data security and governance.