Associate Director, Data Analytics - Value Creation & Deals

Interpath; Belfast; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive reward package

Core and optional benefits

Job summary

A leading advisory business in Belfast seeks an Associate Director for Data Analytics. You will lead the analytics team, develop data capabilities across various sectors, and ensure insightful reporting for clients. The role demands over 4 years of analytics experience, strong consulting skills, and proficiency in tools like PowerBI and SQL. The ideal candidate is passionate about data insights, effective communication, and has a proven background in data engineering and analytics practices.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Data Analytics, preferably in consulting.
• Hands-on experience in data engineering, reporting, and analysis.
• Strong consulting skills with business intelligence applications.
• Strong consulting skills with BI and data analytics techniques.
• Hands‑on technical strength in data engineering, reporting and analysis.
• Commercially savvy with data storytelling for clients.
• Proficient in data management and numeracy.
• Proficient in PowerBI, Qlik, Tableau, and SQL; cloud experience required (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead the Data Analytics team and support Deals Analytics.
• Build new data capabilities covering various analytics components.
• Create dashboards to inform strategy and predict trends.
• Act as the central point of contact for the team and foster strong relationships.
• Demonstrate the art of the possible and drive change management.
• Extract information and provide insightful reports using varied techniques.
• Create meaningful dashboards to inform strategy and forecast trends.
• Collaborate with the data team to determine optimal data infrastructure.
• Design a blueprint architecture for tools and techniques used in value creation projects.
• Lead the growth of data capabilities within the team and accelerate delivery of key data projects.

Skills

Data analytics

Business intelligence

Data storytelling

Data engineering

Commercial acumen

Statistical methodologies

Data Warehousing

Data storytelling

Cloud (AWS)

Azure

GCP

Education

University degree 2.1 or higher in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics

Tools

PowerBI

SQL

Python

R

Tableau

Cloud technologies (AWS, MS Azure, GCP)

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Associate Director, Data Analytics - Value Creation & Deals

Interpath Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Interpath is an international and fast‑growing advisory business with expertise spanning deals, advisory and restructuring capabilities. We deliver tangible results for global businesses, investors and stakeholders when complex problems arise and critical decisions need to be made.

We are looking for an experienced candidate to help develop Interpath's Data & Technology consulting group and lead the Data Analytics team.

Key Accountabilities

• Deals Analytics support
• Building new data capabilities covering Customer profiling, segmentation & profitability; demand forecasting & inventory management; supply chain optimisation; and (Procurement) spend analytics to compliment the mature working capital capability in place today.
• Create a Data Insight playbook covering the topics above.
• Accelerate delivery timelines through better solutions.
• Act as central point of contact for the team and create great working relationships.
• Show the "art of the possible" and be integral in the change management process.
• Help the team to extract information and provide insightful reports using different techniques.
• Create meaningful dashboards to help inform/set strategy and predict trends for clients.
• Work with the data team to determine the best data infrastructure to maximise analysis.
• Design a blue‑print architecture of the tools and techniques to use for value creation and client‑facing projects.
• Lead the charge in building new data capabilities within the team.
• Accelerate delivery of key data projects through new ways of thinking.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience in the Data Analytics space (preferably in a consulting context).
• University degree 2.1 or higher (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or equivalent.
• End‑to‑end knowledge of data warehouse and reporting processes.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements in a controlled manner.
• Strong consulting skills, having applied business intelligence and data analytics techniques in that context.
• Hands‑on, technically strong on data engineering, reporting and analysis.
• Commercially savvy and articulate in data storytelling to clients, becoming a trusted adviser to key stakeholders.
• Numerate & analytical with knowledge of data management.
• Proficient in BI tools like PowerBI, Qlik, Tableau.
• Proficient in Microsoft SQL.
• Proficient in Python / R.
• Strong knowledge of statistical methodologies and data analysis techniques (e.g. clustering).
• Passionate about data analytics; self‑sufficient with a desire and ability to research and pick up new tools and techniques quickly.
• Ability to visualise data effectively and communicate findings and recommendations clearly.
• Proven experience with cloud technologies (AWS, MS Azure, GCP).

Advantageous Competencies (but not essential)

• Exposure to AI/ML.
• Exposure to the open‑source stack.
• Experience in price modelling techniques.
• Experience in managing a small data team and mentoring.
• Some exposure to behavioural data (e.g. Google or Adobe analytics).

Benefits

At Interpath, our people lie at the heart of our business. We provide a competitive and comprehensive reward package, including compelling salaries and a range of core and optional benefits. Detailed information can be found on our company benefits page.

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