Business Analyst

Kantar Media; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data and audience measurement company is seeking a Business Analyst in London. This hybrid role requires strong communication skills, scripting knowledge (Python or AWK), and SQL expertise for analyzing data. You will work closely with product teams to design solutions and validate outcomes. Join a company that values diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

Benefits

Market competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Ability to write clear and precise specifications.
• Comfortable explaining technical issues to different stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and able to learn using available resources.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Product team to help design solutions.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to write clear specifications.
• Support testing and validation to ensure final solution meets requirements.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Scripting knowledge (Python or AWK)

SQL

Familiarity with Unix commands

Ability to analyse UI solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or related field

Job description

Job Details

As people increasingly move across channels and platforms, Kantar Media's data and audience measurement, targeting, analytics and advertising intelligence services unlock insights to inform powerful decision-making. Working with panel and first-party data in over 80 countries, we have the world's fastest growing cross‑media measurement footprint, underpinned by versatility, scale, technology and expertise, to drive long‑term business growth for our clients and partners.

Our versatility, scale, technology and expertise enable our 5,000 people across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, North America and Africa to understand audiences and help the world's leading organisations succeed and grow.

Job Title

Business Analyst / Systems Analyst / Subject Matter Expert

Location

London – Hanger Lane or Grays Inn Road

Working Pattern

Full time / Permanent / Hybrid (minimum of two days in the office). This is a full‑time permanent position based in our London office. We operate on a hybrid working arrangement and welcome all applications from those with the legal right to live and work permanently in the UK, without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Role Description

Working as part of the central team, the role involves providing subject‑matter expertise to the development team of our core TV audience measurement backend processing system. This system is a key part of the overall Kantar solution to process meter data capturing audio and other measurement techniques from the panel home, to match it against a set of channel references and ultimately, through the backend processing system, provide a coherent and accurate report on what people are watching on their TV, possibly through other devices. The system is modular, with data being processed and edited through various stages, but has complexities in how viewing data is transformed from data collection to final output.

Role Responsibilities

• Work with the Product team to help design solutions.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner and Agile team to take items from the Product Backlog and assist in writing clear specifications for development.
• Support testing and validation to ensure the final solution meets requirements.
• Work with service and central teams to help resolve data queries and issues.
• Maintain documentation in tools like Confluence.
• Learn from senior team members and apply domain knowledge to guide your work.
• Contribute to team tasks and help prioritise work under guidance.
• Participate in team meetings and communicate progress clearly.

Required

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to write clear and precise specifications (step‑by‑step logic where needed).
• Comfortable explaining technical issues in simple terms to different stakeholders.
• Scripting knowledge (Python or AWK) for data analysis.
• SQL for accessing and analysing Oracle DB data.
• Familiarity with Unix commands.
• Self‑motivated and able to learn using available resources (people, documentation, Confluence). Interest in learning market‑research methods and practices.
• Ability to analyse UI solutions and suggest improvements based on feedback.

Desirable

• Experience working in Agile teams.
• Awareness of cloud environments (e.g., Azure) and tools like Storage Explorer.
• Basic understanding of Business Analysis.
• Good writing ability.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn software design principles.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay‑for‑performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that's out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and wellbeing is taken into consideration. We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristics.

Privacy and Legal Statement

Privacy disclosure: By applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by Kantar Media. Your details will be kept on our internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for recruitment purposes, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager(s) and for consideration for potential future opportunities by Kantar and its affiliate Kantar group companies. For full details of our privacy policy please visit www.kantar.com.

Country

United Kingdom

Why join Kantar?

We pride ourselves on understanding people, and what makes us think and act the way we do.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted and that we can win together. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.