Business Analyst (Mid Level) - 12 Month FTC

News UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in London is seeking a mid-level Business Analyst to lead a strategic digital analytics project. This role involves overseeing the development of tracking solutions, collaborating with technical teams, and ensuring data quality and consistency. The ideal candidate has experience in Agile settings, knowledge of analytics tools, and strong communication skills. Benefits include private medical insurance, discounted gym memberships, and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within Agile environments.
• Experience with tag management systems like Google Tag Manager.
• Strong understanding of web and mobile analytics implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and analysis for digital analytics.
• Create detailed technical documentation.
• Work closely with delivery and engineering teams.

Skills

Business Analyst experience in Agile environments

Tag management systems like Google Tag Manager

Web and mobile analytics implementations

JavaScript

JSON schema

SQL

Data layer design

Facilitation and communication skills

Experience with JIRA

Understanding of cloud-based data architectures

Job description

Job Description

Your Team: Data Technology

Data Technology is a growth area in News UK and we strongly believe in giving our people a clear direction of travel with lots of autonomy to innovate. We want to attract people who have a passion for data and the bravery to take risks with bold ideas. We are building self-organised, highly motivated teams who have the curiosity to ask questions of everything and the optimism to take on exciting challenges.

Your role:

News UK is embarking on a new chapter of data growth. With the introduction of the company's AI strategy and the growing need to support brands in achieving data-powered product growth, the News UK's Data team needs to ensure it is structured to respond effectively.

The Data Technology team operates across London, Sofia and Bangalore, developing data platforms, front-end data products and predictive models. We specialise in capturing and utilising data to drive growth and revenue. Our work supports newsroom editors, marketing, advertising and product teams through creative technical solutions that underpin our global news delivery.

We are seeking an experienced (mid-level) Business Analyst to lead a strategic digital analytics implementation project. The successful candidate will oversee the development and deployment of new tracking solutions, manage the transition from legacy systems, and collaborate with technical teams to ensure seamless data collection across our digital platforms.

This role supports a strategic initiative to modernise our digital analytics infrastructure. The transformation aims to enhance data reliability. The successful candidate will drive this important change initiative, aligning with our broader technology strategy that prioritises simplified data and operational efficiency.

Day to day you will:

• Lead requirements gathering and analysis for digital analytics solutions across web and mobile platforms through stakeholder workshops and gap analysis
• Create detailed technical documentation covering solution design, implementation approach and migration strategies
• Work closely with delivery and engineering teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications
• Develop and support transition planning between systems, including comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation strategies
• Ensure data quality and consistency throughout the implementation and migration processes
• Create training materials and support documentation for various stakeholder groups
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and provide post-implementation support to business users

What we're looking for from you:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within Agile environments
• Experience with tag management systems like Google Tag Manager
• Must have a strong understanding of web and mobile analytics implementations and data collection methodologies
• Familiarity with JavaScript, JSON schema and SQL, together with the ability to validate data across different systems
• Experience with data layer design and implementation for analytics tracking
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience supporting cross-platform implementations (web, iOS, Android)
• Strong facilitation and communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholder expectations
• Experience with the full technology delivery lifecycle in an agile/iterative environment
• Proficiency with JIRA or similar project tracking tools
• Knowledge of data governance and data quality management desirable, but not essential
• Understanding of cloud-based data warehouses and architectures (AWS/GCP) desirable, but not essential

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you to apply for any of our roles please contact us on [email protected].

Benefits

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year