Business Data Analyst

Royal London; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK insurance company is seeking a Business Data Analyst to join their Group Data Office. This role focuses on data quality and analysis, collaborating with system SMEs to support decision-making. Ideal candidates will have experience in data-driven decision-making, financial services, and strong analytical skills. The position offers a hybrid working model and great employee benefits including generous leave and pension matching.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services preferred.
• Ability to focus on priorities and deliverables under pressure.
• Good stakeholder skills and ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Provide internal analysis on various topics.
• Source to target data optimisation and sequencing.
• Evaluate business processes and implement solutions.
• Lead reviews of business processes for optimisation.
• Communicate insights and plans to teams.
• Support user acceptance testing.
• Monitor deliverables ensuring timely project completion.

Skills

Understanding of data-driven decision making

Experience with complex data programs

Agile methodology

Numerical and analytical reasoning skills

Competence in Microsoft PowerBI

Competence in Tableau

Competence in SQL

Competence in Microsoft Excel

Competence in Azure Synapse

Competence in Databricks

Job description

Job Title: Business Data Analyst

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh or Alderley Park (Wilmslow)

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Business Data Analyst to join our Group Data Office (GDO) Team at Royal London. The Business Data Analyst is a key role in the delivery of change in GDO. The Business Data Analyst role insists on the highest standards of data quality, accuracy and is responsible for the collection, mapping, analysis and curation of information and requirements to support the decision-making process for creation and extension of data systems within Royal London. This includes, but is not limited to, working closely with system SMEs to understand data structures, data dictionaries, and mappings to create reusable documentation artefacts to support delivery of change within Engineering teams.

The Business Data Analyst performs value-chain mapping of data, interprets system performance data, agile team performance data, and financial data for determining ROI. The Business Data Analyst turns content into strategic information in business-oriented optimisation work. It is essential that the Business Data Analyst also understands the processes, the market, and how to use data to put Royal London in the best position against its competitors.

About the role

• To provide internal analysis on a range of topics
• Source to target data optimisation, sequencing, and phasing of data sourcing to Enterprise Data Model (EDM)
• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimisation strategies
• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements
• Supporting user acceptance testing
• Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.

About you

• Practical understanding of what it means to be data-driven in decision making
• Demonstrable experience of working on complex data programs with high level of interdependencies, preferably in financial services
• Agile methodology and a shift left' approach
• Practical understanding of full software development lifecycle
• Excellent numerical, analytical reasoning skills and competent in at least two of the following: Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Azure Synapse, Databricks
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interrogate data and make pragmatic recommendations that can be elicited into requirements
• Ability to focus on priorities and deliverables, delivery to fixed dates and to work under pressure
• Able to manage own workload and work of others
• Good stakeholder skills, able to effectively listen, communicate, challenge and influence immediate peer group and senior managers.

If you think you would be a great fit for our data team at Royal London but don't meet all the requirements of the role, please get in touch as your application will still be considered.

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.