Data Analyst

Digital Waffle; Hawkesley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Waffle in Hereford is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to lead a small analytics team and deliver advanced data solutions. You will build data models, dashboards and automated analytics workflows, mentoring junior analysts and supporting stakeholders with clear, data-driven recommendations.

The role focuses on translating data into actionable insights that improve commercial performance, while collaborating on the wider analytics roadmap and enhancing BI tools and processes.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL and data modeling abilities with extensive experience building dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Proven leadership qualities with prior mentoring or managing junior analysts.
• Ability to translate data into actionable commercial insights for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain complex data models, dashboards, reporting systems and automated analytics workflows.
• Lead and mentor a small team of Data Analysts, providing technical guidance and support.
• Turn large datasets into clear, actionable insights that improve commercial performance.
• Lead cross-functional analytics projects and help uncover opportunities for optimisation.
• Own the quality and consistency of reporting across the business.
• Manage incoming data requests, prioritise effectively and delegate work across the team.
• Improve BI tools, processes and reporting standards.
• Work closely with the Data Science Manager on the wider analytics and data roadmap.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Dashboard development

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Data storytelling

Cloud platforms

BI tooling

Business intelligence

Tools

Looker

Google Analytics

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

A leading ecommerce retailer is hiring a Senior Data Analyst to help drive smarter, more commercially focused decision-making across the business.

This is a hands-on senior analytics role with leadership responsibility for a small team. You’ll build and improve reporting, data models and dashboards, while also mentoring analysts and helping stakeholders turn data into practical business decisions.

Role: Senior Data Analyst

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000

Location: Hereford, hybrid working - 2 to 3 days per week onsite

What you’ll be doing

• Build and maintain complex data models, dashboards, reporting systems and automated analytics workflows.
• Lead and mentor a small team of Data Analysts, providing technical guidance and support.
• Turn large datasets into clear, actionable insights that improve commercial performance.
• Lead cross-functional analytics projects and help uncover opportunities for optimisation.
• Own the quality and consistency of reporting across the business.
• Manage incoming data requests, prioritise effectively and delegate work across the team.
• Improve BI tools, processes and reporting standards.
• Work closely with the Data Science Manager on the wider analytics and data roadmap.

What you’ll need

• Strong commercial experience within data analytics or business intelligence.
• Excellent SQL skills with experience querying large-scale datasets.
• Experience building dashboards, databases and reporting solutions.
• Proven ability to translate data into actionable commercial insight.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior analysts.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Good commercial awareness and the ability to understand wider business performance.
• Experience working with cloud data platforms and modern BI tools.
• Highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities.

Nice to have

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience using Looker or Google Analytics.
• Background within ecommerce, retail or another high-volume consumer environment.

This role would suit an experienced Data Analyst who enjoys combining hands-on technical work with team leadership and wants to play a key role in how a data-driven ecommerce business makes decisions.