Data Analyst

CoinDesk; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative media company is seeking a passionate Data Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role involves collaborating with engineering teams to refine data products and deliver valuable insights across various departments. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in data analysis, strong Python skills, and the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively. If you're enthusiastic about leveraging data to drive innovation in the cryptocurrency space, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data analysis or data science, preferably with financial data.
• Proficient in Python and familiar with data analysis libraries.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data products and provide feedback to stakeholders.
• Support Sales, Marketing, and Research teams as a data expert.

Skills

Data Analysis

Python

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's or PhD

Tools

Pandas

Matplotlib

Numpy

SQL

Job description

CoinDesk is the most trusted media, events, indices and data company for the global crypto economy. Since 2013, CoinDesk Media has led the story of the future of money and investing, illuminating the transformation in society and culture that comes with it. Our award-winning team of journalists delivers news and unparalleled insights that bring transparency, comprehension and context. CoinDesk Events gathers the global crypto, blockchain and Web3 communities at annual events such as Consensus, the world’s largest and longest-running crypto festival. CoinDesk Indices offers expertise in digital asset indices, data and research to educate and empower investors. For more information on CoinDesk media and events, please visit http://coindesk.com [coindesk.com] and for breaking headlines, data and indices visit http://coindeskmarkets.com [coindeskmarkets.com]

In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. For more information on Bullish, please visit https://bullish.com . CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence.

Reports To

Technical Product Manager

Description

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Data Analyst to join the CoinDesk Data team. In this role, you’ll collaborate with our engineering team to refine data products and provide valuable insights to various departments across the wider Coindesk brand. You’ll be responsible for identifying data anomalies, creating quality metrics, and developing key performance indicators. We are looking for someone with a solid background in data analysis, strong Python skills, and the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively. If you’re enthusiastic about leveraging data to drive innovation in the cryptocurrency space, we encourage you to apply and join our forward-thinking team.

Role & Responsibilities

• Working alongside our engineering teams to analyse data products and feedback to wider stakeholders.
• Support our Sales, Marketing and Research teams as a data expert.
• Discovering and automating solutions for detecting anomalies and creating compressive QA metrics and KPI’s.
• Working with product teams to define, develop and deliver metrics that can be used to quantify product success.
• Building and presenting the ‘story of the data’ to relevant teams via dashboards or other more accessible methods
• Collaboration & Leadership: Collaborate with internal product teams to design and deliver new data solutions.
  
  

Experience & Qualifications

• 2+ years of data analysis / data science experience, preferably working with financial data.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• Advanced degrees (Master's or PhD) are a plus.
• Familiarity with coding in Python for data analysis - proficient in libraries such as Pandas, Matplotlib, Numpy etc.
• Experience working with Rest and Websocket API’s.
• Ability to manipulate time series data and process large datasets.
• Outstanding communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts and insights to diverse audiences, including non-technical stakeholders.
• A self starter attitude and ability to identify the issues that you would like to work towards solving before coming up with a way of solving them.
• Comfortable working in a distributed and dynamic organization where priorities can change frequently.
  
  

Extra Points

• Experience working with SQL to query large and complex datasets.
• Familiarity with the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital assets industries.
• Have worked previously for start-up or SME.
  
  

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

In an effort to attract, retain, develop and promote the most qualified individuals, CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law. This mandate governs all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, promotion, training, education, social and recreation programs, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits.

ACCOMMODATION

CoinDesk is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request.