Data Commercial Analyst

La Fosse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid: Tue–Thu in office

36 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Gym membership

Mental health support

Job summary

La Fosse is partnering with a leading global brand and design agency to hire a Data Commercial Analyst. You will bridge business needs with technology, turning data into practical, commercial insights for Finance, Operations, HR and projects.

You will build Power BI dashboards, perform SQL analysis, and work with senior stakeholders to define KPIs and reporting requirements, shaping the data function from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Experience as Business Analyst/Data Analyst/Analytics Engineer or similar.
• Strong Power BI, DAX, SQL and Excel skills.
• Experience with requirements gathering, process mapping and UAT.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercially minded and analytical across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Gather and translate business requirements into data and systems solutions.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards using DAX and Microsoft Fabric.
• Use SQL for analysis, validation and data quality checks.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering to resolve data issues.
• Define KPIs, business rules and reporting requirements.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

UAT

Tools

Power BI

DAX

SQL

Excel

Job description

La Fosse are excited to be partnering with a leading independent global brand and design agency with around 350 employees across 8 studios worldwide, including 160–165 people in London.

This is Data Commercial Analyst is a great opportunity to join a brand-new Data function and help shape how the business uses data across Finance, Operations, HR, Project Management and wider business systems.

The Role

We’re looking for a Data Commercial Analyst who can bridge the gap between the business and technology. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business requirements, analyse data and turn insights into practical solutions.

This is not a purely technical role - strong stakeholder management and commercial understanding are just as important as your technical capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and translate business requirements into practical data and systems solutions.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards using DAX and Microsoft Fabric.
• Use SQL for analysis, validation and data quality checks.
• Work with Data Engineering to investigate and resolve data issues.
• Analyse commercial, operational, financial and resourcing data.
• Support process improvement, UAT and implementation of new systems.
• Define KPIs, business rules and reporting requirements.
• Work with senior stakeholders to communicate insights and recommendations clearly.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Technical Business Analyst, Analytics Engineer or similar.
• Strong Power BI, DAX, SQL and Excel skills.
• Experience with requirements gathering, process mapping and UAT.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercially minded, analytical and comfortable working across multiple business functions.
• Experience within creative, professional services, technology or project-based environments would be advantageous.

Why Join?

The Data function is being built from the ground up, giving you genuine opportunity to influence the agency’s data architecture, processes, reporting and wider data strategy.

You’ll be joining at an exciting point in their data journey, with plenty of scope to make an impact and help shape how the business uses data going forward.

• Hybrid: Tuesday–Thursday in the office, 9am–6pm
• Technology: Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, DAX, SQL, Excel
• 24 days holiday + last Friday of every month off — 36 days off per year + bank holidays and Christmas
• ClassPass or Nuffield gym membership
• Monthly CBT / psychologist sessions

If you’re looking for a role where you can combine technical capability, commercial thinking and stakeholder engagement, and want to help shape a data function from the ground up, this could be a great opportunity.