Lead Data Analyst

Kainos; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Lead Data Analyst to bridge data insight with available data, delivering reports, dashboards and visualisations for clients. The role combines consulting with hands-on analytics, requiring you to lead a small team and guide projects from data extraction to insight delivery.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, shape data strategies, and contribute to AI and data projects across the practice.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and communication skills with a passion for data-driven decision making.
• Ability to lead and facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders.
• Experience contributing to bids/responses and case studies.
• Proficiency in configuring data visualisation tools (Tableau, Power BI, Google Analytics).
• Experience reviewing and commenting on data models.
• Mentoring and developing junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate workshops to gather requirements and align data insights with business needs.
• Identify, gather, and analyse data to generate actionable insights.
• Recommend dashboards and visualisations to support decision making.
• Extract insights across descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics.
• Support senior stakeholders in meeting data insight targets.
• Work within a delivery team to generate insight from digital services.
• Advise on effort estimates and technical implications of dashboards.
• Provide leadership and coaching to staff and contribute to the data analytics community.

Skills

Leadership

Workshop facilitation

Data storytelling

Data visualisation tools

Tableau

Power BI

Google Analytics

Stakeholder management

Mentoring juniors

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Google Analytics

Job description

Join Kainos and Shape the Future

At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.

We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.

Join us and be part of something bigger.

As a Lead Data Analyst in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for matching the needs of data insight with understanding of the available data. Data analysts work closely with customers to produce insight products including reports, dashboards and visualisations but also contribute to project understanding of existing data structures so that inputs and outputs are fully understood. It therefore has a strong consulting element. Most of our work comes through repeat business and direct referrals, which comes down to the quality of our people.

The success of our Data Analytics teams means that customers are bringing us an increasing number of exciting AI and data projects using cutting-edge technology to solve real-world problems. We are seeking more high calibre people to join our AI and Data practice where you will grow and contribute to industry-leading technical expertise.

It is a fast-paced environment, so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions. You will do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to develop and grow. You will manage, coach, and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. You will also provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Facilitating workshops and discussions to effectively gather requirements and achieving a joint understanding of data and insight needs
• Taking responsibility for the identification, gathering and analysis of data
• Recommending data visualisation and dashboard developments to support informed decision making
• Extracting insight from data across the analytical spectrum (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive & prescriptive)
• Helping senior stakeholders to understand and meet operational and strategic data insight targets
• Working as part of a delivery team to support insight generation from digital services
• Advising customers and managers on the estimated effort and technical implications of visualisations and dashboards
• Making a significant contribution to the data analysis community and wider data and analytics capability
• Managing, coaching and developing a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. You’ll also provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together

Minimum (essential) Requirements

• Strong leadership, analytical and communication skills with a passion for data-driven decision making
• Confidence engaging and influencing senior customers on both business and technical subjects
• Ability to lead and facilitate workshops
• Experience of contributing to bid responses and case studies
• Ability to identify opportunities for insight within business functions
• Experience using and configuring data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Google Analytics
• Able to review and comment on data models
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead client projects and establish requirements in non-technical language.
• We are passionate about developing people, you will bring experience in managing, coaching, and developing junior members of a team and wider community.

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.

Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.

We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.