Lead Data Analyst

Global; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics firm in London is looking for a Lead Data Analyst to guide a team of analysts and drive innovative solutions in data reporting. You will lead your squad in developing analytics strategies and maintaining high data quality. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and technical expertise in BI tools like Tableau and SQL. This role offers a chance to influence the future of analytics within the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in improving your team through innovative leadership.
• A rigorous approach to analysis and problem-solving.
• Experience producing high-quality reporting with BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support multiple analysts to drive learning and development.
• Oversee analytics within your domain and define future project opportunities.
• Create and maintain reporting products and perform data analysis.

Skills

Innovative Leadership

Attention to Detail

Technical prowess

Coaching and Development

Building Trust

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Overview

Accepting applications until: 3 October 2025

Your New Role: Lead Data Analyst

If you’re looking for an opportunity to be a leader and innovator as part of a fast-developing analytics team, then this role is for you!

As an Lead Data Analyst at Global, you’ll combine your passion for people development and your enthusiasm for delivering effective analytical solutions to lead the analytics across crucial parts of Global’s market-leading business.

Responsibilities

• Coaching, developing & supporting your direct reports (40%): You will manage multiple analysts in your domain, supporting them in their work as well as driving their learning and development to help them reach their fullest potential.

• Leading and organising the analytics work in your squad (20%) : You will oversee the analytics within one of our three domains, organising the priorities of our work in that area and defining the future of analytics through creating the project opportunities that bring the most value to Global.

• Getting hands on in the data (40%): You will be creating and maintaining reporting products, performing analysis on data sets to drive business decisions, and ensuring a high level of data quality through rigorous testing.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big: Help us to define the future of analytics at Global, bringing innovation and big ideas to drive the department forwards

• Own It: Take charge of projects from start to finish, bringing your best to lead projects that you’re proud to be a part of

• Keep it Simple: Creative effective solutions to business problems without overcomplicating the task at hand

• Better Together: Collaborate with a team of like-minded data individuals to produce excellent output in a supportive environment

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Gained a strong understanding of our business operating model within our outdoor business, and some understanding of our audio and DAX businesses

• Taken over management of the work of your direct reports and helped them take steps to work towards their development goals.

• Built up knowledge of the main data warehouses, systems, and data workflows that we are working with in your squad.

• Gotten hands on with the data, supporting different projects through building solutions, testing data outputs or answering business questions

What You’ll Need

• Innovative Leadership: A drive to bring new ideas to your working environment, having experience improving your team through managing the effective delivery of big ideas

• Attention to Detail: A rigorous approach to analysis and problem solving, with an eye for detail that helps you get the best out of your team

• Technical prowess: Experience producing high quality reporting with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI, and experience querying and wrangling data with SQL

• Coaching and Development: Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential

• Building Trust: Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team