Lead Data Analyst

London Business School; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

USS pension

Free onsite gym and swimming pool

Professional development

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing support

Job summary

London Business School in London seeks a senior data insights lead to drive decisions across a world-class institution. You’ll shape the move to a modern enterprise data platform, translating business needs into clear, impactful insights.

You’ll combine hands-on analysis with strategic influence—defining metrics, improving reporting, and championing best practices in data and analytics. If you’re confident with Power BI and enjoy cross-team collaboration, you’ll make a real impact.

Qualifications

• Advanced Power BI experience with data modelling, DAX and semantic model design.
• Professional with strong stakeholder relationships and client engagement.
• Ability to prioritise, communicate issues clearly and meet deadlines.
• Awareness of current technology trends and adaptable to needs.
• Comfort working under pressure and balancing multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently and in teams, with ownership mindset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in data environments.
• Experience gathering data/reporting requirements from non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of high-quality service in area of specialization.
• Ensure area/team compliance with regulations and processes.
• Produce high-quality reports with trend/issue insights.
• Onboard contractors timely and robustly.
• Deliver projects on time, on budget and to quality standards.
• Build relationships within and outside the team with positive feedback.
• Improve processes and procedures in own area of specialization.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate financial information for own service area.

Skills

Power BI

Data modelling

DAX

Semantic model design

Job description

Turn data into direction. Lead the insight that drives London Business School.

Why London Business School?

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in three of the world’s most dynamic cities, London, Dubai and Riyadh. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

The Role

At London Business School, you’ll lead how data is used to drive decisions across a world-class institution. You’ll help shape the move to a modern enterprise data platform, working with stakeholders to turn business needs into clear, impactful insights.

You’ll combine hands‑on analysis with strategic influence—defining key metrics, improving reporting, and championing best practices in data and analytics. If you’re confident with Power BI, strong at translating complex data, and enjoy working across teams, you’ll make a real impact here.

Main Responsibilities

• Delivery of high‑quality service in area of specialism.
• Area/team compliance with necessary regulations/processes.
• Production of high‑quality reports, with the identification of trends and issues.
• Timely and robust onboarding of contractors.
• Projects delivered on time, on budget and to quality standards and targets.
• Development of relationships within and outside the team, and positive feedback from colleagues.
• Improvements to processes and procedures in own area of specialism.
• Up‑to‑date and accurate financial information for own service area.

Who We Are Looking For

• Advanced Power BI experience, including data modelling, DAX, performance optimisation and semantic model design.
• A professional manner and ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues, clients and third parties
• Ability to prioritise tasks and communicate any issues in order to seek a resolution and to ensure timely completion
• Awareness of current trends in technology
• Flexibility to adapt to differing requirements as the situation demands
• Ability to work under pressure and to manage priorities
• Work alone and in teams, takes ownership and a desire to self-develop
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Positive experience of working within a customer‑services orientated environment.
• Experience leading the discovery, definition and documentation of data and reporting requirements with non‑technical stakeholders.

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra days between Christmas and New Year
• USS pension, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work‑life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus two days per week.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one‑hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying.

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Competitive Salary dependent upon experience

Closing date: 16th September 2026