Lead Data Analyst - Data Strategy for a Digital Consultancy

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension

25 Days Holiday

Cycle-to-work

Life assurance

Private health cover

Job summary

Hippo is seeking a Lead Data Analyst to join our data, design, and delivery teams in a senior capacity. You will guide data strategies, manage client engagements, and drive evidence-based insights across a range of public and private sector projects.

You will mentor analysts, partner with senior stakeholders, and contribute to shaping high‑value analytics solutions that impact organisations and society. Expect travel to client sites across the UK.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a data analyst leading the delivery of high-quality, robust data solutions.
• Expertise in architecting data models and visualisations for complex organizational challenges.
• Deep experience with enterprise data warehouses and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Snowflake).
• Mastery of SQL and advanced proficiency in Python or R for data science applications.
• Exceptional stakeholder management with ability to influence at a strategic level.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical SME within the squad to ensure user-centred data solutions are developed following best practice.
• Lead engagement with senior stakeholders to translate organizational needs into strategic analysis plans.
• Continuously review and prioritise the delivery team's workload and realign with evolving priorities.
• Oversee the identification of advanced analytics opportunities (ML, predictive modelling) to drive client value.
• Lead recruitment, on-boarding, and line management of other analysts, supporting their development.
• Promote Hippo’s Engineering and Data Herd externally through seminars, conferences, and thought leadership.

Skills

Data leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Data modelling

Data visualisation

Team mentoring

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

Job description

Hippo is seeking a Lead Data Analyst to join our data, design, and delivery teams in a senior capacity. You will guide data strategies, manage client engagements, and drive evidence-based insights across a range of public and private sector projects.

You will mentor analysts, partner with senior stakeholders, and contribute to shaping high‑value analytics solutions that impact organisations and society. Expect travel to client sites across the UK.