Lead Data Analyst - Strategy, Mentorship & Analytics Leadership

Hippo; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

25 Days Holiday

Perkbox access

Critical illness cover

Life assurance and death in service

Volunteer days

Cycle-to-work scheme

Salary sacrifice electric vehicles

Job summary

Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy delivering transformative solutions for public and private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Lead Data Analyst to join our Hippo Herd in Manchester, leading data analysis and strategic data delivery across multi-disciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes governance, advanced analytics, and leadership of analysts, with opportunities to shape data strategy and client value.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a data analyst leading the delivery of robust data solutions.
• Expertise in architecting data models and visualisations for complex organisational challenges.
• Deep experience with enterprise-level 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 understand organizational needs and translate them into strategic analysis plans.
• Continuously review and prioritise the delivery team's workload and anticipate re-alignment with evolving priorities.
• Oversee the identification of advanced analytics opportunities (ML, predictive modelling) to drive client value.
• Ensure the application of robust statistical techniques and high standards of data cleaning and management across the team.
• Lead recruitment, on-boarding, and line management of other analysts, mentoring their long-term development.

Skills

Lead data analytics

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

SQL

Python

Tools

AWS

Azure

Snowflake

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy delivering transformative solutions for public and private sector clients. We are recruiting for a Lead Data Analyst to join our Hippo Herd in Manchester, leading data analysis and strategic data delivery across multi-disciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes governance, advanced analytics, and leadership of analysts, with opportunities to shape data strategy and client value.