Marcus by Goldman Sachs, Reporting and Insights Lead, Senior Analyst, Birmingham

Goldman Sachs, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Birmingham seeks a skilled Data Steward to ensure data accuracy and governance. The role involves managing ETL processes into BI tools and collaborating across departments to refine and develop data sources. Candidates should have a background in reporting, strong SQL skills, and a relevant degree. This opportunity offers a dynamic environment aimed at delivering exceptional service.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in reporting and data management in banking or financial services.
• Sound understanding of data governance principles.
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as a data steward ensuring data accuracy and reliability.
• Implement data governance practices and maintain standards.
• Oversee ETL processes into BI tools.

Skills

SQL

Data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau)

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or Statistics

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Data Stewardship: Act as a data steward, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data sources across various sources and reporting tools.
• Data Governance: Implement and uphold data governance practices, ensuring compliance with data quality standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Data Management: Oversee the management of data sources, including extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes into BI tools to ensure data integrity and availability for reporting.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of data sources, processes, and governance procedures to promote transparency and facilitate knowledge sharing.
• Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, business divisions, and other data stewards to ensure alignment on data definitions, metrics, and reporting methodologies.
• Data Source Development: Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and develop new data sources necessary for comprehensive reporting and analytics.
• Data Shaping: Shape and refine data sets to meet reporting requirements, ensuring they are clean, accurate, and well-structured for analysis and visualization.
• Reporting Delivery: Develop, maintain, and enhance MI and insights capabilities through the delivery of reports and dashboards.
• Release Management: Manage the release of reports and dashboards, ensuring timely updates and adherence to project timelines.
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Continuously monitor data pipelines and reporting solutions for performance issues, conducting troubleshooting and resolution of data discrepancies or outages.

Requirements

• Proven experience in reporting and data management, preferably within banking or financial services, specifically Savings.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau).
• Sound understanding of data governance principles and practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Exceptional stakeholder and communication skills, capable of conveying complex data concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A desire to help others work towards targets and develop their skills.
• Ability to manage and drive a culture of continuous improvement.
• Self-directed, detail-oriented, positive attitude, driven, able to work independently in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment with a passion to deliver exceptional service.
• Adaptable, high-energy, with a desire to help others.

Preferred Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements in banking (e.g., GDPR, PSD2, Consumer Duty).
• Understanding of BI concepts, frameworks, data warehousing, and data modeling techniques.
• Familiarity with customer case management tools to leverage customer insights.
• Experience with Snowflake and AWS for data storage and processing.
• Understanding of Big Data technologies and cloud platforms (AWS) is advantageous.

Note: The job posting indicates a valid expiry date of 09.10.2025, so it is currently active.