Quality Control Analyst

Kantar Group Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data insights company in London is seeking a Quality Control Analyst to support the quality management process. This role requires conducting daily checks and analysis, assisting in testing, and ensuring data accuracy. Key skills required include SQL, strong attention to detail, and collaboration in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Career progression opportunities

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• Comfortable working with data, with ability to spot trends and issues.
• Able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Open to receiving feedback and improving performance over time.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the daily analysis of overnight viewing figures, identifying anomalies.
• Support the senior team in performing detailed checks on flagged homes.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing of software upgrades and new products.
• Document key processes in line with ISO 9001 and Kantar standards.
• Coordinate with the data operations team on test environments.
• Maintain open communication with Panel Service team for optimal panel maintenance.
• Provide general support to Research and Quality Control team.

Skills

SQL

Databricks

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Numeracy and Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Proactive Attitude

Problem-Solving

Willingness to Learn

Job description

time left to apply End Date: August 31, 2025 (30+ days left to apply)

job requisition id R096360

Media help partners understand the changing advertising landscape. Specialising in audience measurement, consumer targeting and in-depth intelligence into paid, owned and earned media, their global coverage and local expertise enable better understanding of media audiences and their relationships with brands.

Kantar Media is a wholly owned but operationally independent part of the Kantar Group.

As people increasingly move across channels and platforms, Kantar Media’s data and audience measurement, targeting, analytics and advertising intelligence services unlock insights to inform powerful decision-making.

Working with panel and first-party data in over 80 countries, we have the world’s fastest growing cross-media measurement footprint, underpinned by versatility, scale, technology and expertise, to drive long-term business growth for our clients and partners.

Job Title: Quality Control Analyst

Location: London, Hanger Lane

Full time/Permanent/Hybrid

Role Description

The Quality Control Analyst will support the quality management process for Origin, playing a crucial role in maintaining the accuracy and reliability of our data. This role involves conducting daily checks and analysis, assisting with testing, and ensuring that any potential issues are flagged for further review. The Quality Control Analyst will work closely with the team members and other departments to contribute to the smooth operation of the Origin Panel

Role Responsibilities:

• Assist with the daily analysis of overnight viewing figures, identifying and reporting any anomalies to the team members.
• Support the senior team in performing more detailed checks on homes with flagged potential faults.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing of software upgrades and new products, under the guidance of senior team members.
• Assist with the documentation of key processes, ensuring they are maintained in line with ISO 9001 and Kantar standards.
• Collaborate with the data operations team to coordinate the use of test environments and align on deployment schedules.
• Help maintain open communication with the Panel Service team to ensure optimal panel maintenance.
• Provide general support to the Research and Quality Control team, ensuring smooth execution of daily tasks.

You will be:

• Technical skills: SQL is required for this role, Databricks desirable
• Collaboration: Works well with colleagues across different functions and levels.
• Good Social Skills: Able to interact harmoniously with team members, treating everyone with sensitivity and fairness.
• Attention to Detail: Demonstrates a strong focus on accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks.
• Numeracy and Analytical Skills: Comfortable working with data, with the ability to spot trends and issues.
• Organizational Skills: Able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Proactive Attitude: Takes initiative and is eager to learn, asking for guidance when needed.
• Problem-Solving: Able to identify issues and collaborate with others to find solutions.
• Willingness to Learn: Open to receiving feedback and improving performance over time.

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted, and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and wellbeing is taken into consideration. We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Privacy and Legal Statement

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by Kantar Media. Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager(s) and for consideration for potential future opportunities by Kantar and its affiliate Kantar group companies. For full details of our privacy policy please visit www.kantar.com

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Country

United Kingdom

Media help partners understand the changing advertising landscape. Specialising in audience measurement, consumer targeting and in-depth intelligence into paid, owned and earned media, their global coverage and local expertise enable better understanding of media audiences and their relationships with brands.

Kantar Media is a wholly owned but operationally independent part of the Kantar Group.

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Job Details

As people increasingly move across channels and platforms, Kantar Media’s data and audience measurement, targeting, analytics and advertising intelligence services unlock insights to inform powerful decision-making.

Working with panel and first-party data in over 80 countries, we have the world’s fastest growing cross-media measurement footprint, underpinned by versatility, scale, technology and expertise, to drive long-term business growth for our clients and partners.

Job Title: Quality Control Analyst

Location: London, Hanger Lane

Full time/Permanent/Hybrid

Role Description

The Quality Control Analyst will support the quality management process for Origin, playing a crucial role in maintaining the accuracy and reliability of our data. This role involves conducting daily checks and analysis, assisting with testing, and ensuring that any potential issues are flagged for further review. The Quality Control Analyst will work closely with the team members and other departments to contribute to the smooth operation of the Origin Panel

Role Responsibilities:

• Assist with the daily analysis of overnight viewing figures, identifying and reporting any anomalies to the team members.
• Support the senior team in performing more detailed checks on homes with flagged potential faults.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing of software upgrades and new products, under the guidance of senior team members.
• Assist with the documentation of key processes, ensuring they are maintained in line with ISO 9001 and Kantar standards.
• Collaborate with the data operations team to coordinate the use of test environments and align on deployment schedules.
• Help maintain open communication with the Panel Service team to ensure optimal panel maintenance.
• Provide general support to the Research and Quality Control team, ensuring smooth execution of daily tasks.

You will be:

• Technical skills: SQL is required for this role, Databricks desirable
• Collaboration: Works well with colleagues across different functions and levels.
• Good Social Skills: Able to interact harmoniously with team members, treating everyone with sensitivity and fairness.
• Attention to Detail: Demonstrates a strong focus on accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks.
• Numeracy and Analytical Skills: Comfortable working with data, with the ability to spot trends and issues.
• Organizational Skills: Able to manage time effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Proactive Attitude: Takes initiative and is eager to learn, asking for guidance when needed.

• Problem-Solving: Able to identify issues and collaborate with others to find solutions.
• Willingness to Learn: Open to receiving feedback and improving performance over time.

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion, and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted, and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and wellbeing is taken into consideration. We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Privacy and Legal Statement

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by Kantar Media. Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager(s) and for consideration for potential future opportunities by Kantar and its affiliate Kantar group companies. For full details of our privacy policy please visit www.kantar.com

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Country

United Kingdom

Why join Kantar?

We pride ourselves on understanding people, and what makes us think and act the way we do.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

About Us

KANTAR

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 25000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.

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