Senior Data Analyst

AutoTrader UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual shares

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension contributions

Private medical cover

Enhanced family leave

Car salary sacrifice scheme

Share-save options

Wellbeing support (GP & dentist)

Hybrid working (3 days in office)

Job summary

AutoTrader UK is seeking a Senior Data Analyst in a hybrid role across the UK. You will lead analytics within consumer product teams such as Search, Selling, CRM, and Marketing, establish product metrics, and govern measurement frameworks to drive data-informed decisions.

You will mentor analysts, collaborate with engineers, and partner with Design and User Research on experimentation. A strong SQL/Python background and experience with ETL are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in consumer-facing product teams and analytics across the lifecycle.
• Experience overseeing experimentation programmes informing product decisions.
• Strong knowledge of Bayesian or Frequentist statistical inference.
• Familiarity with analytics tools for tracking user behaviour (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Ability to articulate complex analytical solutions to stakeholders.
• Experience planning and delivering analytical projects in cross-functional environments.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and leading other analysts.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python; knowledge of ETL and data engineering basics.

Responsibilities

• Lead one consumer product team (Search, Selling, CRM, Marketing) and establish metrics.
• Govern through measurement and monitoring.
• Align definitions with Data Analysts across teams.
• Design data products and collaborate with engineers on implementation.
• Lead tracking design to measure user behaviour and product performance.
• Own experimentation programme outputs with Design and User Research early ideation.
• Influence senior stakeholders with data-driven recommendations.
• Champion analytics within the team and mentor others.
• Plan analytical components and communicate with Analytics leadership.
• Promote Growth and Product Analytics practices across the analytics community.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL

Statistical inference

Experimentation

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Cross-functional leadership

Data storytelling

Tools

Google Analytics

Job description

Salary: £46,000 - 86,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for someone with proven experience working within consumer-facing product teams and a strong understanding of the analytical approaches used at different stages of the consumer lifecycle.
• We need experience overseeing experimentation programmes and practices that inform product or business decisions.
• A strong understanding of methods for statistical inference, such as Bayesian or Frequentist approaches, and familiarity with predictive analytics techniques is highly beneficial.
• We are looking for working knowledge of common analytics tools used for tracking and analysing user behaviour, such as Google Analytics or similar platforms.
• You should be able to articulate complex analytical solutions to stakeholders and influence decisions.
• We need experience planning and delivering analytical projects in a cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrable experience mentoring and leading other analysts towards collective goals is required.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python, along with knowledge of ETL processes and foundational data engineering principles, is required.

Responsibilities:

• We will have you play a leading role in one of our consumer product teams, focused on areas such as Search, Selling, CRM, and Marketing.
• We need you to establish metrics for your product area using appropriate frameworks and ensure governance through robust measurement and monitoring.
• You will align common definitions with Data Analysts in other teams.
• You will lead the design of data products and collaborate with engineers on implementation.
• You will lead the definition and continuous improvement of tracking to ensure reliable measurement of user behaviour and product performance.
• You will own experimentation programme outputs and partner with Design and User Research during early-stage ideation.
• You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, challenging and influencing decisions through data-informed recommendations, especially when evaluating product changes and identifying new opportunities for improvement.
• As a leader in our team, you will be accountable for its success, champion the use of analytics, and support other Data Analysts.
• You will plan and prioritise the analytical components of projects and ensure clear communication with Analytics leadership and adjacent teams.
• You will help embed Growth and Product Analytics principles across our analytics community through training, workshops, and robust frameworks that support consistent and scalable analytics practices.

Technologies:

• CRM
• ETL
• Support
• Marketing
• Python
• SQL

More:

We are Autotrader, the UKs most trusted and most visited automotive marketplace, bringing together vehicle buyers and sellers and offering choices across everything from cars to e-bikes and caravans. We are a heritage brand and a tech innovator, focused on simplifying the complex car-buying journey and building consumer products that help people research, refine, and buy in one place. This Senior Data Analyst role sits within our cross-disciplinary consumer product teams, working closely with engineers, designers, product leads, and senior stakeholders. We offer a salary of 50,000–70,000 plus 10% annual shares, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and festive closures, pension contributions, private medical cover, enhanced family leave, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and broad wellbeing support including 24/7 online GP and dentist access. We work in a hybrid Connected Working model with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office, plus remote-first periods in summer and winter where you can work remotely from anywhere in the UK and certain locations abroad.

last updated 36 week of 2026