Senior Data Analyst

RELX; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics company in Oxford is looking for a Data Analyst to lead transformational reporting initiatives. You will develop advanced data models, create Tableau dashboards, and work with AWS technologies. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in data analytics and business intelligence, with strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders. This role promotes a healthy work/life balance with flexible hours and offers a variety of compelling benefits, including a profit-share bonus and comprehensive wellness programs.

Benefits

Annual Profit Share Bonus

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Generous vacation entitlement

Flexible working hours

Employee Assistance Program

Various employee discounts

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a lead role in data analytics or business intelligence.
• Experience developing dashboards and visualisation using Tableau.
• Strong SQL knowledge and experience with relational databases.
• Proficient in Python for ETL and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement dimensional data models for analytics.
• Create Tableau dashboards that provide actionable insights.
• Analyse operational datasets ensuring data integrity.
• Lead analytics projects, taking ownership of initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish reporting requirements.
• Build and automate ETL pipelines using DBT and Python.

Skills

Data analytics experience

Dashboard development

Data visualisation with Tableau

SQL proficiency

Experience with AWS

Python for data analysis

Experience with Git

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Tableau

DBT

AWS Lambda

AWS S3

AWS Athena

Snowflake

Job description

About the Role

You will develop and maintain reporting on Elsevier’s vast multi-cloud infrastructure estate and operational performance for senior stakeholders across the business. Engaging with stakeholders across Technology, you will gather analytics requirements and translate these into compelling dashboards and reports on how we best manage our AWS resources, software assets and other areas of operational performance and compliance.

You will build advanced data models for reporting, support the development of data pipelines and streamline data integration for analytics and reporting. You will work alongside other data analysts, data engineers, data architects and infrastructure architects in building reporting pipelines and implementing data quality standards and processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing dimensional data models for analytics and reporting

• Creating Tableau dashboards, reports and data visualisations which provide clear and actionable insights for operations teams and senior stakeholders

• Analysing large operational datasets with a focus on data integrity and accuracy

• Leading analytics projects independently, taking ownership of initiatives and delivering insights and analytical solutions supporting strategic data initiatives

• Collaborating with business stakeholders and cross-functional project teams to establish reporting requirements

• Managing analytics reports across the full analytics lifecycle, including discovery, iterative development, testing, deployment, maintenance and end user support

• Building and automating ETL pipelines using DBT and Python, and data integration leveraging AWS services such as Lambda, S3, and Athena.

• Mentoring and coaching other team members on visualisation skills, dashboard creation, ETL and data modelling.

Requirements:

• Significant experience in a lead role in data analytics, business intelligence or analytics engineering

• Significant experience in dashboard development and data visualisation experience using Tableau, presenting data insights clearly and persuasively

• Experience with SQL, Snowflake / other relational databases and dimensional data modelling

• Experience with DBT is desirable.

• Experience with Python for data analysis, ETL and automation.

• Experience working with large and complex data sets, data profiling and cleansing.

• Experience with AWS, in particular, Lambda, S3, Athena, or equivalent cloud technologies.

• Experience with Git.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience engaging effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels

• Demonstrate curiosity and a structured and analytical approach to problem-solving.

• Attention to detail with a keen eye for effective dashboard design, data quality and accuracy.

Why Join Us?

Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Annual Profit Share Bonus

• Comprehensive Pension Plan

• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave

• Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Family Care leave

• Flexible working hours

• Internal communities and networks

• Various employee discounts

• Recruitment introduction reward

• Employee Assistance Program (global)

• Annual Event