Senior Insights Analyst

UNiDAYS; West Bridgford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the UK is seeking a Senior Insight Analyst to uncover data trends and deliver actionable insights. This role offers the flexibility of remote work and requires proficiency in SQL, data visualization, and project management. Candidates will engage with stakeholders to drive business performance through data-driven recommendations. Competitive perks include a bonus scheme, private health insurance, and a collaborative working environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus flexible bank holidays

Company bonus scheme

Private health insurance

Regular team-building activities

Support for home working setup

Qualifications

• Expertise in delivering actionable insights for decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and experience with Python or R.
• Ability to manage concurrent insight projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver analytical projects to support business performance.
• Drive actionable insights from diverse data sources.
• Communicate findings and manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Data visualization

Advanced SQL

Statistical techniques

Python

A/B testing

Problem-solving

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

BI platforms

Job description

This role is open to remote working within the UK. Successful candidates will be required to travel to their closest UNiDAYS campus (London or Nottingham) on occasion.

The role in a nutshell

In your role as Senior Insight Analyst you will support the growth of UNiDAYS by uncovering trends in data and making insight lead recommendations that enable and empower teams to drive improvement in business performance. You will work collaboratively with stakeholders to provide robust insights to all areas of the business, by leading on key analytical projects.

Day to day responsibilities

• Lead on and deliver analytical projects that derive actionable insight that supports business performance
• Plan and manage insight projects end to end with clear alignment to business value (projects that may have one analyst or several analysts working together)
• Ensure the technical delivery across projects is appropriate / fit for purpose
• Provide and present findings and recommendations to the business
• Manage clear stakeholder communications throughout the project
• Manage concurrent insight projects
• Support managers within the team to develop insight roadmap
• Identify opportunities to add value through insights
• Take ownership of key insight focus areas within the team, managing workload and stakeholder relationships for this focus area
• Lead stakeholder relationships in order to follow up on projects and see through recommendations
• Support ad‑hoc requests into the team – take responsibility for finding solutions to automating ongoing requests
• Support the development of best practices around statistics, coding, visualisation, storytelling, QA and project delivery
• Be an ambassador for the team – raise the profile of the team through showcasing insight work across the business (i.e. through ad‑hoc training, lunch and learns)
• Adhere to Data Governance guidelines, making sure we leverage and share the right data at the right times

What we need from you

• Deliver actionable insight to support decision making in marketing, commercial, product, operational and/or strategic decisions
• Take a business question or problem and turn it into an insight brief
• Drive actionable insight from data
• Devise solutions to solve data & analytics problems
• Extract data from various sources and bring it together for analysis
• Apply a range of analytical and statistical techniques to answer a variety of analytical questions, with familiarity with some advanced techniques such as A/B testing and forecasting
• Manage project work for yourself and others – effectively plan parts of a project and delegate to other insight analysts as required
• Tell insight stories and present them to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Data visualisation
• Use data warehouse and BI platforms – including metric creation and report/dashboard/visualisation development
• Define, design, implement and analyse A/B tests
• Have advanced proficiency in SQL and Excel / Google Sheets, and experience using Python / R for advanced analysis
• Familiarity with data warehouse and BI platforms – including metric creation, report/dashboard/visualisation development

Perks

We offer a fast‑paced, fun and social working environment where you can truly make an impact. You can choose to work from your assigned campus (either Nottingham or London) or from home, whatever works best for your individual needs.

• 25 days holiday per year increasing with length of service, plus flexible bank holidays
• Competitive salaries
• 4 pm finishes every Friday
• Company bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Private health insurance (Vitality)
• Income protection policy
• Life assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Core hours with flexibility around how and when you manage your time
• Regular team‑building activities
• Latest tech and hardware supplied from day one
• Good Vibes Programme – virtual parties, pottery classes, wellness classes and guest speakers to boost your remote experience
• Support for home working for all new team members – we will help assess your home set‑up and you can expense £150 toward any additional furniture you may need to work safely and comfortably at home

About our Product & Engineering team

The driving force behind this fantastic tech business is the talented Product and Engineering team, who work collaboratively to keep UNiDAYS one step ahead of the competition, with the ultimate goal of giving students the power to make every experience more valuable and rewarding.

Our teams at UNiDAYS are comprised of passionate people who work in a fun, fast‑paced and social environment. Everyone is equal and encouraged to work with each other, while having the autonomy to solve problems in the best way they see fit.

We love the local tech community, hosting and sponsoring local meet‑ups and hack events. Career development is an important facet of the UNiDAYS tech experience.

Eligibility & Equal Opportunity

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.