Staff Data Analyst - Commercial

Octopus Energy Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Octopus Energy Group is seeking a senior data analyst to drive pricing insights and analytics for the UK market, while collaborating with global teams to scale data initiatives. You will mentor analysts and partner with senior leaders to shape product and pricing strategy.

You will work with modern data platforms to deliver actionable insights with measurable business impact across multiple regions and products.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data work with analytics tooling.
• Mentoring and upskilling junior analysts.

Responsibilities

• UK pricing: set pricing for UK customers.
• Strategic analytics to guide UK and global strategy.
• Global analytics with teams in 7 other countries.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards for operations.
• Coordinate global data teams and balance local/global needs.

Skills

Hands-on data work

Mentoring juniors

SQL

Python

Communication

Pricing analytics

Tools

Python, pandas, SQL in notebooks

dbt & Databricks

Lightdash

Streamlit

Airflow

Kubernetes

AWS / Terraform

Job description

We're making energy fair, clean, and simple for all using technology.

Octopus Energy started with a bold idea: to build Britain’s first truly digital energy supplier. By combining world‑class tech with brilliant humans who care deeply about customers and driving the renewable energy transition, we made it happen and in 2025, we became Britain’s largest energy supplier.

Octopus Energy Group is a global energy transition collective. 10 businesses working across 4 continents to tackle energy transformation at nearly every front.

And we constantly push to make energy better. Tirelessly campaigning for fair protections for customers. And building innovative technologies that forge a path to a green energy system.

We’re made up of 10,000+ authentic, committed people working around the world on stuff you’d never expect. We're united by a shared goal: to drive the global green energy revolution. Read our Spotlight series to meet some of the team.

About the role

You and a group of strong analysts will be generating the insights that guide Octopus’ commercial decisions. You will be the most senior analyst in our London‑based data commercial team, working with our global commercial teams in understanding our customers, setting prices, and being integral to the design of the innovative products we’re famous for. You will help upskill analysts around the world, and directly partner with some of the most influential people in the business.

What you'll do

• UK pricing: Partner with the product teams to set pricing for our 8 million (and growing!) customers in the UK
• Strategic analytics: Identify and analyse energy retail data to guide our understanding of our customers and our competitors. Impact our UK and global strategy through insights presented to the senior leadership team
• Global analytics: Work with teams in the seven other countries Octopus is active in to deliver and scale impactful, global projects, such as lifetime value calculations or churn modelling
• Metrics: Help people all across the business understand the key drivers of their operations through well‑defined KPIs and intuitive dashboards
• Global cooperation: Prioritise and coordinate the data teams supporting Octopus’ operations globally, balancing local needs with global opportunities

What you’ll have

• Passion for hands‑on data work
• Experience mentoring and upskilling junior analytical colleagues
• Hands‑on expertise with modern data platforms and analytical tools (especially SQL and python - see our full stack below)
• Strong communication skills to influence non‑technical stakeholders and senior leadership
• Strong commercial acumen, preferably in pricing, margin optimisation, and/or growth analytics
• A track record of delivering actionable insights that drive measurable business impact

Our Data Platform Stack

We employ software engineering best practices to design, test, and deploy our data platform and services using the below technologies:

• Python, pandas and SQL in Jupyter notebooks for analysis
• dbt and Databricks data platform with Delta Lake
• Lightdash as our BI tool and semantic layer
• Streamlit for interactive data applications
• Airflow for orchestration
• Kubernetes for application deployment
• CI/CD with GitHub and CircleCI
• Infrastructure on AWS, deployed with Terraform / Spacelift

Why else you’ll love it here

Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!

Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co‑owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were named the UK's top company to work for in 2025, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.

Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits.

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

Where necessary, we sometimes use AI tools to help with parts of our hiring process, like reviewing applications or assessing responses. We’re lucky to receive a huge amount of interest, so these tools help our recruiters manage that volume, not replace them. Ultimately, every hiring decision (for example, whether to progress your application or not) is always made by a real person in our Talent team. If you’d like to know more about how we use your data, you can reach out to us via email at [e-mail]. We’re happy to help!