Talent Acquisition Data Analyst

Merlin Entertainments Group; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in entertainment seeks a Data Analyst for its Talent Acquisition team. This role involves using data to enhance recruitment strategies and improve overall hiring efficiency, backed by strong analytical skills and effective communication for data insights.

Benefits

Pension

Life Assurance

Discretionary company bonus

20 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Merlin Magic Pass for free admission

Enjoy the Ride pass for unlimited entries

25% discount in retail shops and restaurants

40% discount on LEGO

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data analysis, preferably within Talent Acquisition.
• Strong understanding of recruitment metrics.
• Excellent communication skills to translate complex data.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze data from various sources to improve recruitment.
• Build stakeholder reports and dashboards to track KPIs.
• Partner with teams to ensure data integrity and recommend improvements.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Curious mindset

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

What you'll bring to the team

We’re looking for a Data Analystto join our Talent Acquisition team to help us build a world-class recruitment experience, powered by insights. If you're excited about using data to shape the future of hiring, we’d love to hear from you.

As a Talent Acquisition Data Analyst, you’ll be the analytical backbone of our recruitment strategy. You’ll work closely with recruiters, leadership and various stakeholders to turn data into actionable insights that improves hiring efficiency, candidate experience, and workforce planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and analyse data from various sources, including our applicant tracking system, careers site, HRIS and manual Excel trackers.
• Analyse recruitment funnel metrics (e.g., time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, conversion rates) to identify trends and opportunities and understand candidate behaviour.
• Build stakeholder reports and dashboards to track KPIs and support data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition teams to ensure data integrity across our recruitment platforms, recommending process improvements and corrective action plans when needed.

This role can be based at either our Basingstoke, London or Poole offices along with the flexibility of hybrid and flexible working.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in data analysis, preferably within Talent Acquisition or other HR functions.
• Proficiency in tools like Excel and Power BI.
• A strong understanding of recruitment metrics and experience of working with ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems), ideally iCIMS.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights.
• A curious mindset and a passion for continuous improvement.

Benefits

We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects – ideal if you’re already fantastic and want to become even better (our magic can help here). Benefits include Pension, Life Assurance, discretionary company bonus, 20 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, a Merlin Magic Pass which gives you and your friends and family free admission to all of our attractions worldwide, an Enjoy the Ride pass which entitles you and 5 loved ones unlimited entry into your regional attractions, 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% discount on LEGO, plus lots more!

Pay Range

Compensation between GBP £21,891.00/Yr.-GBP £29,188.00/Yr.