Entry Level Data Analyst jobs in United Kingdom

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you’ll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best.

This is a data role. You will support your team in providing innovative and effective ETL, reporting and data analysis using blending and reporting tools such as Alteryx and Tableau with a focus on data quality, efficiency and timeliness. The role will also support commercial modelling, pricing & underwriting teams.

What you'll be doing:

Key Accountabilities

• Incorporate data into existing and new pipelines by bringing data from any source/platform and associated tools that can be used for Pricing and Underwriting (P&U) teams.

• Manage data processes and data processing requirements for all key commercial BAU and P&U processes.

• Assist with planning and assembling of requirements for new sources of data for modelling and wider P&U

• Understand the need for Data Governance, process checking to ensure data integrity.

• Work closely with P&U teams, implementing structured data suitable for their uses and produce quality MI using Alteryx/Tableau.

• Develop yourself in order to maximise your personal contribution to the team and identify opportunities to gain additional skills, including through secondments and/or rotations

• Plan, manage and deliver specific tasks and projects in a pro-active, timely and accurate manner, providing insights, impacts and recommendations

• Build, Support and help further develop Alteryx based data models and management information reporting in Tableau.

• Provide analytical support and insight to inform business decisions and strategy, with a responsibility for ensuring robustness of output

• Interact effectively with peers in other areas of DLG to improve knowledge share and understand impacts of your work across the wider business.

• Identify opportunities for improvements to enable tasks to be performed in a more efficient manner. Challenge current processes appropriately with suggestions as to how these can be refined

• Develop knowledge of pricing and underwriting systems and processes; develop your business, market knowledge and awareness of relevant industry issues which impact your area & incorporate in the work that you do

• Develop yourself in order to maximise your personal contribution to the team and identify opportunities to gain additional skills, including through secondments and/or rotations

• Ensure compliance with core DLG Policies, statutory and regulatory requirements, governance controls (including all relevant risk minimum standards) and timely completion of risk and audit actions, ensuring reputational risk is minimised

Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. When you'll be in the office depends on your role and team, but colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office.

Office Location Leeds or London.

What you'll need:

Key Competencies/skills

Business:

• Good understanding of data quality principles.

• Excellent communication skills.

• You will be a strong team player but also be able to use your own initiative

• Good understanding of General Insurance as distinct advantage.

Technical:

• At least 2 years experience in two or more of the following Alteryx, Tableau and SQL.

• Relevant data work experience within a similar pricing or analytical role desirable

• You will be educated to at least degree level or equivalent in a numerically focussed degree

Good knowledge of data ETL and database structures.

Benefits

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer contributed pension

• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus Green Flag breakdown cover

• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance

• Up to 10% AIP Bonus

• Generous holidays

• Buy as you earn share scheme

• Employee discounts and cashback

• Plus, many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

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