Data Analytics Lead: AI-Driven Insights & Strategy

Deloitte Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 62,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Ireland is seeking a data analytics professional to lead analytics engagements from scoping to delivery within its Audit & Assurance data team. You will guide teams across analytics engagements spanning audit, risk, finance and operations, shaping practical solutions and developing the analytics offering.

You will work with clients and engagement teams to define business questions, assess data and apply advanced tools such as SQL Server, Power BI, Tableau, Python and Azure.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering data analytics projects end to end, including leading teams or substantial workstreams, managing priorities and assuring quality.
• Hands-on capability with relevant tools such as SQL Server, Power BI, Tableau, Python and Azure; sound judgement in applying visualisation, automation, modelling or AI to business problems.
• Awareness and exposure to LLMs, GenAI frameworks, prompt engineering and fine tuning.
• Experience and knowledge of financial/ERP systems and data.
• Ability to assess data quality, translate analytical findings into useful recommendations and explain methods and limitations clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong client relationship and people-management skills; experience with audit, risk, finance or operations, and contributing to proposals or developing new opportunities, would be valuable.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics engagements or workstreams from scoping to delivery, managing plans, resources, risks, timelines and quality.
• Work with clients and engagement teams to define the business question, assess available data and agree a proportionate analytical approach.
• Oversee data preparation, analysis, automation, visualisation and modelling, reviewing outputs for accuracy and practical relevance.
• Present findings and recommendations to clients and colleagues, explaining assumptions and limitations clearly.
• Build trusted client relationships and identify where analytics could help address further challenges.
• Contribute to proposals, demonstrations and the development of new analytics solutions.
• Coach team members, provide constructive feedback and foster an inclusive working environment.
• Apply appropriate data governance, security and quality controls, escalating issues when needed.

Skills

Data analytics

Team leadership

GenAI concepts

Prompt engineering

Data governance understanding

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SQL Server

Power BI

Tableau

Python

Azure

Job description

Deloitte Ireland is seeking a data analytics professional to lead analytics engagements from scoping to delivery within its Audit & Assurance data team. You will guide teams across analytics engagements spanning audit, risk, finance and operations, shaping practical solutions and developing the analytics offering.

You will work with clients and engagement teams to define business questions, assess data and apply advanced tools such as SQL Server, Power BI, Tableau, Python and Azure.