Senior Data Consultant (Analytics & Insights)

Valcon A/S; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 4 months' salary

Company car or mobility budget

Sabbatical / more holidays

Sport membership

Remote work abroad up to 10 days/year

Vibrant analytics community & events

Job summary

Valcon A/S in the Netherlands is seeking a Senior Data Consultant (Analytics & Insights) who can lead data analyses and mentor colleagues to deliver impact for clients.

You will shape client data strategies, define KPIs and dashboards, and coach mid-level and junior analysts while expanding Valcon’s analytics practice. This role blends hands-on analysis with leadership in a fast-paced consultancy environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business/data analysis, BI, or analytics.
• Proficiency with SQL and BI tools (Power BI, Qlik, Tableau).
• Experience in a leadership role guiding a team.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead data analyses and translate them into business recommendations.
• Define dashboards, reports, and visualizations.
• Define and implement frameworks and methods to track business outcomes in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• Coach mid-level and junior colleagues on best practices and analytical approaches.
• Act as a sparring partner for clients on data topics (BI, data quality, governance).
• Contribute to Valcon’s analytics and BI community.
• Help shape our standards, frameworks and best practices.

Skills

Data analysis

BI/Analytics

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring/Coaching

Tools

Power BI

Qlik

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Are you a Senior Data consultant ready to take on analytical challenges and lead others?

Valcon is looking for a Senior Data Consultant (Analytics & Insights) to lead insight-driven initiatives and mentor team members in a fast-paced consultancy environment.

Imagine you are helping to transform our clients’ companies into data driven organisations. You are in close contact with business stakeholders on your project and can formulate the right hypotheses to solve their business problems. Based on this you define a method or approach and gather and define the right (data) requirements, test the hypotheses and work towards the solution for their business problem.

What will you do?

As a Senior Data Analyst, you don’t just deliver analyses — you shape how clients think about data. You proactively identify opportunities for improvement, lead the design and implementation of KPIs and dashboards, and guide clients in making informed, data-backed decisions. You also coach and train junior analysts and help shape Valcon’s growing analytics practice.

Among your responsibilities will be the following:

• Lead data analyses and translate them into business recommendations.
• Define dashboards, reports, and visualizations.
• Define and implement frameworks and methods to track business outcomes in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• Coach med-level and junior colleagues on best practices and analytical approaches.
• Act as a sparring partner for clients on data topics (BI, data quality, governance).
• Contribute to Valcon’s analytics and BI community.
• Help shape our standards, frameworks and best practices.

What do we offer you?

• Personal development: a tailor-made growth path with trainings, courses, certifications and mentoring by experienced colleagues.
• An innovative work environment: collaborate with a team of experts pushing boundaries in data, technology, and consulting.
• Immediate impact and responsibility: you’ll make a difference for our clients from day one and are entrusted with responsibilities that will bring out the best in you.
• Inspiring work culture: a supportive, flexible, and no-nonsense environment that fosters your growth and fully allows you to be yourself.

Additionally, we offer:

• Competitive and transparent salary according to our pay structure, an annual bonus of up to 4 months’ salary (depending on seniority level, individual performance, and company results), and a monthly expense allowance of €95.
• A company car or mobility budget.
• A workplace that prioritizes and respects your work-life balance (for example by offering you the option of taking a sabbatical or expand the amount of holidays per year).
• An affordable sports membership that allows you to participate in 50 different sports offered by over 10,000 partners.
• The opportunity to work remotely from abroad for 10 days per year.
• A vibrant community that organizes both professional and social events.

Experience

• You have 5+ years of experience in business/data analysis, BI, or analytics, and ideally some previous consulting experience.
• You have multiple years of experience with SQL and BI tools like Power BI, Qlik, Tableau.
• You are comfortable working with complex datasets and designing end-to-end insight solutions.
• You can read and grasp different data models and understand data modelling concepts.
• You have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• You are experienced in a leadership role and can guide a team of colleagues.
• You have a thorough understanding of data concepts and the ability to connect data requirements to core business processes and business outcomes
• You are familiar with doing research in a business environment, for example with interviews or surveys.
• You can build and maintain a relevant network at current and new clients.
• You are curious and have both integrity and a can-do mentality.