Senior Data Analyst – £50,000 – Remote

JobsTrackR; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Permanent role

26 days annual leave

Travel to UK

Job summary

Pearson Carter are partnering with a leading UK organisation to strengthen its data function. The Senior Data Strategist role focuses on turning data into actionable insight and supporting decision-making across the business.

You will blend strategic and technical work, collaborating with teams to improve reporting, governance and the wider data landscape using Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and Dataverse. The role offers remote work with UK travel as needed and up to £50,000 salary.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as Senior Data Analyst/Strategist.
• Strong Power BI, DAX and data modelling skills.
• Experience with Dataverse and Dynamics 365 data.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insight for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the organisation's data and analytics roadmap.
• Work with business teams to understand challenges, requirements and opportunities for using data.
• Turn complex datasets into clear reports, dashboards and actionable business insight.
• Build and maintain Power BI reporting solutions, including semantic models and advanced DAX.
• Develop data solutions within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem.
• Improve how data is collected, integrated, transformed and made available for analysis.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues across different systems and sources.
• Establish consistent definitions, measures and reporting standards across the organisation.
• Support effective data governance, security, lineage and ownership.
• Work with data from Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Microsoft 365, Azure and external platforms.
• Help monitor and improve Microsoft Fabric capacity and associated costs.
• Use statistical techniques, predictive analysis and machine learning where they can provide additional value.
• Lead requirements gathering, workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions with stakeholders.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

DAX

Dataverse

Dynamics 365

Data governance

Data quality

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Dataverse

Dynamics 365

Job description

Senior Data Analyst - £50,000 - Remote

Pearson Carter are working with a leading UK organisation that is investing heavily in its data function and looking to strengthen its internal analytics capability. They are seeking an experienced Senior Data Strategist / Analyst to help turn data into meaningful insight and support better decision-making across the organisation.

This position offers a mixture of strategic and technical responsibility. You will work closely with teams across the business to understand their data needs, improve reporting and analytics, strengthen data governance and help develop the organisation's wider data landscape.

The role would suit someone who enjoys working across Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse and Dynamics 365, while also being comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and shaping data processes and standards.

The successful candidate will receive a salary of up to £50,000, predominantly remote working and the opportunity to have a genuine impact on the organisation's data strategy.

The Role

• Help shape and deliver the organisation's wider data and analytics roadmap.
• Work with business teams to understand challenges, requirements and opportunities for using data more effectively.
• Turn complex datasets into clear reports, dashboards and actionable business insight.
• Build and maintain Power BI reporting solutions, including semantic models and advanced DAX.
• Develop data solutions within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem.
• Improve how data is collected, integrated, transformed and made available for analysis.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues across different systems and sources.
• Establish consistent definitions, measures and reporting standards across the organisation.
• Support effective data governance, security, lineage and ownership.
• Work with data from Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Microsoft 365, Azure and external platforms.
• Help monitor and improve Microsoft Fabric capacity and associated costs.
• Use statistical techniques, predictive analysis and machine learning where they can provide additional value.
• Lead requirements gathering, workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions with stakeholders.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience working as a Senior Data Analyst, Data Strategist, BI Analyst or similar.
• Strong practical knowledge of Power BI and Microsoft Fabric.
• Excellent understanding of Power BI data modelling, DAX and visualisation.
• Experience working with Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics 365 data.
• Strong knowledge of data architecture, semantic models, data quality and data lineage.
• Experience delivering data solutions from initial requirements through to reporting and insight.
• Understanding of data integration across Microsoft and third-party platforms.
• Experience monitoring or managing Microsoft Fabric capacity and costs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to communicate complex data concepts to a range of stakeholders.
• Confident gathering requirements and translating business problems into practical data solutions.
• Exposure to statistical analysis, predictive modelling or machine learning.
• Strong time management and the ability to manage several priorities simultaneously.

Desirable Skills

• Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification.
• Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification.
• Azure Data Engineer Associate certification.
• Experience using R, RStudio or similar analytical platforms.
• Microsoft Customer Voice experience.
• Background working within the charity sector.
• Agile delivery experience.
• Knowledge of governance, architecture and security within Dataverse and Power Platform.
• Understanding of GDPR and data protection.
• Experience delivering workshops or training to users and stakeholders.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to £50,000
• Predominantly remote working
• Permanent opportunity
• 26 days annual leave bank holidays
• Additional 5 days annual leave after 2 years' service
• Work with Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Dynamics 365 and Dataverse
• Opportunity to influence the organisation's wider data strategy
• Occasional travel to Central London and other UK locations

Location

This is a predominantly remote position, with occasional travel to the organisation's Central London office and other UK locations when required.