Data Analytics Lead: Insight-Driven Strategy

IQbusiness; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

IQbusiness in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Data Analyst Lead who combines deep analytics with consulting, client engagement, and team leadership to drive measurable outcomes. You will lead complex analyses across engagements, translate business questions into actionable data-driven recommendations, and align with business and tech stakeholders.

You will mentor analysts, ensure analytical quality, and deliver clear narratives to senior leadership, while shaping data strategy across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a data/analytics field.
• 7+ years of data/analytics experience with senior/lead responsibilities.
• Strong experience engaging with business and technical stakeholders.
• Expertise in SQL, data modelling, data profiling and data quality assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex data analysis and analytical workstreams across client engagements.
• Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical problems.
• Identify data sources, definitions, transformations and business rules.
• Interrogate multiple data sources and create coherent analytical views.
• Identify patterns, anomalies, trends and root causes.
• Turn findings into defensible business conclusions and recommendations.
• Present recommendations to senior stakeholders with a clear call to action.
• Mentor analysts and maintain high-quality analytical outputs.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Data analysis

Data profiling

Root-cause analysis

Analytical problem-solving

Data visualisation

Insight communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics or related analytical discipline

Tools

Python

R

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure data platforms

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

IQbusiness in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Data Analyst Lead who combines deep analytics with consulting, client engagement, and team leadership to drive measurable outcomes. You will lead complex analyses across engagements, translate business questions into actionable data-driven recommendations, and align with business and tech stakeholders.

You will mentor analysts, ensure analytical quality, and deliver clear narratives to senior leadership, while shaping data strategy across