Remote Aviation Data Analytics Lead

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Aviation Data Analyst to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on extracting insights from aviation datasets, building dashboards, and informing strategic decisions with data-driven recommendations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aviation analytics, strong SQL, Python or R skills, and experience with Tableau/Power BI/Looker. Remote collaboration across global teams is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field.
• Minimum 5 years as a Data Analyst with aviation focus.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python or R.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau/Power BI/Looker).
• Strong grasp of statistical methods and ML concepts.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and transform large aviation datasets from multiple sources.
• Perform in-depth statistical analysis and modeling of flight ops, safety and maintenance data.
• Develop dashboards and reports using Tableau/Power BI/Looker.
• Collaborate with teams to understand data needs and share data-driven recommendations.
• Design and run A/B tests and analytics experiments.
• Identify opportunities to improve data collection, analysis, and reporting processes.
• Stay current with analytics and aviation industry trends.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to the team’s capabilities.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Statistics

Machine learning

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Data Science/Statistics/CS/Aviation Management

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Aviation Data Analyst to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on extracting insights from aviation datasets, building dashboards, and informing strategic decisions with data-driven recommendations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aviation analytics, strong SQL, Python or R skills, and experience with Tableau/Power BI/Looker. Remote collaboration across global teams is required.