Senior Data Analyst — Remote-First, Drive Decisions

Liquid Thought Group; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home loans

Vehicle finance

Personal loans

Annual leave

Job summary

Liquid Thought Group is seeking a Senior Data Analyst in Cape Town to transform data into actionable decisions. You will shape questions, model data, and present insights to leadership, driving practical outcomes while maintaining governance and quality.

The role covers reporting, dashboards, automation and stakeholder engagement, with mentorship for junior analysts and collaboration across product, engineering and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years' experience as a Data Analyst or similar role.
• 5+ years BI and data visualization experience with tool-agnostic platforms.
• Proven ability to deliver analytics independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in regulated/high-integrity environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end reporting for key business metrics with consistent definitions.
• Build and maintain dashboards and self-service tools for teams.
• Automate recurring analyses and ensure quality checks.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and operations to drive data-driven decisions.
• Communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor junior analysts as the team grows and document workflows.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Python for analysis

BI and data visualization

Stakeholder engagement

Experiment design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science/Economics

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Power BI

Looker

Tableau

Job description

Liquid Thought Group is seeking a Senior Data Analyst in Cape Town to transform data into actionable decisions. You will shape questions, model data, and present insights to leadership, driving practical outcomes while maintaining governance and quality.

The role covers reporting, dashboards, automation and stakeholder engagement, with mentorship for junior analysts and collaboration across product, engineering and commercial teams.