Senior Data & Analytics Lead

Placements24; Soweto; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Senior Business Analyst specializing in Data and Analytics to join their team in Soweto, Gauteng. The role focuses on understanding business needs, defining data requirements, and translating them into actionable analytical solutions for clients in the Gauteng region.

You will gather requirements, develop dashboards, and collaborate with data engineers to ensure data quality and insightful decision support, delivering tangible business impact through

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or in a data/analytics role.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into functional specs for analytics.
• Proficiency with SQL, Tableau, Power BI or similar data visualization tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document requirements for data and analytics solutions.
• Analyze complex datasets to identify trends and insights.
• Develop reports and dashboards using BI tools (Tableau/Power BI) to communicate findings.
• Collaborate with data engineers to define data models and ensure data quality.
• Translate business questions into analytical queries and methodologies.
• Support data-driven tool adoption across client organizations.
• Conduct UAT for new analytical tools and reports.
• Provide training and end-user support on data analysis tools.

Skills

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Statistics/Math

Tools

ETL processes

Data warehousing

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Senior Business Analyst specializing in Data and Analytics to join their team in Soweto, Gauteng. The role focuses on understanding business needs, defining data requirements, and translating them into actionable analytical solutions for clients in the Gauteng region.

You will gather requirements, develop dashboards, and collaborate with data engineers to ensure data quality and insightful decision support, delivering tangible business impact through