Senior Data Visualisation and Automation Executive (6-month FTC)

Company overview

RFI Global is the only global insights company focusing exclusively on financial services. We empower financial service leaders with the market intelligence they need to drive innovation and accelerate growth.

Partnering with the world’s top financial institutions, our expert team delivers tailored insights through a unique hybrid syndicated approach, drawing from over 200,000 consumer and 60,000 business interviews each year.

The role

The Senior Data Visualisation and Automation Executive will be a key member of our dynamic and fast paced Research Reporting team, creating innovative client deliverables, performing data analysis and utilising market leading research tools. This is a hands on and varied role providing foundational experience for someone who is looking to build their career in data and research reporting.

You will support the Research Reporting team by contributing to reporting and data projects by building production-ready tables, automating outputs within Q and DisplayR to PowerPoint and Excel, and applying rigorous QA so reports are accurate, fast and repeatable. You will be focussed on identifying continuous improvement opportunities and show a willingness to learn.

You are someone who has a passion for financial services, has a curious mind, excellent attention to detail, seeks out opportunities to simplify, and shows initiative.

This is a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Support the accurate generation and detailed review of sensitive performance metrics used by our clients within core functions of their institutions, and for market updates
• Deliver high quality outputs, with experience in data and research, coupled with an eagerness to learn
• Drive continuous improvement by leveraging curiosity to deep dive into data and processes to determine root cause and identify areas to optimise
• Use programming to support the delivery of variable creation, recodes, automation and data wrangling
• Work to project timelines and ensure requests are delivered on time, with risks and issues called out in advance
• Monitor market trends to stay up to date on financial services industry changes, maintain a strong understanding of the market and our clients, and deliver relevant, insight-driven outputs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with team members, including sales, client services, operations and research teams
• Communicate ideas clearly, think outside the box, and challenge the status quo

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A degree in any discipline
• A passion for financial services and data
• 2–4 years’ experience in a data analysis or research role
• Expertise in research tools (e.g. SPSS, Q and Displayr)  
• Displayr experience is highly regarded
• SPSS experience is highly regarded
• Coding knowledge within R and JavaScript is highly regarded
• Experience using Microsoft Office programs, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• A self-starter mindset with a positive attitude
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with a steep learning curve
• Self-motivation and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Enjoyment of working in an open and collaborative environment
• Confidence multi-tasking and managing multiple deadlines
• Solid communication skills

• Competitive salary
• Great opportunity to work with a global team
• 25 days annual leave + public holidays + birthday leave + 2 charity days (leave is pro-rated for fixed-term contracts)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Regular employee awards
• Monthly social events and breakfast
• Perkbox