Data Insights Analyst

Meridian is the largest producer of renewable electricity in Aotearoa and we strive to deliver clean energy for a fairer and healthier world. We only generate electricity from 100% renewable resources – wind, water and sun, because we believe that’s the best way forward for our planet and our communities. And, we’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and support others in our generation communities to do the same. We also retail electricity to more than 365,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand through our Meridian and Powershop brands.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing 

Use your skills to deep dive into data analytics and translate the complex data/information into clear and easy to understand meaningful insights, presenting trends to enable our NZ Retail teams to make informed data driven decisions which in turn, will lift business performance.

You’ll provide high quality data, modelling, reports and insights, while identifying any key risks and/or opportunities with existing reporting and procedures that involve data and insights, so our teams get the very best data to make informed business decisions. Presenting this information in a simple and easy to understand format (for those non tech folk!)

What you’ll bring 

We’re open to someone who has plenty of experience in this area, or you may just be starting out in your career but keen and able to get stuck in with a proactive approach to learning.

• You’ll be a confident user of Power BI including Dax, SQL (or similar software) for modelling data and supporting business needs, with SAS enterprise guide or R a bonus, but not essential!
• If you have experience using (or a keen interest in) automation tools like Python or Power Automate, there will be plenty of opportunities to use these to enhance current manual business processes.
• Experienced in working with predictive analytics and a good understanding of how to build sustainable data and modelling frameworks.
• You’ll also need to understand and apply ‘bigger picture’ type thinking, as well as day to day detailed data and reporting. 

Why Meridian? 

At Meridian, we value all people. We embrace different ways of thinking, living and working, because we believe diversity benefits us all. It makes our capabilities even stronger. We encourage all our people to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work and we’re proud to have a diverse and inclusive workplace. So, no matter who you are, you’ll find it a great place to work. 

We value and live by three ‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’, working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’. We work hard and value the importance of connection and fun, whether this be through daily quizzes, morning teas, birthday and cultural celebrations both in person and virtually! 

Sustainability sits firmly in our DNA both socially and environmentally. We proudly support KidsCan and the Kākāpō Recovery and work side-by-side with our generation communities to empower and support projects where needed. There are many opportunities to volunteer to any of our partnerships throughout the year. 

What we can offer you!

We value work/life balance so our WFH and flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer: 

• an attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance-incentive plus discounts from a number of partnerships 
• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind
• enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave 
• life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!) 
• enhanced KiwiSaver contributions 
• access to the Meridian employee share scheme 
• excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!
• award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it 
• employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts 
• a one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed) 

All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!

To view the full Position Description please click here – we’re not necessarily looking for someone who ticks all the boxes, so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet every requirement in the PD, we strongly encourage you to apply!

We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed, please get in touch via email or phone if there are any parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers ), we’re more than happy to help.

Ideally this role will be based out of Wellington or Christchurch, balancing your week with 3 or more days in one of our offices with home working.

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