Data Analyst (Business Intelligence & Analytics), Analytics Lab, Prudential & Analytics Platform

JOB TITLE: Data Analyst (Business Intelligence & Analytics), Analytics Lab, Prudential & Analytics Platform 

Salary: £67,023.00 - £74,470 

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Leeds 

HOURS: Full-time 

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

About this opportunity 

Come and play a vital role in our adoption of new technology and analytics, working in the Analytics Lab of the Prudential & Analytics Platform, helping us put Data and Analytics at the heart of our delivery. 

We're building collaborative, empowered, inclusive and successful teams who can connect with and deliver for our customers. 

The role is within our Analytics Lab, where we are enabling Analytical excellence in the Risk Division by delivering Data as products onto the Google Cloud Platform to support our Risk Strategy and Regulatory change agenda. You'll work on a blend of large scale Regulatory Programmes, and fast paced problem resolution, alongside Analysts, Engineers and Integrators, following Agile Project Methodology. We'll be working with the latest technology, giving you the opportunity to help overcome longstanding data quality issues and challenges. This role may work across the areas of the lab but will have some focus on supporting Climate data. 

So, what would I focus on in this role? 

• Analysis: Reviewing or completing technical analysis to inform the direction of major projects, utilising data analysis and visualisation. 

• Data Modelling and Documentation: Produce data models setting out the construct of our data products.  Extract, document and validate data requirements and proposed data sources and solutions with customers, including defining acceptance criteria (definition of "Done"). 

• Testing: Support Feature Team with testing preparation and acceptance testing to ensure the solution meets the identified business need 

• Stakeholder Communication: Responsible for supporting customer needs and working with partners to keep project delivery on track. 

• Data Product Governance: Ensure proposed solutions align with Group policies and all regulatory and statutory requirements, including developing an expertise in Data Product Governance. 

• Learn how to do all that great work using the tools of Google Cloud Platform, like BigQuery Studio, Dataplex and Looker. 

Why join us? 

We’re transforming at pace. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We’re growing, and we’d love you to be part of the journey.

What we’re looking for: 

• Great communicator, dynamic and adaptable with a flexible approach, open to learning new skills. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. 

• A natural facilitator, negotiator and decision-maker, collaborating across all teams within the Lab. 

• Understanding of, or experience in, delivery using the Agile methodology 

• Understanding of data schemas and foundational data engineering principles (e.g. data pipelines, schemas, ETL etc) 

• Understanding of business analysis methodologies for data products particularly using analytical thinking and problem solving 

• Experience of one of the common data analytics tools (SAS, SQL, Python, R) 

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or other cloud platforms for data engineering and analytics would be advantageous. Training support in this area will be available. 

• Experience working within a regulatory risk change environment would be an advantage 

We'd welcome people from financial services industry organisations; or consultancy environment, preferably with experience in having worked on financial services projects. 

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply. 

This is a place for you 

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. 

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: 

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15% 

• An annual performance-related bonus 

• Share schemes including free shares 

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top 

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies 

Ready for a career where you’ll learn and thrive? Apply today and find out more.