Data Analyst (UK Offshore - Client Data Management) at Investec

Description

• The Data Analyst will be responsible for taking a proactive approach in developing the CDM's (Client Data Management) Client Data Product; modelling the data to create reusable assets for stakeholders across multiple product groups. Where possible they will prioritize long-term solutions over PowerBI reports and taking ownership of the CDM Client Data Product. The Data Analyst will also play a key role in creating and maintaining PowerBI reports to ensure stakeholders have data to inform and make effective decisions. Additionally, the Data Analyst will provide thought leadership in the Domain Council championing the usage of the data product.
• The CDM platform comprises multiple workstreams aligned to strategic programmes and domain-specific tech stacks. The successful candidate will contribute to the platform's long-term evolution, delivering real impact across the UK business. This is a collaborative, hands-on engineering role, requiring close interaction with stakeholders across the business and technology, while aligning to UK Banking Business hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the CDM Client Data technology team to understand the data sets, adding value to in flight initiatives.
• Ownership of the Client Data Product ensuring the data is modelled accurately in a consumable manner.
• Manage stakeholder expectations by maintaining clear and frequent lines of communication.
• Adhere to the team's change control process to deploy and update outputs in production.
• Document all processes and outputs created.
• Actively monitor failed reports and investigate and apply appropriate fixes if they do not run successfully.
• Monitor the usage of created outputs and engage with stakeholders who are not utilizing them. Identify and address any offline outputs that are not being used.
• Regularly engage with stakeholders to ensure that the outputs meet their intended purpose.
• Migrate existing analytics processes to Power BI and/or Synapse Analytics whenever possible.
• Collaborate closely with data engineering to source all data from the "One Data Platform" (ODP). Identify any sources not currently integrated into ODP and work with engineering to include them.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Minimum 8 years' experience as Data Analyst.
• Strong formal modelling skills.
• Proficiency in SQL, Power BI, and/or Synapse Analytics.
• Experience in Microsoft Cloud-based tools for Analytics E.g. Data bricks, Data factory, Synapse analytics, and Analysis services etc.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to understand and translate business requirements into actionable outputs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• BCom Information Systems, BSc in Computer Science, or other relevant qualification