Senior Data Analyst

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Job reference 322913
Senior Data Analyst

Competitive salary, £5,500 Car allowance plus Healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential with 27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays plus bank holidays rising with serve and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time 
Royal Mail Farringdon, London, EC1A 1AA

Royal Mail is going through one of the most exciting periods in its history, and the Operations team is at the beating heart of the change. We're building a green, optimised network, developing cutting edge supply chain technology, and adapting the most iconic and historic logistics operation in the country to the fast-paced demands of the modern world. There has never been a better time to join us.

About the Role

You will be a part of the insights and innovation team that delivers strategic data analysis and products, that enable colleagues across RM to gain maximum value from its extensive data assets. You will also:

•    Lead and deliver complex and interrelated programmes, projects and requests, that source and transform RM’s data assets into innovative data visualisation products and insights. 
•    Be responsible for estimation, prioritisation, resource allocation, risk management, design, technical implementation, quality assurance, progress reporting and have accountability for the transition of successful outcomes into to business as usual. 
•    Lead collaboration with peers, stakeholders and external partners to understand requirements, challenges and opportunities, that result in the design and development of well-adopted, user-centric data visualisations, data analytics and insights. 
•    Develop and operationalise proof of concepts and pilots into scaled, enterprise-wide solutions, leveraging RMs data platform and meeting necessary levels access, security and availability.
•    Cultivate a data-driven culture, continually enhancing RM’s data fluency and demonstrating clear alignment to RM’s strategy.
•    Trial, adopt and promote evolving best practices and emerging capabilities, to ensure RM is at the forefront of utilising data analytics to drive value.

About You

To be a success in this role you will need experience of leading and delivering enterprise-scale data analytics products and insights and associate lifecycle maintenance, as part of cross functional teams including data engineers, data scientists, data analysts and platform architects. You should also:

•    Be educated to degree level or achievement of equivalent knowledge, through practical experience and certifications
•    Have experience of leading the continual improvement of data insights to establish best practices and adopt the latest data technologies.
•    Have experience leading and collaborating effectively with peers, senior stakeholders, end users and external suppliers, including technical and non-technical audiences, to understand complex problems and deliver solutions.
•    Be competent in ad-hoc SQL (Azure/Teradata SQL) optimisation. Certification in GCP (i.e. BigQuery, Data Catalog and DataFlow) preferred.
•    Have conducted in-depth comparative analysis of diverse technologies, evaluating performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness to inform strategic decision-making and drive innovation.
 

Extra Benefits

•    Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
•    Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
•    Supportive and generous company sick pay
•    Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be an inital call with the hiring manager followed by a technical interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people. 
 

We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. 

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: 30th March. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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