Data Analyst

Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s largest airline group, is the parent company of Buzz, Lauda, Malta Air & Ryanair DAC. Carrying over 154 m guests p.a. on more than 2,400 daily flights from 82 bases, the group connects over 200 destinations in 40 countries on a fleet of over 475 aircraft, with a further 210 Boeing 737’s on order, which will enable the Ryanair Group to lower fares and grow traffic to 200m p.a. by FY24. Ryanair has a team of over 19,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and an industry leading 34-year safety record. Ryanair is Europe’s greenest cleanest airline group and customers switching to fly Ryanair can reduce their CO₂ emissions by up to 50% compared to the other Big 4 EU major airlines.

The Role:

We are looking for a Data Analyst to work in a multi-disciplined team alongside Developers, Designers and Product Owners, who will own their work from the initial idea to the final implementation. The role will also involve mentoring junior members of the team who have an understanding of the area, but may need to lean on a more experienced colleague from time-to-time.

The role sits inside the BI team. The BI team are made up of 80+ people split across the three Ryanair offices: Dublin, Madrid & Wroclaw. Within the BI team there is a range of different professions: Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Optimization Specialists, Data Modellers, BI Analysts & BI Reporters.

Requirements

• Education: Relevant Undergrad Degree in field of Analytics, Masters preferable.
• Work Experience: Relevant work experience in Data Analytics/Data Science positions.
• Commercially focussed. The Commercial team are the stakeholders for the majority of Data Analytics projects undertaken. The candidate must be commercially astute and be able to recognise the value of projects. Job performance is largely assessed by commercial value added.
• Ability to work independently. Crucial to be a self-starter and consistently show initiative & diligence on a daily basis. The team is built up of people who generate ideas and show initiative in the work they do. Take full responsibility for projects, and ensure they are delivered on time.
• Communication Skills: Candidate must be communicative – most projects involve multiple people across various teams in different departments across the three offices. It is very necessary to be comfortable speaking with people regularly on a daily basis.
• Analytical mindset: Be inquisitive and curious with data. Be able to interpret and analyse data. Be able to construct a story through data. Ability to uncover answers to important business questions through data.
• Confident Presenter: The role will involve very regular presentations to non-technical audiences. It is important to be a confident & skilled presenter.
• Direct Reports: Ability to delegate work to & manage Junior Data Analysts.

Technical - Requirements

• Coding Language: Experience in Python/R. Python/R are regularly used across the BI team.
• SQL: SQL experience from previous jobs is required. Need to be fluent in writing SQL queries to extract data from Data Warehouses.
• Excel – extensive experience required. Spreadsheets very commonly used, need to be very comfortable working in Excel (pivot tables, extensive formula knowledge).
• Data Visualization – A very important aspect of the role is to be able to explain analysis through the use of data visualizations. Experience with Data Viz software is preferred e.g. Tableau/PowerBI.
• PowerPoint/Google Slides – Ability to quickly put together slide decks that summarize your analysis, and clearly tell a story. Have expertise in designing a range of styles of slide decks for varying audiences.
• Data Validation: Important to be capable of validating datasets you work with contain correct information.

Benefits

Flight Benefits

Hybrid model (3 days of work from home)

Regular social meetings!