Lead Data Analyst, Management Data Analysis

About us

National Grid is hiring a Senior Data Analyst for our NY Electric Data & Systems team

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. 

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

National Grid is committed to Digital Transformation and is building a best-in-class utility of the future. The NY Electric Data & Systems team is responsible for delivering solutions which support a data-driven organization and advance National Grid toward our digital future.

The core function of this role is to help the organization utilize data to facilitate sound decisions that deliver safe, reliable, clean and affordable electric power to our customers.

This analyst will work closely with business teams in Operations, Asset Management and Engineering, as well as IT, digital product and platform teams. This analyst will bring the capability to create data insights from data sets, reports and dashboards; conduct analyses independently and in partnership with business teams; assist in the enhancement of existing digital products and the design of new ones; and help close quality gaps by defining logic and requirements that meet our business needs.  Tasks will include solution delivery, data & process mapping, and data change management to ensure the reliability and safety of the National Grid’s information.

Key Accountabilities

•    Support National Grid’s data transformation activities, this includes but not limited to:
        o    Leading rigorous analysis of data quality and analytics use cases, collaborating with subject matter experts and performing comprehensive technical evaluations.
        o    Constructing reports and data visualizations which supports business processes.
        o    Identifying, evaluating, presenting & recommending options to all levels of leadership (along with effort/impact/risk of each).
        o    Working cross funcionally to successfully deliver chosen options.
•    Independently lead groups of stakeholders to complete projects and other deliverables.
•    Develop and apply domain knowledge, and work as a fully-engaged member of the NY Electric Data & Systems team.
•    Provide data guidance and support to digital initiatives.
•    Support preparation of materials for communications, training & key stakeholder readouts.  

General capabilities:
•    Ability to quickly understand business and data processes, identify customer pain points, and help translate business needs into solutions.
•    Ability to operate at the forefront in relationships with stakeholders and build engagement.
•    Ability to independently solve problems without a high degree of oversight.
•    Ability to recognize personal knowledge gaps and learn independently when required.
•    Ability to take a roughly-defined approach or hypothesis, identify core intentions and ramifications, and use these insights to refine business assumptions.
•    Ability to lead change management and product roll-out plans, including presentation materials to senior stakeholders, training material development, & communications plans.
•    Ability to perform data analytics (including SQL knowledge) and creation of reports/dashboards to communicate meaningful insights.
•    Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines, and help others meet theirs.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

•  Strong interpersonal skills including negotiations and communications.
• Ability to influence key stakeholders and lead a group even where the role holder has no direct authority.

Qualifications

Preferred Experience:

• 10+ years of work experience as a business analyst or data analyst, or equivalent.
• 2+ years practical experience working with data lakes (Snowflake, Redshift, etc.).
• Electric utility process & systems experience.
• Familiarity with NG data management tools (Snowflake, Power BI).

• Experience working with asset management, GIS and work management processes & systems.

Required Experience:

• Hands-on experience with data models, relational databases and development of SQL queries.
• Experience leading group initiatives and ensuring successful outcomes.
• Experience performing structured business analysis and generating well-defined requirements.
• Experience with complex data flows and relationship to business process.
• Knowledge of digital product implementation fundamentals, digital ways of working, and Agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated effectiveness communication with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience implementing change within an organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline is preferred with 4 years of related experience; however, candidates with equivalent practical experience will be considered.

More Information

Salary: $103,000 - $121,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience. 

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.