Senior Data Analyst
Luton/Hybrid
COMPANY
When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that opens up Europe so people can exercise their get-up-and-go. With over 300 aircraft flying over 800 routes to more than 30 countries, we’re the UK’s largest airline, the second largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Flying over 80 million passengers a year, we employ over 13,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing.
TEAM
The role forms part of the Data Science & Analytics Centre of Excellence responsible for driving Analytics best practice across the business, to transform easyJet into the world’s leading data driven airline. The team is made up of a very diverse group of Data Analysts working collaboratively to guide and support Federated Data Analysts across the business, while also developing innovative bespoke solutions to the more complex business problems.
The Data Science & Analytics Centre of Excellence team is an integral part of the wider Data Science and Analytics function and is closely integrated with IT, especially in areas of Data Management, Data Engineering and Service Delivery. The team works closely with a growing number of internal stakeholders across easyJet on multiple transformation projects.
JOB PURPOSE
⦁ Delivering Data Analytics projects with minimal support from senior team members, providing decision recommendations that fulfil business requirements and enhance existing and new business processes
⦁ The end-to-end delivery of some of the Data Analytics work carried out by the Data Analytics Centre of Excellence, ensuring the most appropriate Data Analytics solutions are identified and delivered
⦁ Participating in the majority of the Data Analytics Project Lifecycle, utilising an intermediate knowledge level of the Data Analytics Toolbox and a good understanding of the nuances of the easyJet business
⦁ Supporting the management of the Federated Data Analyst community as a growing and thriving community of practice
⦁ Providing recommendations, in terms of tools, capabilities and best practices to help optimise the performance of both the Data Analytics Centre of Excellence and the Federated Data Analyst community across the business
⦁ Management Track:
⦁ Line managing a few junior team members with support from senior team members
⦁ Specialist Track:
⦁ Be a valued and trusted expert within the Data Analytics Centre of Excellence and across the Federated Data Analyst community
JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES
⦁ Contribute towards bridging the gap between the Data Analytics Centre of Excellence and business functions at an operation and tactical level, with a clear benefit/outcome-driven mentality
⦁ Contribute to and manage some of the Data Analytics Centre of Excellence work, in order to ensure the most appropriate Data Analytics solutions are identified and delivered
⦁ Compile, integrate, and analyse data from multiple sources to answer business questions
⦁ Analyse results and make recommendations to improve customer experience and business performance
⦁ Contribute to the majority of the Data Analytics Project Lifecycle
⦁ Ability to conceptualise, formulate, prototype and implement Data Analytics solutions to solve business problems
⦁ Work with senior team members to define and use the key performance indicators (KPIs) and diagnostics to measure performance against business goals
⦁ Understand and monitor data quality to improve confidence in the data used for analysis
⦁ Contribute to hiring and building a great pool of Data Analysts both for the Data Analytics Centre of Excellence and the Federated Data Analyst community across the business
⦁ Operate as Tech Lead on projects, interacting with stakeholders and managing other colleagues working on a project
Management Track:
⦁ Define clear objectives for each individual you manage
⦁ Ensure everyone you manage has a personal development plan and regularly proactively works on it
⦁ Carry out management duties for direct reports (e.g. 1-2-1, progress reviews, etc.)
⦁ Contribute towards the management of the Federated Data Analyst community as a growing and thriving collaborative community of practice
Specialist Track:
⦁ Act as a valued and trusted expert within the Data Analytics Centre of Excellence and across the Federated Data Analyst community
⦁ Drive technical excellence in a specialised subject, both within the team and across the wider Federated Analyst community
