About the Role
As a Staff Data Analyst, you will champion the strategic use of data across Simply Business, ensuring every insight is aligned with business outcomes and expanding global operations. You'll join an award-winning international data team pioneering with Big Data and analytics technologies. This role involves embedding a company-wide data-driven culture, operating with autonomy, influencing product strategy, collaborating with data science and engineering peers, and mentoring analytical talent.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality analysis and recommendations to support Product Teams in achieving their core objectives.
- Carry out in-depth customer journey analysis and measure the impact of multi-channel strategies.
- Uncover hidden insights through ad-hoc data exploration, visualization, and best-in-class self-service tooling.
- Partner with data engineers to evolve data sets and pipelines, ensuring the tech stack remains cutting-edge.
- Promote the capabilities of the analysis team across the business to foster an inspired, data-first mindset.
- Mentor junior team members and collaborate with managers to drive individual and team development.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as an Analyst or Data Scientist.
- Advanced SQL knowledge.
- Proven aptitude for complex problem-solving and conducting robust A/B tests.
- Ability to work across cross-functional product and development teams to test hypotheses.
- Willingness to challenge the status quo and ask tough questions.
- Prior knowledge of the insurance industry is a plus, but not essential.
Skills
- Data Analysis
- SQL
- A/B Testing
- Data Exploration
- Data Visualization
- Self-service Tooling
- Mentoring
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Staff level
- 6+ years
Education Level
- STEM degree
- Economics degree
- Similar degree
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary based on experience and market
- Potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance
Benefits
- Great work-life balance
- Manageable workloads
- Flexibility to work hybrid
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to buy five more days of holiday
- Flexible parental leave (six months full pay for primary caregiver, four weeks full pay for secondary caregiver)
- Life event leave (extra day every two years for significant life moments)
- Two week paid sabbatical after five years of service
- Four week paid sabbatical after ten years of service
- Private medical insurance through BUPA (covers pre-existing conditions)
- Health cash plan for everyday medical expenses
- Access to tools for personal development on a dedicated learning platform
- Support for mental health with access to counselling
- Pension matching up to five percent
- Life assurance policy (four times basic salary, option to increase to ten times)
- Salary sacrifice car scheme (after 6 months service)
- Flexible benefits scheme (allocated amount for critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership)
About the Company
- Insures small businesses and enables big dreams.
- A technology company as well as an insurance company.
- Builds, fails, learns, and improves.
- Global social impact strategy 'The Big Dreams Project' aims to help 10,000 small businesses start or grow by 2030.
- Values-led business with values: learning, empowerment, authenticity, pioneering, and simplicity.
- Building a better way to buy small business insurance using technology.
- Developing cutting-edge data gathering and analysis capabilities.
- Living and breathing testing and experimentation.
- Harnessing the benefits of AI and other emerging technologies.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to providing equality and opportunities for all employees and candidates.
- Offers a workplace where colleagues are treated with respect and dignity.
- Does not discriminate directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or relationship status.
