Data & Analytics Manager (12 months)

NatWest
Croydon
11 months ago
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Join us as a Data & Analytics ManagerThis is an opportunity to take on a purpose-led leadership role in a cutting edge Data & Analytics teamActing as a consultant, you’ll understand the needs of our stakeholders to identify suitable data and analytics solutions to meet their needs and business challenges in line with our purposeYou’ll bring advanced analytics to life through visualisation to tell powerful stories and influence important decisions for key stakeholders, giving you excellent recognition for your workWe’re offering this position for 12 monthsWhat you'll doAs a Data & Analytics Manager, you’ll be leading and coaching colleagues to plan and deliver strategic agreed project and scrum outcomes. You’ll drive the use of advanced analytics in your team to develop business solutions which meet the needs of our stakeholders and increase the understanding of our business, including its customers, processes, channels and products.As well as this, you’ll be:Working closely with business stakeholders to define detailed, often complex and ambiguous business questions, problems or opportunitiesPlanning and delivering data and analytics resource, expertise and solutions, which brings commercial and customer value to business challengesCommunicating data and analytics opportunities and bringing them to life in a way that business stakeholders can understand and engage withAdopting and embedding new tools, technologies and methodologies to carry out advanced analyticsDeveloping strong stakeholder relationships to bring together advanced analytics, data science and data engineering work that is easily understandable and links back clearly to our business needsThe skills you'll needWe’re looking for a capable leader with a passion for data and analytics, and experience of coaching and supporting their colleagues to succeed. Along with advanced analytics knowledge, you’ll bring an ability to simplify data into clear data visualisations and compelling insight using appropriate systems and tooling​.You’ll also demonstrate:Knowledge of data architecture, key tooling such as, Snowflake, AWS, Tableau and relevant coding languages such as  SQL and PythonStrong knowledge of data management practices and principles​Experience of translating data and insights for key stakeholders ​Good knowledge of data engineering, data science and decisioning disciplines ​Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders

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