Lead Analytics Consultant

Hitachi Solutions
London
6 months ago
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Job Description

We are growing our consulting team and looking for Lead Analytics Consultants to join us on our exciting journey and be part of the Hitachi Solutions family.

This is a unique and challenging opportunity for an experienced Analytics Consultant to join the Analytics practice of Hitachi Solutions Europe.

In this role you will be providing bespoke and cutting edge advanced analytics solutions, bringing significant commercial advantage to some of the UK’s most recognised companies.

The successful candidate will draw upon their experience with business intelligence tools and techniques and to advise clients on analytics best practices and deliver analytics capability on time and to budget.

The main areas of responsibility are

Provide expert advisory services to clients on advanced analytics and data engineering best practices, ensuring delivery of scalable and efficient solutions. Lead teams and projects, supporting all aspects of delivery from requirements gathering to solution design and implementation. Capture client requirements and lead the development of solution architectures that meet both current and future business needs. Design and develop bespoke Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics solutions, leveraging the latest cloud technologies. Build and oversee the development of dynamic, interactive reports and dashboards using Power BI, ensuring clear, actionable insights for clients. Guide teams in data modelling and transformation efforts, ensuring the development of optimised data architectures, including the design of ETL/ELT pipelines.

Qualifications

We are looking to hire ambitious consulting professionals who combine their technical acumen with a genuine enthusiasm for improving organisations:

Demonstrable experience in designing and delivering cloud-based data engineering and analytics solutions. Extensive experience in a client-facing role, previously working for a consultancy or systems integrator, with a proven track record of leading teams or projects. Hands-on experience with modern programming languages such as Python and SQL. Familiarity with data integration tools like Azure Data Factory and Data platform solutions such as Microsoft Fabric and/or Databricks Expertise in data visualisation and analytics using Power BI, QlikView or Tableau. Strong experience in data modelling and transformation, including the design of ETL/ELT processes and data warehousing solutions Experience or awareness of Big Data and Data Science and/or AI technologies, including the integration of Machine Learning models and/or Generative AI components. Excellent communication, problem-solving, and client management skills, with proven experience of leading teams.All applicants must either hold active Security Clearance or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance.

Diversity and Inclusion at Hitachi Solutions

Diversity is the wellspring of our innovation and our growth engine, and we believe that creativity is fuelled by diversity. To be truly user centric, we need to ensure that the teams developing products and services are representative of the communities they serve. Our collective success is achieved by fostering and respecting our employees’ and customer’s individualities coming together as One Team. Hitachi strives to create an environment not only where genders, races, cultures, sexual orientations, and identities can work together, but where the beliefs and views of those participating feel equally represented.

If you are interested and want to know more about this opportunity, apply directly and have a chat with us.

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