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Lead Data Analyst

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Edinburgh
1 week ago
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Responsibilities


Lead delivery ofplex analytics projects, ensuring outputs are robust, scalable, and aligned with business needs. Build and optimise Power BI dashboards and data models using advanced DAX, SQL, and/or Python. Translate data into actionable insights throughpelling narratives and visualisations. Collaborate with stakeholders to shape technical solutions andmunicate oues clearly. Ensure analytics outputs meeternance, privacy, andpliance standards. Promote reusable data assets and support documentation of data definitions. Mentor Analysts and Senior Analysts, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture. Champion best practices and explore emerging technologies like AI to enhance insight generation.
About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will have:
Strong proficiency in DAX, SQL and/or Python. Experience developing and optimising Power BI dashboards and data models. Solid understanding of data architecture and modelling principles. Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric and cloud-based data platforms (desirable). Knowledge of dataernance andpliance standards. Excellentmunication and stakeholder engagement skills. Proven ability to lead, mentor, and drive continuous improvement.
We are proud to be a Disability Confidentmitted employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us bypleting the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life thaning home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients' changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent andmitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you.

At aberdeen we've adopted a 'blended working' approach. This approachbines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements - for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability - please let us know and we'll be happy to help.

We'remitted to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and wees enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist. Job ID R0073137

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