Senior Data Analyst

Merlin Entertainments
London
1 week ago
Applications closed

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Senior Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

Join the Merlin Entertainments Digital & Data Team – where technology, data, and digital innovation meet magic!

At Merlin Entertainments, we're transforming the entertainment and hospitality industries through superb digital experiences.

Our Digital & Data function is connecting our global technology estate, delivering digital experiences to enchant more than 60 million guests in over 20 countries, and supporting every aspect of our business.

We’re on a mission to turn traditional theme park and hotel experiences into unforgettable moments that captivate guests worldwide.

Working with us means you could be pushing rollercoasters to new heights, safeguarding sea life through optimised infrastructure, creating captivating mobile app and in-park interactions, improving global operations, or directly supporting guests by keeping attractions running smoothly.

If you're a hands-on, passionate professional ready to modernise technology, data, and digital products while crafting memorable guest experiences, we'd love to hear from you!

We believe in the power of data to transform our business and create unforgettable experiences for our guests. We’re looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join our Global Data team, playing a key leadership role in delivering high-impact analytics and insights that shape strategic decision-making across the organisation.

This is an opportunity to work with complex datasets, apply advanced analytical techniques, and drive data-led innovation in a fast-paced, consumer-focused industry. You’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders, ensuring data integrity and governance while identifying opportunities to optimise performance, enhance efficiency, and unlock new business value.

Key responsibilities:

  • Deliver high-quality analytics and insights to support strategic initiatives and operational performance
  • Develop and maintain dashboards, reports and visualisations to communicate key trends and findings
  • Conduct predictive modelling and scenario analysis to inform long-term business planning
  • Act as a trusted data partner for business leaders, translating data into actionable recommendations
  • Champion data integrity, governance and compliance, ensuring the highest standards of accuracy
  • Support data infrastructure development, collaborating with IT teams to optimise data collection and storage
  • Mentor junior analysts and drive data literacy across the organisation
  • Continuously improve analytics capabilities, exploring new methodologies and technologies

What we'd like to see from you:

  • Proficiency in SQL, advanced Excel, and data visualisation tools like Power BI or Tableau.
  • Strong experience in statistical analysis and programming using tools like Python or R for advanced data manipulation, automation, and analysis.
  • Exceptional ability to identify trends, provide actionable insights, and contribute to strategic decision-making.
  • Experience in senior or leadership data analyst role.
  • Experience leading cross-functional product teams and mentoring junior analysts to deliver high-quality data products.
  • Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Understanding of data governance principles, and familiarity with modern data platforms (e.g., Azure, Databricks) and designing scalable data models for enterprise-wide use.

We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects – ideal if you’re already fantastic and want to become even better (our magic can help here). Benefits include Pension, Life Assurance, discretionary company bonus, 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays, a Merlin Magic Pass which gives you and your friends and family free admission to all of our attractions worldwide, an Enjoy the Ride pass which entitles you and 5 loved ones unlimited entry into your regional attractions, 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% discount on LEGO, plus lots more!

If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Seniority level

  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Employment typeFull-time

Job function

  • Job functionInformation Technology
  • IndustriesEntertainment Providers

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Merlin Entertainments by 2x

Sign in to set job alerts for “Data Analyst” roles.

London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

Feltham, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago

City Of London, England, United Kingdom £500.00-£597.00 5 days ago

Feltham, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago

London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago

London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago

London, England, United Kingdom 5 months ago

Data Analyst - Advanced SQL - Data Analysis and Customer Insight

London, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago

Greater London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.


#J-18808-Ljbffr

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

Education Jobs

Maths for Data Science Jobs: The Only Topics You Actually Need (& How to Learn Them)

If you are applying for data science jobs in the UK, the maths can feel like a moving target. Job descriptions say “strong statistical knowledge” or “solid ML fundamentals” but they rarely tell you which topics you will actually use day to day. Here’s the truth: most UK data science roles do not require advanced pure maths. What they do require is confidence with a tight set of practical topics that come up repeatedly in modelling, experimentation, forecasting, evaluation, stakeholder comms & decision-making. This guide focuses on the only maths most data scientists keep using: Statistics for decision making (confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, power, uncertainty) Probability for real-world data (base rates, noise, sampling, Bayesian intuition) Linear algebra essentials (vectors, matrices, projections, PCA intuition) Calculus & gradients (enough to understand optimisation & backprop) Optimisation & model evaluation (loss functions, cross-validation, metrics, thresholds) You’ll also get a 6-week plan, portfolio projects & a resources section you can follow without getting pulled into unnecessary theory.

Jobs

Neurodiversity in Data Science Careers: Turning Different Thinking into a Superpower

Data science is all about turning messy, real-world information into decisions, products & insights. It sits at the crossroads of maths, coding, business & communication – which means it needs people who see patterns, ask unusual questions & challenge assumptions. That makes data science a natural fit for many neurodivergent people, including those with ADHD, autism & dyslexia. If you’re neurodivergent & thinking about a data science career, you might have heard comments like “you’re too distracted for complex analysis”, “too literal for stakeholder work” or “too disorganised for large projects”. In reality, the same traits that can make traditional environments difficult often line up beautifully with data science work. This guide is written for data science job seekers in the UK. We’ll explore: What neurodiversity means in a data science context How ADHD, autism & dyslexia strengths map to common data science roles Practical workplace adjustments you can request under UK law How to talk about your neurodivergence in applications & interviews By the end, you’ll have a clearer sense of where you might thrive in data science – & how to turn “different thinking” into a real career advantage.

Jobs

Data Science Recruitment Trends 2025 (UK): What Job Seekers Need To Know About Today’s Hiring Process

Summary: UK data science hiring has shifted from title‑led CV screens to capability‑driven assessments that emphasise rigorous problem framing, high‑quality analytics & modelling, experiment/causality, production awareness (MLOps), governance/ethics, and measurable product or commercial impact. This guide explains what’s changed, what to expect in interviews & how to prepare—especially for product/data scientists, applied ML scientists, decision scientists, econometricians, growth/marketing analysts, and ML‑adjacent data scientists supporting LLM/AI products. Who this is for: Product/decision/data scientists, applied ML scientists, econometrics & causal inference specialists, experimentation leads, analytics engineers crossing into DS, ML generalists with strong statistics, and data scientists collaborating with platform/MLOps teams in the UK.

🍪 We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our website. By continuing to use this site, you consent to the use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. You can review our Cookie Policy for more information.