Lead Analyst
£55,000 – £65,00 + bonus
Fully remote – UK based
If you’re an experienced analytics leader who loves influencing senior stakeholders, shaping strategy, and building scalable reporting ecosystems — this is the kind of role that gives you real ownership.
A well‑established organisation in the education and partnerships space is investing heavily in data transformation and modern BI capability. They’re looking for a Lead Analyst who can balance technical depth with strategic thinking, and who’s comfortable being the analytics voice in senior conversations.
This is a role where you won’t just report on performance — you’ll shape it.
✨ Why this role stands out
- You’ll act as the analytics lead across multiple teams including partnerships, marketing, and data platforms.
- You’ll drive the delivery of major data and BI transformation projects.
- You’ll build reporting frameworks, modern dashboards, and automated analytics workflows.
- You’ll partner with senior stakeholders and influence high‑level decision-making.
- You’ll mentor analysts and elevate analytics capability across the organisation.
What you’ll be doing
Programme & Project Leadership
- Lead delivery of analytics and reporting workstreams across multiple strategic initiatives.
- Build clear scopes, plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
- Ensure new dashboards, data models, and reporting structures are embedded and adopted.
Insight & Stakeholder Partnership
- Own insight delivery for performance reporting, forecasting, dashboards, and strategic KPI analysis.
- Prepare analytical outputs for senior leadership and partnership meetings.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities — and translate them into actionable recommendations.
Technical Ownership
- Lead BI and reporting development using modern analytics tools.
- Collaborate with data engineering teams to optimise data pipelines, models, and governance.
- Drive automation of recurring reports and implement analytics best practice.
Leadership & Coaching
- Mentor analysts, improving technical capability and data storytelling.
- Promote data literacy and help stakeholders self‑serve using dashboards and insights.
- Support cross‑functional analytics collaboration to ensure consistency and quality.
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