Principal Data Analyst

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days in Office)

Overview

We’re working with a high-growth, product-led digital business operating a complex, marketplace-style model. As part of continued investment into their data function, they are looking to hire a Principal Data Analyst to take ownership of a critical commercial and operational domain.

This role sits within a high-performing analytics team and will play a key role in shaping how data is used to drive both strategic and day-to-day decision-making across the business.

Key Responsibilities

You’ll act as the lead analytics partner for a core area of the business responsible for balancing commercial performance and operational efficiency.

• Owning analytics for a complex business area, driving both strategic and day-to-day decision-making
• Designing and embedding measurement frameworks that clearly define how performance is tracked and optimised
• Applying systems thinking to understand how data flows across the business and how different components connect
• Moving the team away from reactive, ad-hoc analysis towards more structured and repeatable approaches

Key Requirements

• Strong SQL skills with experience in modern analytics environments (e.g. DBT, analytics engineering practices)
• Experience working in complex, fast-paced businesses (e.g. marketplace, logistics, delivery platforms, fintech, or similar)
• Strong systems thinking, with the ability to design how data should be structured and used across a business
• Proven ability to build or work within scalable analytics setups, not just consume pre-defined data

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