Senior Analyst/Lead Analyst - Analytics/Statistics - BFSI

Overall Purpose :

- Understand clients' business objectives and strategy to ensure that analysis work is focused on those areas where most value can be added.

- Use Python and Microsoft software to create meaningful and actionable analysis using transaction, contextual and market research data, enabling clients to develop world leading customer focussed strategies.

- People and project management of a team of analysts delivering actionable insight to clients.

Key Responsibilities :

- Work with the client team to deliver insights to improve our clients- understanding of their customers.

- Integration of multiple sources of data

- Make recommendations using analysis results to be input into client action plans

- Quality assurance of team member's work

- Supervising, mentoring, training and management of junior analysts within the team

Experience/ Skills Required :

- Minimum of 5 years experience in an analytical/ statistical role

- Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in a Numerical subject e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, etc

- Masters qualification in statistics or similar (desired)

- Strong Python / R skills (data manipulation, macros, statistical procedures, etc.)

- Strong statistical knowledge

- Strong communication skills

- Logical Thinker

- Creative problem solver

- Experience in training more junior colleagues

- Experience of leading and managing people Additional Desirable Experience/ Skills

- Experience of dealing with clients face to face (desired)

- Experience of presenting analysis to a wide and non-technical audience (desired)

- Relevant analytical experience in the following industries: retail, consumer goods, telecoms, finance, media, pharmaceutical

- Experience working with Consumer Goods or retail clients is an advantage but not mandatory. People profile / Behavioural skills

- Comfortable dealing with the cultural and political challenges of working with clients in different countries speaking different languages.

- Willingness and desire to travel or work abroad, for varying periods of time (see special features).

- Ability to communicate complex technical issues in an easy to understand way.

- Ability to work to tight deadlines under stressful situations.

- High degree of self motivation.

- Flexibility within working hours, working location, and also within the level of work that needs to be done