Senior Functional Data Analyst
Are you passionate about driving value from data and turning it into actionable insights? Join our dynamic data consulting team as a Senior Functional Data Analyst, where you will manage data needs for our clients across various industries. This role acts as a liaison between business users and technical teams, ensuring mutual understanding. The snr functional data analyst plays a critical role in ensuring that the right data projects are deployed and that data products are reliable, discoverable, and business-driven.
The ideal candidate is value-oriented, has strong analytical capabilities, and thrives in cross-functional environments. As you grow in this role, you will have the opportunity to evolve into a Data Product Owner, taking ownership of data product vision, strategy, and management stakeholder alignment.
Key Responsibilities
Understand business needs and challenges, and identify how data can drive impactful solutions. Translate business problems into data-driven questions to gather and analyse data product requirements
Identify the optimal data product solution that balances benefit and cost, ensuring it meets business needs effectively
Collaborate closely with data experts (e.g., engineers, scientists, and insights analysts) to ensure data products are implemented, meet usability and scalability criteria, and deliver tangible business value
Ensure the required source data is captured and meets quality standards by effectively managing data contracts with application owners and process experts
Manage the backlog for a specific data domain, prioritizing tasks based on value and alignment with business goals
Promote data democratization by enhancing data accessibility and usability through comprehensive documentation, internal marketing and training of the data product catalog
Oversee the lifecycle and lineage of data products, ensuring they remain accurate, relevant, and aligned with business objectives
