Lead Data Analyst - up to £70,000 + Bonus + Benefits - Hybrid

Lead Data Analyst Salary: Up to £70,000 + BenefitsLocation: Esher - Hybrid Working Hours: Full time - PermanentA large well-established firm has recently implemented Microsoft Fabric and is now seeking a Lead Data Analyst to take ownership of the organisation's data and analytics capability.

This role will lead the development of the company's data platform, ensuring data is transformed into meaningful insights that support decision-making across the business. The Lead Data Analyst will work across the full data lifecycle, from ingestion and modelling through to reporting and visualisation, while also managing and mentoring another Data Analyst/Engineer.

The Lead Data Analyst position is ideal for someone who enjoys combining hands-on technical delivery with leadership responsibility, advising on data strategy while building scalable BI solutions., * Own the organisation's data and BI capability following the implementation of Microsoft Fabric

• Design and develop high-quality Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions
• Develop and maintain data pipelines, integrations and data flows within Microsoft Fabric and Azure
• Integrate data from third-party systems and internal platforms into the data lake environment
• Build scalable data models and semantic layers for business reporting
• Build and optimise SQL queries, data models and dimensional schemas for reporting
• Support the continued growth of the organisation's data lake and analytics platform
• Analyse and interpret data to identify trends and insights that support business decision-making
• Work with business stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver actionable insights
• Manage and prioritise the analytics backlog to ensure work aligns with business value
• Lead and mentor a Data Analyst/Engineer while driving best practices across the data function

• Strong Power BI expertise including DAX
• Experience working with Microsoft Fabric
• Knowledge of Azure Synapse, Databricks, Spark
• Strong SQL capability for querying, shaping and modelling data
• Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines and integrating data from APIs, files and databases
• Experience with cloud data services within Azure environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to translate data insights for business audiences

Desirable Skills for the Lead Data Analyst:

• Experience with Python or another analytics-focused programming language
• Experience working with Azure Data Lake, Azure Functions or Service Bus
• Experience managing or mentoring analysts or engineers
• Knowledge of data governance, security and BI deployment best practices