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# Data Analytics Lead

- **Company:** Starling
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** EXEC (Scripting Language), Data Governance, Data Structures, Data Warehousing, HR Analytics, Raw Data, Data Analytics, Workday HRIS, Looker Analytics, Workday
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815448483-data-analytics-lead

## About the Role

* "Builder" Track Record: Proven experience building a People Analytics capability from the ground up within a high-growth Tech or highly regulated Financial Services environment
 * Analytical Rigor: Extensive experience interpreting complex datasets to provide actionable commercial insights, not just raw numbers
 * Technical Toolkit: Proficiency in data visualisation tools (specifically Looker) and an interest in automating data modeling through programming or advanced tooling
 * High Autonomy: Comfortable tackling ambiguous, complex problems and delivering cross-functional projects with minimal oversight
 * Communication & Influencing skills: Exceptional ability to communicate complex data findings to non-technical stakeholders (Board/Exec) in a clear and accessible manner
 * Workday Mastery: Deep expertise in Workday HRIS data structures and report writing would be nice to have.

## Description

* Function Architecture: Design and implement our first dedicated People Analytics function. You will lead the transition from manual "offline trackers" to a sophisticated, automated reporting ecosystem that serves as the backbone of the People Strategy
 * Data Governance & Integrity: Act as the guardian of people data. You will establish robust validation checks to eliminate discrepancies (e.g., between Finance and People data) and ensure 100% Board-level reporting accuracy
 * Strategic Insights & Storytelling: Translate complex, raw data into digestible visual narratives and "People Health" dashboards. Your work will enable the Executive team to make high-stakes, real-time decisions at pace
 * Regulatory & Statutory Leadership: Own the end-to-end delivery of critical statutory reporting, including Gender Pay Gap and Pillar 3 disclosures. You will ensure our controls are robust to satisfy internal risk frameworks and external regulators
 * Operational Efficiencies: Design and deploy self-service tools and MI Inventories. This will empower People Partners and Managers to access high-quality insights independently, reducing the manual burden on the core team
 * Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with the central Technology Data team to integrate People data into the wider Starling Data Warehouse. You will identify opportunities to automate manual modeling and data cutting


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