Senior Data Analyst needed at LexisNexis South Africa

About the role 

• A Senior Data Analyst  acts analytics efforts fully independently. Individuals will create advanced-level insight and recommendations in their area of expertise as well as adjacent areas. Individuals in this role are subject matter experts in their domain. A Senior Data Analyst II also starts to coach and effectively leverage more junior team members. 

Responsibilities 

• Executes on projects and initiatives fully independently and acts as subject matter in their domain 
• Work with stakeholders and guides them through hypothesis thinking. 
• Identify most relevant analyses and metrics to support business/customers with insights and recommendations. 
• Able to expertly blend and prepare data, know how to apply these using multiple tools and languages and is able to leverage the benefits of big data platforms. 
• Has experience in advanced statistical analysis and Able to apply advanced data models/scenarios. 
• Can design and create compelling visualizations to influence stakeholders. 
• Able to identify opportunities and barriers, suggest basic solutions and bring these to the attention of others, including those outside of the analytics team. 
• Has advanced understanding of the discipline, industry, and activity. 
• Has the ability to effectively lead and manage medium/tactical analytics projects and team members to keep the project on time and on budget by assigning work to individual team members to align on execution path. 

Requirements 

• Preferred Academic Background: Bachelor’s or master’s or a PhD degree  
• Preferred Field of Study: Mathematics/Science  
• Relevant Experience: 5 – 7 years 
• Possess strong analytical and research skills for resolving complex identity issues. 
• Able to contribute collaboratively within a team environment, while working and managing tasks independently