Lead Analyst

Lead Analyst

£55,000 - £65,00 + bonus

Fully remote - UK based

If you're an experienced analytics leader who loves influencing senior stakeholders, shaping strategy, and building scalable reporting ecosystems - this is the kind of role that gives you real ownership.

A well-established organisation in the education and partnerships space is investing heavily in data transformation and modern BI capability. They're looking for a Lead Analyst who can balance technical depth with strategic thinking, and who's comfortable being the analytics voice in senior conversations.

This is a role where you won't just report on performance - you'll shape it.

Why this role stands out

• You'll act as the analytics lead across multiple teams including partnerships, marketing, and data platforms.
• You'll drive the delivery of major data and BI transformation projects.
• You'll build reporting frameworks, modern dashboards, and automated analytics workflows.
• You'll partner with senior stakeholders and influence high-level decision-making.
• You'll mentor analysts and elevate analytics capability across the organisation.

What you'll be doing

Programme & Project Leadership

• Lead delivery of analytics and reporting workstreams across multiple strategic initiatives.
• Build clear scopes, plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure new dashboards, data models, and reporting structures are embedded and adopted.

Insight & Stakeholder Partnership

• Own insight delivery for performance reporting, forecasting, dashboards, and strategic KPI analysis.
• Prepare analytical outputs for senior leadership and partnership meetings.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities - and translate them into actionable recommendations.

Technical Ownership

• Lead BI and reporting development using modern analytics tools.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to optimise data pipelines, models, and governance.
• Drive automation of recurring reports and implement analytics best practice.

Leadership & Coaching

• Mentor analysts, improving technical capability and data storytelling.
• Promote data literacy and help stakeholders self-serve using dashboards and insights.
• Support cross-functional analytics collaboration to ensure consistency and quality.

What you'll bring

• 5+ years in analytics, BI, or insight leadership roles.
• Strong experience with Power BI or similar tools, including data modelling and visualisation.
• SQL/Excel proficiency and experience working with cloud-based data environments.
• Excellent communication and data storytelling skills.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and balance multiple priorities.

Desirable (not essential)

• Experience working in higher education, partnerships, or performance-driven environments.
• Exposure to BI migration projects or modernisation programmes.
• Coaching, mentoring, or leadership experience.

Apply

To register your interest, apply below or email your CV Please note we cannot offer sponsorship for this position