Senior Data Analyst ( 7-month FTC)

About Us

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FT Strategies 

Launched in late 2019, FT Strategies is a consulting business within the Financial Times that helps other media and non-media organisations become sustainable digital businesses. We do this by helping them build loyal, long-term customer relationships that generate repeatable revenue, powered by data. 

FT Strategies draws upon the FT’s own position as a dynamic, customer-centric organisation in a fast-moving digital environment. Customer data and analytics supports our continual experimentation and optimisation and has been one of the most significant drivers of our digital growth and transformation in recent years. The 

FT Strategies Data team provides guidance and expertise across 4 key pillars of the analytical lifecycle: 1) Insights & Storytelling 2) Metrics 3) Machine learning 4) Hypothesis testing .

Role Overview

The Senior Data Analyst will work closely with clients on consulting engagements and / or secondments across organisations within media and other sectors to solve complex business problems. 

We are looking for a talented and passionate individual to join our team  within the Financial Times. You will be joining a fast-paced and dynamic work environment as we scale our consulting business. You will be central to that growth, shaping how it succeeds and will be an early team member of a funded startup within an established institution - an extremely rare opportunity. 

FT Strategies has deep connections in place with our FT colleagues, often collaborating with and drawing expertise from our in-house Customer Analytics and Research team which is made up of data analysts, architects, engineers and scientists. 

This is a 7-8 month fixed-term contract (FTC) ending on December 31, 2024.

What you will be responsible for 

Undertaking actionable analytics 

• Deliver actionable insights to help clients make decisions as well as project-manage all analytics related components 
• Provide succinct and compelling storytelling leveraging best-in-class visualisation techniques and robust statistical analysis

Applying technical expertise 

• Collaborate with senior analysts and clients to gather, clean, and organize data from various sources including internal databases, APIs, and third-party platforms.
• Make sense of  large and varied data sets to solve complex problems
• Join, aggregate and analyse  web, subscription and content data in order to answer interesting questions
• Advise product managers and others on experimental design (including A/B testing) and metrics 
• Translate technical requirements and liaise with FT subject matter experts where appropriate (Data scientists, data architects, ..) 

Strong commercial acumen 

• Keep abreast of client’s business strategy, priorities and objectives, and how data analytics can support, optimise and direct these 
• Keep up-to-date with new technical and product development at the FT to understand, measure and influence how they may impact client’s user experience and behaviour. 

Experience/skills you need to be successful in this role 

Essential 

• Attention to detail, curiosity and willingness to learn and challenge yourself
• 3+ years in data analysis, ideally across Web, Customer and/or Marketing analytics

• Proficiency in data manipulation, analysis, and visualization using tools such as SQL, Python, R and Excel.

• Exposure to A/B or multivariate testing and statistical test design.
• Exposure to statistical analysis such as clustering, profiling and propensity modelling 
• Experience prioritising, maintaining and delivering a pipeline of competing projects and the ability to manage stakeholders expectations 
• A proven track record of driving positive organisational change using data
• Self-motivated, with ability to manage and follow up on multiple tasks simultaneously 

Desirable

• University degree attainment in Mathematics / Management / Business / Psychology / Computer Science / Statistics / Economics / or similar numerate discipline 
• Skills in Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and/or other analytics tools 
• Experience working in subscription/media based business or with an editorial department 
• Consulting experience would be interesting but by no means essential. 

What’s in it for you? Our Benefits

Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), medical cover, enhanced maternity & paternity packages, subsidised gym memberships and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

Further Information

The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.

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