Lead Data Analyst - Automation

Lead Data Analyst | Automation | Hatfield | Hybrid (3 Days WFH)

What does this team do:

Within Ocado Group sits Platform Implementation, whose mission is ‘to orchestrate the implementation of Ocado’s platforms globally’. This department focuses on the full programme management life cycle of the implementation of our highly automated, multi-million pound Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs) - from pre-deal, through to the design, construction, installation, testing and ‘go-live’ phases (with all the process and portfolio management in between). This department is instrumental in ensuring we deliver these CFCs on time, to budget, and to the specific requirements of each client. 

About the role:

The Lead Data Analyst within automation takes accountability for preparing and managing business integration test tools. They will also be responsible for proposing and developing team process changes to deliver effective business data to provide critical management information, enabling effective decision-making during client handover projects. 

What will you be doing:

• Extracting, manipulating and analysing data to provide critical management information in terms of reports or dashboards, to enable decision making on the key questions facing the Construction & Installation team during client projects
• Facilitating and sustaining automated methods / tools utilised to harness and present management relating to OSP client projects 
• Knowledge transfer and mentoring for the fellow analysts with focus on sharing lessons and best practices team by introducing documentation and established processes 
• Maintaining documentation by reviewing usability, applying version control, monitoring access rights and documentation storage
• Drawing out pieces of analysis and providing concise and clear reporting suites to supply summaries to senior management, to improve quality within the department and steer on project performance and client delivered metrics 
• Writing code via SQL or likewise to extract appropriate data from related databases and data stores

What we're looking for: 

• Able to produce reports and dashboards utilising data from APIs
• Data visualisation experience (Tableau/GoogleDataStudio/etc) 
• Accomplished analyst with strong SQL experience
• Experience in using various API and data feeds
• Data querying experience from Project Management/ Testing / QA / Analyst background
• Experience in querying/ extracting the data from Jira or other project management tools
• Experience of SLA and budgetary reporting
• A highly logical, analytical, and forward-thinking individual
• Excellent organisation, planning and time management skills

What we can offer you:

Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately. Currently, we offer technically stretching work, a competitive salary and:

• Hybrid working patterns meaning part of the working week can be spent working remotely (typically 3 days per week). However, your working pattern will depend upon your role/team.
• 30 days ‘working from anywhere’ policy 
• Wellbeing support through Apps such as Unmind and an Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
• Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete) 
• Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices 
• Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices
• Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes
• 15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees
• Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary)