Data Business Analyst | Circa £45,800 negotiable + excellent benefits | Permanent | Hybrid

About The Role

Would you like to work for a company that makes a real difference in the automotive industry? Are you passionate about Data Analysis and delivering customer value whilst expanding your skills? Are you keen to convert business needs into data-driven solutions? If so, this may be the perfect role for you.

We have an opportunity for a Data (Business) Analyst to join our Enterprise Data team, supporting the delivery of data solutions to our business and customers. In this role, we’d like you to help us deliver best practice and centre of excellence for all our data analysis activities.

Your mission:

• Collaborate with different stakeholders to understand their analytical needs.
• Understanding business requirements and converting them into technical requirements.
• Translating technical requirements, terminology and solutions into digestible updates and explanations for business stakeholders.
• Technical analysis of data sets to understand structure, quality and use of data to inform delivery of products.
• Plan, develop and update the complex modelling and analysis activities.
• Maintain functional and other associated documents including business & technical specifications, and documentation of analysis results using agreed methodologies.
• Liaising with wider Enterprise Data team to deliver data products by providing business requirements and technical understanding of data sets.
• Building strong relationships and collaborating cross-functionally to transfer knowledge that supports the development of other departments’ research and processes.
• Support data governance and data management activities, including identifying where data governance activities are required.

Skills & experience that will set you up for success in this role:

• Data Solution Delivery: Experience in delivering data analysis solutions, including prototyping, project documentation and recommendations.
• Problem Solving: Triage, investigation and analysis of issues relating to data assets, data solutions, structure or process.
• Process Mapping: Map business process to underlying data structures used to record and manage data assets.
• Stakeholder Management: Experience in working with customers to understand business requirements and deliver products focused on customer value.
• Data Modelling: Handle and model large amounts of data, create solutions to solve problems and to answer key business questions.
• Requirements Gathering: Gathering and documenting business requirements from business stakeholders. Experienced in understanding stakeholder needs and translate them into functional and technical specifications.
• Technical Skills: Demonstrable experience in using SQL and Python (or equivalent).
• Analytics Skills: Analyse complex, high-volume, high-dimensional data using data analysis techniques. Development of queries and data visualisations to present findings.
• Practical experience within a Data and Analytics team.

Additional skills we’d welcome in our team:

• Database experience including Data Modelling (3NF, Data Vault)
• Familiarity with Data Management principles (incl. data quality and governance)
• Understanding of ETL process and data warehousing concepts

(If successful in this role your internal title will be Data Analyst)

Did you know...

Research tells us that men are more likely to apply to jobs if they meet only 60% of the criteria, whereas women often hesitate or don't apply unless they meet all of the criteria. This difference in application behaviour can contribute to the gender gap in career advancement and opportunities.

We know the perfect candidate doesn't exist! If you think you have what it takes but don't tick every box, we'd still encourage you to apply - it could be a perfect fit!

Perks & Benefits

Salary - Circa £45,800 negotiable dependent on skills & experience.

• 10% non-contributory pension
• 29 days holiday (inclusive of Christmas shutdown) + public holidays
• Group Life Assurance (equal to 3 x basic salary)
• Group Income Protection (after 2 years’ service)
• Salary Sacrifice schemes (cycle to work & tech scheme)
• Moneyhealth’s Financial Coaching & Wellbeing Platform
• Health Cash Plan (cash back on eligible medical treatments)
• Benenden Health Care (opt-in benefit)
• Enhanced company parental leave
• Reward & Recognition Programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Sports & Social club
• Payroll charitable giving
• Subsidised on-site restaurant
• Free on-site parking

When we work

Our standard working hours are 8:30 - 16:30 Monday - Thursday, early finish on Friday - 8:30 - 15:45 (Talk to us about flexible working if this doesn’t quite suit you – we take work-life balance seriously!)

How we work

We understand the benefits of remote and in-person collaboration and therefore have a hybrid working model – you’ll be expected to work from our office in Thatcham at least two days per week.

What we do

At the cutting edge of automotive research in the UK, Thatcham Research has a unique role in shaping the design of new vehicles and influencing ever higher standards of safety, security and repair. With an on-site Crash Laboratory, Repair Technology Centre and Training Academy, our research expertise is driving some of the very latest automotive developments in technology, materials and standards in this fast moving and highly technical industry.

Our active safety track site is one of the leading accredited Euro NCAP testing facilities, trialling and assessing the very latest developments in vehicle safety and assistance technologies.

Our Values

As an organisation that believes a strong set of Values are key to our organisational success and a sense of belonging for all colleagues, we ask that you understand, represent and apply our Values of Fearless, Inquisitive, Resourceful, Supportive and Trusted and demonstrate these Values throughout the recruitment process.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace which values diversity and embraces each individual's authentic self. We are proud to champion a culture where colleagues freely share their diverse perspectives, recognising that these contribute to our innovative spirit. Our journey of growth and understanding is continuous as we actively invest in diversity training, workshops, and partnerships to ensure positive change.

Beyond our membership in the Automotive 30% Club, we collaborate with various organisations to advance equity not only in gender but also across ethnicity, age, disability, social mobility, LGBTQ+ identities, experiences, and thinking. Our aspiration is to create an environment where everyone thrives, achieves, and experiences a genuine sense of belonging.

Recruitment process

We’re proud to manage our recruitment in-house and believe this direct approach enables us to give you the best possible Employee Experience we can – which starts right here, your application! We’re continuously striving to improve the candidate journey, and transparency (or communication) is a key area of focus – yes, even with salary & benefits.

What can you expect from our recruitment process?

• Regular updates on the progress / outcome of your application
• An initial telephone screening call with our Recruitment Business Partner
• First interview with the hiring manager, usually via Teams
• Second/Final interview, in-person at our office (we may give you a role specific task to present on!)
• Personalised feedback following your interview – because everyone deserves that!
• An opportunity to give us your honest feedback in a short survey on all of the above

We’re committed to removing invisible barriers. If there are any adjustments we can make to better support you, please let us know when you apply.

All applicants must have Right to Work in the UK.