Job Description

Introduction

The Economist is a leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs, published weekly in print and digital editions, and daily through our apps and websites. We deliver our information through a range of formats, from newspapers and magazines to conferences, films and audio.

Currently we are seeking a Business Data Analyst will be responsible for the assessment of business requirements for data and data insights, data modelling, designing data-driven processes, and supporting the implementation of data solutions in order to improve our data infrastructure and information technology systems. You will also use the analysis to support the product management process, developing user stories, evaluating their feasibility, defining acceptance criteria and working with developers to ensure end to end delivery of value.

To qualify as the Business Data Analyst you should demonstrate experience and creativity in data systems design and implementation along with outstanding technology and data architecture expertise with in-depth business knowledge.

Accountabilities

How you will contribute:

• Working closely with Product Managers, Data Architects and development teams to ensure business data requirements are translated into appropriate technical data solutions, acting as a \xe2\x80\x98translator\xe2\x80\x99 between business, data and technology
• Supporting Data Product Managers and data lifecycle management, by fielding business requirements, creating backlog tasks, defining technical minimum acceptance criteria, and quality assuring technical solutions prior to implementation
• Getting analysis ready for the tech delivery team by performing source data evaluation, data system modelling, data mappings and data flow analysis
• Providing detailed data mappings between source systems and target data models to the development team, based on business requirements
• Promoting data system efficiency and security by recommending enhancements to data operations and proposing data procedure improvements
• Understanding, interpreting and documenting business processes along with their underpinning data elements.Supporting development and test teams with data requirements, and assisting with data integration and acceptance testing.

• A Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, or an accredited qualification is a plus, along with experience with various data platforms
• Experience performing analysis in the context of behavioural data and cloud analytics as well as transactional data
• Working knowledge of data architecture principles (such as data warehousing, data lakes, and ETL) as well as data technologies and languages (such as SQL, Python and R).
• Ability to self-direct and take on broad projects from beginning to end
• Knowledge of data security and privacy regulations and practices.With knowledge of PII and GDPR
• Strong communication skills, especially in facilitating the use of new technology systems and understanding business requirements with broad set of stakeholders across levels, including senior management as required

• Proactive, curious and innovative

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