Senior Data Business Analyst

Were the worlds leading data insights and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Functions teams are right at the centre of our business making sure we can always get better every day. Supporting the business with things like Marketing Human Resources Finance Legal and Technology our Functions colleagues are skilled professionals whose role it is to ensure we continue to become an indispensable partner to brands everywhere.

Job Details

Kantar is the worlds leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the worlds top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened and why and how to shape the marketing strategies that shape their future.

The Data & Analytics team facilitates data-based decision making across the organization through close cooperation with internal business product and engineering units. We transform business demands into dependable analytics solutions that improve performance and efficiency.

As part of Kantar a global leader in data insights and consulting our efforts enable informed decisions that help organizations understand people markets and brands.

We operate and continuously develop an innovative data & analytics platform on Microsoft Fabric. Insights are provided through a thoughtfully organized set of governed datasets and Power BI dashboards ensuring consistent dependable and self-service access to essential performance indicators. Working in an agile and collaborative environment we focus on addressing real business issues improving data literacy and promoting a strong data culture.

About the job

As a Senior Data Business Analyst in the Data & Analytics team you will connect business collaborators and technical teams. You will ensure organisational needs are clearly understood and turned into actionable solutions. Your efforts will improve decision making across Kantar and help craft the analytical tools that deliver real business results and support data-driven strategies.

You will be responsible for gathering and clarifying requirements defining and managing feature specifications and coordinating acceptance criteria and test cases. Working collaboratively in an agile environment you will help foster a strong data culture by strengthening data literacy and delivering reliable insights! Your role is integral to the teams mission of enabling data-driven decision making and continuous improvement.

Job Goals

• Engage proactively with senior collaborators to gather clarify and prioritise business requirements ensuring expectations are managed throughout project delivery.

• Facilitate user acceptance testing to confirm deliverables meet business needs and communicate feedback effectively between business and development teams.

• Advise business teams on crafting modern dashboards and analytical storytelling bringing to bear wireframes and interaction design to build intuitive data-driven experiences.

• Build a solid grasp of data integration across multiple source systems turning raw data into practical business insights.

• Contribute to the exploration and implementation of advanced agentic AI approaches driving the generation and activation of insights across the organisation.

Ideal Skills & Capabilities

• Advanced expertise in Power BI and Power Query with a strong grasp of classical modelling techniques grain and granularity filter propagation and guidelines for logic placement within reporting layers.

• Highly skilled in Excel including building robust spreadsheets linked to external data sources complemented by working knowledge of SQL and DAX for effective data exploration and validation.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric data engineering toolssuch as pipelines notebooks and lakehousesenabling seamless data integration and transformation.

• Proven ability to build visually engaging and user-friendly wireframes incorporating drill-through navigation dynamic titles tooltips conditional formatting and sound UX principles to drive insightful analysis.

• Outstanding analytical skills capable of interpreting complex datasets and transforming them into meaningful actionable business insights that aid organisational decision-making.

Joining this team is a great opportunity to grow your career while working on modern analytics Power BI and emerging AI capabilities that directly impact decision making across Kantar.

Whats in it for you

On top of all your normal benefits like holiday meal cards and life assurance we also offer:

• Five days of Life Leave per year; for those days when life justgets in the way.

• Birthday leave one extra day of holiday taken on the nearest workday to your birthday

• Two days a year to give back and volunteer with an organisation of your choice.

• Enhanced primary and secondary carer leave for however you choose to grow your family.

• The chance to hit the beach on your lunch break (yes we have somewhere you can store your surfboard!)

Please be aware the majority of our roles are hybrid working three days a week in our office.

Were not able to offer visa sponsorship or help with relocation support for this role. Please make sure youve got the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.

What part of Kantar might I be joining

Youll be joining our technology team right in the middle of our tech revolution. Were undergoing the largest technology transformation Kantar has ever seen investing in new AI and cloud technologies. By modernizing all our tech systems we can respond our clients needs faster and more efficiently and keep Kantar as a market leader for insights.

Why join Kantar

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people we can understand what drives their decisions actions and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.

And because we know people we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not an exact match wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Privacy and Legal Statement

At Kantar the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age race religion gender pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity disability marital status or any other legally protected characteristics.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (Kantar). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

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Why join Kantar

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people we can understand what drives their decisions actions and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced ever shifting world.

And because we know people we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included accepted and that we can win together. Were dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people clients suppliers and communities and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not an exact match wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.