Senior Data Analytics Project Lead

This is a challenging and exciting opportunity to join our organization as we continue to transform our business by embedding analytics in everything we do. We are seeking additional individuals to enhance our existing team, with a focus on project delivery and management.

The nature of this role means no two projects will be the same. You'll need to think on your feet and challenge existing practices to develop solutions for complex problems. You'll also be collaborating with colleagues across multiple service lines, so you will be expected to build relationships and identify opportunities for our clients to benefit from our expertise in other areas. Occasional travel may be necessary as you will be meeting with key clients, some of whom are the most respected in their fields.

• Leading diverse teams with varying skillsets, who use different Data and Analytics technologies.
• Lead end-to-end project delivery for data and analytics initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.
• Develop comprehensive project plans that outline scope, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation, ensuring successful execution and delivery.
• Adapting your leadership style to fit team, client, and cultural needs, they will look to you to anticipate and identify risks and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Engage with key stakeholders across client organisations to understand their data needs, communicate project progress, and ensure alignment with their strategic/project goals.
• As an influential member of the team, you'll create a positive learning culture and will coach and counsel junior members of the team and help them develop.
• Working in multi-disciplinary teams across a range of industries helping our clients, using our analytics to transform and improve their business.
• Drawing on your knowledge and experience, you'll create innovative insights which will add value to both our clients and to the broader society.
• Champion operational efficiency improvements on projects and internal initiatives and will consistently drive projects to completion, and ensure the work is of high quality.
• Contribute to the development of the wider Data & Analytics team's future by building our brand, attending relevant events, collaborating with other internal teams, and producing thought leadership.
• Actively establish, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships. With guidance from partners, directors, and other senior managers, you'll identify potential business opportunities for EY to incubate or drive new solutions and services.

Key skills and qualifications include:

• A completed degree (bachelors, masters, or PhD)
• Proven experience, 5+ years as a Data Analytics professional, or similar role in a consulting environment or equivalent with a focus on project delivery and management.
• Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and develop others, effectively communicate, manage client expectations, deliver quality projects, work to timelines, growth of the team, bring energy, enthusiasm, and the courage to lead and develop others.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical colleagues and clients.
• Ambition to continuously develop your skills and abilities.
• Analytically minded and have the ability to assimilate and apply new techniques and knowledge, to deliver insights and solve problems.
• Professional with ability to work in diverse, evolving, and dynamic client environments.
• Working knowledge of key analytics tools such as Reporting and visualisation: PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik Programming languages: SQL, Python, R Experience in any aspects of the data analytics lifecycle, for example: Data Manipulation and ETL Data Analysis & Visualization Applying machine learning statistical analysis and other advanced analytics techniques to key business issues faced by our clients that can transform and improve their entire organisation. Relevant experience in Agile Delivery.