Data Insights Lead

Hereford

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Data Insights Lead

Up to £60,000 + benefits

Hereford | Hybrid

Permanent | Full-time

We are looking for an experienced Data Insights Lead to join our clients growing Data and Insights team. You will play a vital role in supporting the data strategy and leading a growing team of Data analyst and Database Admins.

Key Responsibilities:

Support and lead a team of data professionals.
Manage the workload, mentor and perform general line management duties to your team.
Collaborate technically with cross-functional teams on various data projects.
Generate, analyse, and present reports various business stakeholders.
When required offer support to the service desk team during incidents.

Key Skills & Experience:

Essential:

Strong experience working with SQL and Power BI
Ability to read Python code
Generating and presenting data insights reports
Strong demonstrable skills in people management (team leadership, 1 to 1's, workload management)
Project management skills (working with cross-functional teams and resource management etc)
Stakeholder management

Desirable:

Experience in Data Science
Knowledge and/or experience of Machine Learning

What you get in return:

Up to £60,000 per annum + benefits
Hybrid working (3 days in office)
Opportunity to lead and mentor within a growing security team
Professional development and training support

This company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Interested?

Please submit your CV to Meg Kewley at DCS Recruitment via the link provided.

Alternatively, email me at or call (phone number removed).

DCS Recruitment and all associated companies are committed to creating a working environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age, or nationality

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