Senior Data Analyst
We are now currently looking to a new Senior Data Analyst to the team here at AJ Bell.
Purpose of the role
The Senior Data Analyst plays a critical role in delivering high-quality analytical insight that drives decisions across AJ Bell. The role blends advanced analytics, data modelling, and stakeholder engagement to deliver solutions that are accurate, scalable, and aligned to our strategic data ambitions. The jobholder will support cloud transformation, adoption of AI capabilities, and the development of best-in-class analytical practices.
What does the job involve?
The key responsibilities of the role are as follows:
Strategic & Cross-Business Impact
- Support delivery of AJ Bell’s Data Strategy and development of a modern analytics capability.
- Provide analytical leadership for transition from on‑premise to cloud solutions, including Snowflake.
- Identify, champion and deliver improvements and innovations including AI adoption.
Analytics Delivery & Technical Excellence
- Deliver high‑quality analytical outputs for senior data leadership.
- Proactively deep dive and explore challenges to create recommendations
- Conduct data design, modelling and exploration to support trusted reporting.
- Perform data discovery to understand new and existing data sources.
- Produce compelling visualisations and dashboards using Power BI.
- Translate data insight into clear commercial recommendations
Governance, Quality & Risk
- Peer‑review team outputs and code to maintain high standards.
- Ensure departmental processes are followed and continuously improved.
- Identify and embed controls for emerging analytics‑related risks.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build strong partnerships across the business to translate requirements into analytical solutions.
- Provide guidance on data mapping, modelling and solution design.
- Communicate complex ideas effectively to technical and non‑technical audiences.
Leadership & Development
- Mentor and upskill junior analysts.
- Promote analytical best practice, documentation and knowledge‑sharing.
Competence, knowledge and skills
- Significant experience in a modern analytics environment.
- Demonstrable experience in hypothesis-led problem solving
- Application of rigorous hypothesis thinking
- Quantification of commercial impact to drive actionable insight & meaningful business outcomes.
- Strong T‑SQL skills.
- Experience with SSRS and SSIS.
- Understanding of dimensional modelling techniques (e.g., Kimball).
- Advanced proficiency in Python or another analytical language.
- Cloud experience, ideally Snowflake.
- Use of AI within analytics workflows.
- Strong data storytelling and insight communication abilities.
- Ability to scope, design and plan analytical projects.
- High‑quality stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise effectively and adapt to changing demands.
- Self‑motivated and committed to continuous learning.
About us:
AJ Bell is one of the UK’s fastest-growing investment platforms, serving over 644,000 customers and managing £103.3 billion in assets. Through our award-winning platform, we support everyone from professional financial advisers to first-time investors, making it easier to take control of your financial future and feel good investing. With over 1,500 employees across Manchester, London, and Bristol, AJ Bell is a FTSE 250 company and has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, as well as a Great Place to Work® in 2025 and 2026. We offer a collaborative, friendly environment built on strong guiding principles and pride in what we do.
Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.
Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for six consecutive years and in 2025 named a Great Place to Work®.
At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.
Our perks and benefits:
- Starting holiday entitlement of 26 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service and a holiday buy and sell scheme
- A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7%
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Annual free share awards scheme
- Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
- Health Cash Plan – provided by SimplyHealth
- Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
- Free on-site gym providing a wide range of free classes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bike loan scheme
- Sick pay+ pledge
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Discounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange Quay
- Loans for travel season tickets
- Death in service scheme
- Paid time off for volunteer work
- Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
- Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
- Parking at Exchange Quay (Subject to availability)
- Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
- Ongoing technical training
- Professional qualification support
- Talent development programmes
- Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
- Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
- Casual dress code
- Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals
Hybrid working:
At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you'll spend 3-4 days per week in the office. For new team members, the first month will be spent full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.
AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we'd love to speak to you.