Data Lead Business Analyst

**Data Lead BA – Consumer Audience Data**

**What the role is all about:**

We are looking for a Data Lead BA with 5-8 years of experience to be responsible for collaborative involvement of data development – from concept and requirements through inception, specification, development, testing, release and retirement.

Audience Data team within the Personalization & Privacy division of our Consumer Group. This team is tasked with managing a significant data asset comprising terabytes of user interactions from our website and apps. This data is crucial for our personalisation efforts, machine learning, product insights and analytics, as well as customer reporting functions. You will collaborate closely with our AI team, providing rich datasets essential for developing predictive models and personalised recommenders to enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of our machine learning solutions. Additionally, these comprehensive datasets facilitate in-depth analysis and understanding of user behaviour, supporting data-driven decision-making across our business.

**While no two days are likely to be the same, your typical responsibilities will include:**

+ Extensive requirements gathering from analysts, product managers and other business stakeholders to ensure a majority of business needs and use cases are met.

+ Ensuring these requirements are well understood by delivery teams through story kick offs and constant communication.

+ Identifying and communicating any requirement dependencies, issues or risks identified through the analysis process.

+ Documenting our databases and infrastructure landscape using techniques such as data flow diagrams, entity relationship diagrams, data schemas, etc.

**Who we’re looking for:**

+ Excellent communication skills

+ Expertise in data analysis and data design

+ Intermediate to advanced SQL skills

+ Strong knowledge of database concepts

+ A passion for data and how it can be used to solve real problems, as well as pedantic attention to detail

+ Strong analytical skills, including ability to interpret complex business needs and translate into requirements and data specifications for technical solutions

+ A love of documentation to go with excellent communication skills – both written and verbal

+ Ability to collaborate and build productive relationships with stakeholders across the organisation

+ Ability to manage the competing demands of multiple projects in a timely manner – #gsd

+ Ability to work productively and autonomously in a fast paced environment

**Qualifications and experience:**

+ 5+ years of experience working with data in analytics and/or engineering environments

+ Proven track record in developing detailed data specifications, data trend identification, visualisation of data

**What we offer:**

+ A hybrid and flexible approach to working.

+ Transport options to help you get to and from work, including home pick-up and drop-off.

+ Meals provided on site in our office.

+ Flexible leave options including parental leave, family care leave and celebration leave.

+ Insurances for you and your immediate family members.

+ Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing.

+ Continuous learning and development opportunities to further your technical expertise.

**The values we live by:**

Our values are at the core of how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions. We believe that how we work is equally important as what we do to achieve our goals. This commitment is at the heart of everything we do, from the way we interact with colleagues to the way we serve our customers and communities.

**Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:**

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more e?ective and fuel disruptive thinking – be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience. We know diverse teams are critical to maintaining our success and driving new business opportunities. If you’ve got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

**REA Group in India:**

You might already recognise our logo. The REA brand does have an existing presence in India. In fact, we set up our new tech hub in Gurugram to be their neighbours!

REA Group holds a controlling interest in REA India Pte. Ltd., operator of established brands Housing.com, Makaan.com and PropTiger.com, three of the country’s leading digital property marketplaces.

Through our close connection to REA India, we’ve seen first-hand the incredible talent the country has to offer, and the huge opportunity to expand our global workforce. Our Cyber City Tech Center is an extension of REA Group; a satellite office working directly with our Australia HQ on local projects and tech delivery.