BI Project Analyst

Exciting opportunity for the right candidate to become part of IT metrics product team. We are a part of Business Management & Transformation unit within Technology & Operations area. We are committed to helping Santander deliver value through digital adoption and technologies. We value continued learning, innovation and strive for continuous improvement.

You will be part of a close-knit, small, cross functional product team alongside technical lead/manager, database developer/integrator and BI architect/analyst/technical solutions consultant to help deliver dashboards for IT senior managers. Interactive visualisations help them track people and finance related KPIs on a monthly cycle.

As a team we are responsible for E2E process from sourcing the data to providing the dashboards to end users, maintaining, and improving them afterwards. We achieve that by working together in a collaborative manner where everyone is encouraged and empowered to contribute to achieve the best outcome.

The difference you'll make.

• Analysing and translating business requirements into technical specifications to provide to database developer
• Helping define the design and solution to ensure different scenarios are considered for better customer experience and product understanding
• Building and supporting efficient data processes, taking data from numerous sources, preparing and reconciling data
• Testing data accuracy and results from data sources all the way to the final product
• Contributing to creating, testing, and improving visualisations in MicroStrategy and in Qlik Sense
• Delivering quality, individually or as a team player, with a holistic view of all deliverables

What you'll bring.

• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills with ability for pivot tables, different formulas, filters, power pivot, etc
• Excellent data analytical skills with the ability to assimilate information from many sources
• Working knowledge of BI tools MicroStrategy and Qlik Sense
• Some knowledge of technologies such as database and SQL, mainly for extracting data from PostgreSQL database to test data accuracy and reconcile.
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to learn new skills and embrace and adapt to new challenges and opportunities

It would also be nice for you to have.

• Passion about providing a positive customer experience
• Some practical experience of Agile methodology
• Knowledge in software development lifecycle and testing
• Experience of change management

What else you need to know.

This is a secondment/fixed term contract position for 12 months.

This role is Milton Keynes based with a hybrid working approach.

Working hours is routine Monday-Friday, with no shift work or out of hours call outs expected.

How we'll reward you.

Opportunities to embrace Agile with us as we transform our business, work in an environment with leading edge technology, attend 'Meet Ups' and be part of internal and external technology communities and work for an organisation that's dedicated to your learning and ongoing development.

As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs. Part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.

• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
• 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: Bupa medical insurance, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
• Share in Santander's success by investing in our share plans
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships

#ThePlaceToBeYourself - Everyday Inclusion at Santander

We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people, so we welcome applications from across society.

You can find out more about how we're embedding an inclusive culture that encourages our people to bring their full and authentic selves to work on our website

A bit more about Santander

At Santander we're driven by our purpose - to help people and businesses prosper. This means we help customers to create change for themselves and those around them, and we champion businesses to grow sustainably. We do this by always living our values of Simple, Personal and Fair.

At Santander, we each take personal responsibility for managing risk by embracing the I AM Risk framework - to Identify, Assess, Manage and Report risks, and to continuously build a deeper understanding of the risks we face. It is an important part of our culture at Santander, and we will provide you with knowledge to help you manage risks in your role.

What to do next:-

If this sounds like a role you're interested in, then please apply.