Lead Analyst
Greenlight Planet
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQLTableau
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQLTableau
About the role
- Job Locations: Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria
- Transform data into actionable business insights and bridge the gap between business strategy and technology.
- Collaborate with senior leaders to identify strategic opportunities and guide data-driven decision-making.
- Develop and execute advanced solutions and statistical methods to solve complex business problems.
- Apply A/B testing, regression methods, hypothesis testing, and other statistical methodologies to validate business strategies.
- Design and develop impactful dashboards and reports using tools like Tableau, Looker, or Power BI.
- Serve as a trusted advisor by applying a deep understanding of business operations to recommend strategies that drive growth, operational improvements, and collaboration.
- Drive the development and monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Leverage an understanding of business processes to provide recommendations on optimizing operations and improving outcomes.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to design and optimize data pipelines and workflows.
- Manage projects to completion, mentor team members, and review their work.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in data science, business analytics, computer science, or a related quantitative field.
- 6+ years of experience in business intelligence, or a similar role, with a proven track record of driving business outcomes through data insights.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis and modeling.
- Prior experience in project management, with experience working on complex projects across multiple teams and delivering results on time and within scope.
- Expertise in data visualization tools like Tableau, Looker, or Power BI to create compelling, actionable insights.
- A business mindset with the ability to understand and address cross-functional problem statements and strategic opportunities.
- Good statistical understanding and the ability to apply statistical methods to solve business problems and to turn insights into impactful actions.
- Storytelling and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to convey insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus but not required.
- Strategic and results-driven, with the ability to balance big-picture thinking with attention to detail.
- Proactive and collaborative with good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Adaptable and eager to learn, staying ahead of trends in business strategy, analytics, and visualization tools.
- A problem solver who thrives on turning insights into impactful actions.
