Senior Data Analyst

Company Overview

Bayut & dubizzle are prominent homegrown brands with a strong presence throughout the seven emirates in the UAE, connecting millions of users nationwide. As part of the Dubizzle Group, which consists of five well-established classified brands, the group reaches over 123 million monthly users who rely on its platforms for their various needs.

Role Summary

The Senior Data Analyst will serve as a pivotal figure in promoting data-driven culture and methodologies among functional analysts and stakeholders across departments such as marketing, sales, finance, and product teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Extract, access, and manipulate substantial datasets to support analyses using SQL, Python, and comparable tools.
• Design and build business intelligence dashboards using Sisense or equivalent tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Data Studio, ensuring adherence to best practices across finance, sales, inventory, and other functions.
• Lead full lifecycle data analyses including defining requirements, planning activities, and designing solutions.
• Establish KPIs and metrics while promoting data governance through standardization and clear communication.
• Prepare detailed documentation and presentations for management.
• Enhance analysis and reporting capabilities, monitor performance, and implement quality control strategies to identify improvements.
• Perform data querying, report creation, and presentation of insights effectively.
• Conduct research and validation of entity data utilizing relevant internal and external sources.
• Maintain and validate entity reference data in a centralized account database.
• Manage exceptions, reconciliations, and reporting tasks.
• Collaborate on projects within the Reference Data environment, analyzing requirements and testing interfaces or workflow solutions.
• Take full ownership of assignments through their entire lifecycle.
• Develop new analytic models suited to business needs, including simulations, optimisation, prediction, and machine learning approaches.
• Engage in design, execution, and interpretation of experiments and trials to optimize strategies over time.
• Ensure data quality and prompt delivery of actionable reports.
• Create and update documentation for analytics tools and processes to facilitate user adoption.
• Conduct training sessions on Data Analytics & Reporting to foster data literacy within the organization.
• Operate independently on complex projects without supervision.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a related discipline; a master’s degree is advantageous.
• Minimum of six years' experience in analytics roles, preferably with exposure to product and commercial teams within internet or e-commerce sectors.
• Background in e-commerce, internet, and digital media preferred.
• Proven experience developing, implementing, or maintaining predictive models involving very large datasets.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Microsoft Excel.
• Skills in programming languages such as Python or R are highly desired.
• Well-versed in statistical methodologies and experienced in using packages like Excel, SPSS, or SAS for data analysis.
• Exceptional analytical abilities with the capacity to transform data into actionable business insights.
• Detail-oriented with a strong ability to gather, organize, analyze, and disseminate complex information accurately.
• Effective storytelling and communication skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Self-driven and proactive with the aptitude to solve complex problems and deliver quality results under challenging conditions.
• Genuine passion for data and metrics with a hands-on approach to work.
• Ability to excel in a dynamic, fast-paced workplace.
• Highly motivated, professional, and creative mindset.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills alongside business acumen.
• Keen curiosity and commitment to continuous learning.
• Capable of thriving in a professional, international, and entrepreneurial environment.
• Alignment with team values emphasizing simplicity, efficiency, and speed.

Employee Benefits

• Opportunity to work within a fast-paced, high-performing team.
• Diverse multicultural work environment including over 60 nationalities.
• Competitive tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
• Annual allowance for air ticket expenses.
• Employee discounts at various vendors throughout the Emirates.
• Recognition and rewards programs.
• Learning and development opportunities to support career growth.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

Bayut & dubizzle promote equal opportunities and embrace diversity by fostering an inclusive workplace for all employees.