Hybrid Senior Data Analyst

at Bupa

• Job title: Senior Data Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £50,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Staines, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Data Analyst supporting Bupa's data governance and compliance efforts within the UK. Mentoring juniors and implementing governance frameworks for effective data management.

Responsibilities

• Implement and Evolve Governance Frameworks: Establish and continuously improve data governance frameworks, policies, and controls to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security across all domains.
• Act as Product Team SME: Serve as the subject matter expert for Data Governance within product squads, ensuring designs and implementations adhere to governance standards and best practices.
• Advise and Influence: Act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders, shaping decisions on governance strategy, compliance, and risk management.
• Develop Governance Assets: Lead the creation and adoption of key artefacts such as data dictionaries, catalogues, lineage documentation, and metadata repositories.
• Champion Data Literacy: Promote data literacy across the organisation by designing and delivering education programmes for non-data professionals.
• Integrate Governance with Platforms: Drive governance integration with strategic platforms (e.g., Dynamics CRM, Snowflake, Power BI) and ensure alignment with agile delivery models.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Lead governance efforts for compliance with regulations, ensuring robust controls and audit readiness.
• Align with Organisational Goals: Collaborate with IT and business units to align governance initiatives with organisational priorities and strategic objectives.
• Represent Governance in Forums: Influence enterprise architecture, data strategy, and digital transformation initiatives through active participation in governance forums.
• Maintain Documentation: Keep governance processes and tools up to date to ensure effective knowledge management.
• Foster Collaboration: Build strong relationships with Data Office teams to ensure clarity of roles and collaborative support.
• Mentor Junior Professionals:Guide and develop junior governance team members, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.

Requirements

• Proven 2 years experience as a Senior Data Analyst, ideally in a complex, regulated environments
• Deep knowledge of data management principles, governance frameworks, and industry best practices
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to drive cultural change around data
• Strong technical expertise in Snowflake, SQL, Power BI, and familiarity with Azure DevOps, confluence
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g. GDPR) and risk management
• Experience with metadata management, data quality tooling, and MDM platforms
• Familiarity with Dynamics CRM or equivalent technology is favourable
• Experience with Product Operating Model approaches is preferred
• Professional certifications such as DCAM, CDMP, highly desirable.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts