Data Analytics Team Lead

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

This role is an exciting opportunity for a Data Analytics - Team Lead looking to take the next step in their career and make a significant contribution to our Commercial function. As a member of the Analytics team within Trading Performance and Analytics, you will get the opportunity to use data & insights to fuel Sky Ireland’s success by unearthing what consumers do and love. We look to exploit our data to influence Sky strategies and support key decision makers in Sky Ireland.

What you will do: 

• Own the analytics roadmap for Sky Ireland and NOW, including delivery of ongoing activities and actively managing priorities for new demand.

• Maintain and develop processes for measurement and targeting to guide and optimise commercial activities.

• Lead the direction of content analytics and reporting for the Irish business and to understand the relationship between our content and business performance.

• Lead and deliver data science projects including insights deep-dives, predictive models, segmentations and ad-hoc analyses that explore and identify opportunities for the business.

• Provide strong support for a wide variety of stakeholders, ensuring all business areas can get the data they need to make key decisions.

• Become a champion for self-serve and automation analytics across the business by productionising deliverables.

• Lead and coach the analytics team by setting goals, mentoring and career development

• Drive analytics best practices in data science, coding standards and tooling.

• Be challenged to think commercially, and to partner with our business stakeholders to maximise the impact and value of our analyses.

• Develop strong relationships with the team’s stakeholders and be a key part of how the wider Sky team delivers on its goals and targets.

What you will bring:

• Significant experience in an analytics role where you used advanced analytics techniques such as predictive modelling, segmentation, analytics deep-dives, etc.

• A proven ability to effectively manage competing demand from a variety of stakeholders

• A real passion to unlock the insights & stories in our data, and work with our stakeholders to see those insights help us deliver on business priorities

• A self-starter, who enjoys the energy of a fast-paced environment and who has strong multi-tasking abilities and resilience

• Strong knowledge of SQL and Python

• Someone with curiosity about our customers, our data and how we could do things differently and better

• Masters level education preferred, graduate in mathematics, computer science, physical sciences or other quantitative discipline

What is ‘great to have’

• Experience managing a team, particularly an analytics team

• Examples of leading / driving analytics projects that lead to a measurable benefit

• Examples of being part of, or influencing Strategic projects or decisions

• Experience of using Tableau to visualise data and create intuitive dashboards

• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform

The Rewards: 

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate

• A generous pension package

• Private healthcare

• Discounted mobile and broadband

• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:  

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.  

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.     

Your office base:     

This role is Dublin based in our offices in Burlington Plaza, Dublin 4 with some travel to Sky’s HQ in Osterley London required from time to time. 

Inclusion:  

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.   

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.   

Why wait?   

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.   

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.  

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.