Data Analytics Manager

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About Us

We are Lightfoot, a high-growth technology company based just outside Exeter that is focused on making a difference worldwide, one driver at a time. We help businesses and private motorists improve efficiency and safety.

Our technology has been proven to reduce fuel use and emissions rates by 10-20%, and at-fault accidents and wear and tear by 40-50%. It connects to your vehicle's on-board computer and uses all the live data it produces to analyse how efficiently you are driving. It's similar to how performance is analysed in Formula 1. Lightfoot turns that data into simple feedback for you - the driver - so you know when you're pushing your vehicle too far and can bring it back to maximum efficiency. Beyond the vehicle, our proprietary gamification platform engages users via our app, giving our driver community the opportunity to engage in their performance and to win weekly cash prizes and rewards for achieving Elite Driver standard. Our solutions are highly differentiated from the competition which has helped us secure circa 300 of the UK's largest fleet customers including Tesco, Asda, Southwest Water, Iceland and Virgin Media to name a few.

More recently, we've started leveraging our gamification IP to expand our product offering to beyond drivers. With our new app-only solution we can now incentivise and reward all sorts of measurable behaviours for our customers, from physical activity to online order picking. We've now given away nearly £1m in prize money incentivising and rewarding desirable behaviours and are excited about the value this can bring to our customer and to our growth prospects.

We're a fun-loving bunch who are growing at an astonishing rate. We've moved into a brand-new, state-of-the-art office near Exeter in the beautiful Southwest (which was voted Exeter's 'Best Workspace'). We are excited to keep growing the Lightfoot family with like-minded, passionate individuals who share our values.

• We care deeply.
• We are innovative.
• We deliver excellence.
• We are customer first.
• We are friendly and celebrate individuality.

About The Role

We are seeking a data leader to help us grow our analytical capabilities at Lightfoot. We are in a period of transition as we build our all-new Azure data lake. We use the vast amounts of data we capture from our industry leading in vehicle tech to deliver cutting-edge analytics, driving change across the businesses we serve. This role is responsible for the evolution of our data infrastructure and analytics as we build and develop our next generation of self-service data tools for our customers. You must be comfortable maintaining legacy systems (Excel, VBA & PowerPoint) whilst managing the transition to the new Azure platform. You will manage a small team of skilled analysts, enabling the business to maintain operational outputs whilst also providing coaching and mentorship to upskill the team. We are looking for a critical thinker who has experience in building and developing new analytical data structures, to extract the most insight from our data. We would expect you to have strong understanding and demonstratable experience using data modelling (dimensional modelling), warehousing, processing (Map Reduce) and transformation techniques. You must be an expert in SQL and at least one analytical programming language (R, Python or Julia) and be highly proficient in at least one BI tool (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense). This is a very exciting role for someone who loves data and has a passion for making positive change. If this sounds at all like you then please send us your CV and we will be in contact.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a small team of skilled analysts.
• Be a key decision maker in the development of the new data warehouse.
• Lead in the development of new data structures.
• Lead in the creation of new analytical insights, setting the vision for how we use data.
• Key stakeholder management of internal and external consumers.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to junior members of the team.
• Role model best practice techniques for analytics (code review, optimisation, critical thinking, data validation, version control)
• Continuously look to improve and expand our data capabilities.

Desired qualifications, skills and experience

• At least 5 years' experience in a Senior Data Analyst/Scientist role is essential.
• Demonstratable experience using data modelling (dimensional modelling), warehousing, processing (Map Reduce) and transformation techniques is essential.
• Expert in SQL is essential.
• Expert in at least one analytical programming language (Python (preferred), R or Julia) is essential.
• Advocate of IAC principles and best practice coding (GIT, SVN) is essential.
• Ability to optimise workflows and analysis for map reduce processing is essential.
• Experience with BI software (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense) is essential.
• Confident presenting complex problems in ways suitable to target audience is essential.
• Experience managing a skilled team is preferrable.
• Familiarity working in an agile team is preferrable.

Personal characteristics

• A leader who can inspire a team.
• Critical objective thinker who likes to solve problems.
• Takes a keen interest in tech, especially in data.
• Someone who can be objective and is not afraid to challenge dogma constructively.
• Positive advocate for our company values.
• Focussed on continuous development.
• Active problem solver.
• Confident communicator.
• Personable and outgoing, with a good sense of humour.

Salary

• Upon application

Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme
• 24 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• End-of-year company closure from 25 Dec to 01 Jan inclusive (3 days of AL allowance)
• 1 day of birthday leave - an additional day off to celebrate!
• 1 day to volunteer - an additional day to give back
• Holiday buy-back scheme - the opportunity to buy up to an extra week of leave p/annum
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Bravo benefits including:
  • cycle-to-work scheme
  • financial wellbeing resources
  • gym discounts
  • MyMindPal app
  • retail discount scheme
  • tech benefits
• Simplyhealth Optimise health plan
• Simplyhealth Denplan dental plan
• Group life insurance (death-in-service) (available post-probation)
• Company pension (available post-probation)
• A personal Lightfoot device (available post-probation)
• A tree planted in your name in the Lightfoot Forest
• Long service awards - vouchers & extra annual leave
• Refer-A-Friend scheme (£2,500 for successful referrals)
• Casual dress
• Company social events and activities
• On-site parking