Senior Data Quality Analyst

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

We’re looking for a Senior Data Quality Analyst to lead the implementation of a data quality monitoring and reporting framework.

It’s an exciting time to join the team as you’ll be able to see the ‘big picture’ of data throughout its lifecycle and will look to grow the value of our data and deliver the data products that the Guardian needs to achieve our goals.

About the Role

• Responsible for managing processes to measure, monitor, and report on data quality levels, including rule creation, dashboards and data quality profiling.
• Manage, track and communicate data quality issues across the organisation. Leading retrospectives and identifying root causes for data quality issues and their resolution so we continuously learn and embed improvements.
• Support data owners & stewards with their responsibilities related to data quality and ensure clear accountability for the organisation’s key data assets.
• Ensure that the data quality, standards and process is continually reviewed and improved according to best practice, stakeholder feedback and organisational demands.
• Ensure that the data governance materials are fit-for-purpose to business needs.

About You

• Broad experience gained within the data field, ideally in a large, data-led and consumer-focused organisation.
• Experience working as a Data Quality Analyst or in a Data Quality related role.
• Able to lead the development and maintenance of data quality rules, profiling and dashboards.
• Experience managing data quality issue resolution with a range of stakeholders from business managers to technical experts.
• Experience using SQL and Tableau (or similar visualisation tools) to identify data quality issues and perform data quality profiling.
• Robust knowledge of GDPR and implications on the management of consumer data.

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

We’re operating in a hybrid working model with a mix of office-based and remote-based work. You'll be expected to come into our London office 3 days a week.

How to Apply

To apply, please upload your latest CV and a cover letter which outlines why you’d love to take on this role, and why you’re a great match for what we’re looking for.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

The closing date for applications is Monday 18th November 2024.

All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply. It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Please contact Sean at sean.brinkley@guardian.co.uk to discuss further so we can work with you to support you through your application.