Lead Data Analyst

Job Purpose: JOB PURPOSE The Lead Data Analyst is a fully-participating member
of a cross-functional team working autonomously on technology development and
problem resolution in the Enterprise Data & Analytics space. The role involves
the analysis aspects of sourcing and transforming data to ensure it delivers
on the insights required by Emirates Airlines and Emirates Group business
stakeholders. It also involves some thought leadership to continuously improve
the data analysis capability. JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES LINKED TO OBJECTIVE AREAS:
‎1. Understand business domains well (e.g. airline, passenger, pilot & crew,
aircrafts, HR, Finance). Work with product owners and business users to
understand operational source system data and business transformation / data
cleansing rules required to ensure that analytical solutions generate the
insights required by the business. Lead efforts to identify source systems and
high-level data transformation rules across data assets during the discovery
phase of new initiatives. Operate with a data-driven mindset, helping the
business generate those insights based on data, and assist with the
development of meaningful business KPI's. ‎2. Organize and lead efforts for the
collection of data dictionaries and creation of business glossaries. Maintain
core data repositories as data sources and interfaces change over time. ‎3.
Define and maintain conceptual, logical, or physical data models and data
interfaces for the analytical environment. Work with business users on access,
query patterns and ensuring that they effectively meet business expectations.
‎4. Conduct complex data gap analysis and data profiling to analyze
availability and quality of incoming data and advise on any data cleansing
rules, or issue resolution options in case of incidents (including analysis of
potential data quality issues). Incorporate business transformation rules into
solution designs or mapping documents to ensure solutions provide timely
business value. ‎5. Document proposed or modified data interfaces, including
fit for data models, data flow timing, source-to-target mapping, uniqueness
criteria and data transformation rules including data validations and
controls. Mentor more junior Data Analysts to do the same. ‎6. Provide feedback
on technical solutions to ensure they effectively meet the analytical
requirements and expectations, are easily accessible and queryable, and
provide timely business value. ‎7. Implement and practice fit-for-purpose
estimation techniques, to promote iterative delivery. Help the team in
refining estimates during sprint planning, with optimal assumptions and inter-
dependency understanding. ‎8. Collaborate with the quality engineers to
identify areas which need to be validated and ensure data exposed to business
stakeholders satisfies their analytical needs. ‎9. Partner with a Data
Governance group to implement appropriate standards, methodologies, template
and tools related to documenting and analyzing data assets. Support in
delivery of flexible, reusable and well-maintained core data repositories. ‎10.
Keep current on evolving Emirates Airlines and Emirates Group data and
analytics business knowledge domains to accurately assess the quality of the
data,ensure business glossaries remain up-to-date, and drive quality and
consistency across data and analytic solutions.
Qualifications & Experience: Qualifications: Degree or Honours (‎12+‎3 or
equivalent) In a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computational
Mathematics, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering. Specialization or
electives in a Data & Analytics field (e.g. Data Warehousing, Data Science,
Business Intelligence) a nice-to-have. Experience: ‎5+ yrs in Data Analysis
experience (Fewer years' experience will be considered for Masters degree
holders) - Minimum ‎5+ years conducting data analysis tasks (e.g. source system
identification, data dictionary / metadata collection, data profiling, source-
to-target mapping) - Proven track record developing and maintaining data
documentation artifacts in organizations of similar size and complexity within
project deadlines - Proven track record developing templates for organizing
data analysis output - Deep expertise on business transformation rules and
understanding of data solution designs - Experience building conceptual,
logical and physical data models - Experience writing complex SQL queries to
analyze data and provide results to business users or project team members -
Experience with building information designs for data-centric projects on two
or more of the following (preferably within a airlines industry): Data
Warehouses, Big Data Environment for Analytics, Data API, Business
Intelligence Solutions - Exposure to data governance or business intelligence
tools (e.g. Collibra, Snowflake, Microstrategy, Power BI) a nice-to-have -
Airline industry experience strongly preferred (or expertise in a supporting
function such as HR or Finance); needs to understand the business domains well
to conduct data modelling and analysis activities Knowledge/Skills: -
Excellent communicator; able to clearly communicate rationale, approaches and
complex data models to business stakeholders, peers and management - Operates
with a "You Code It, You Own It" mindset (i.e. supports the products they
build) - Demonstrated problem-solver; able to design and document solutions
independently - Strong work ethic, being results-oriented, and accuracy /
attention to detail are critical - Demonstrated initiative, able to work both
independently and as a team member - Team player; able to collaborate with
others to remove blockers, solve complex data problems and debug/resolve
issues - Self-starter and has passion for exploring and learning new
technologies, especially those in the Enterprise Data & Analytics space - Able
to deliver solutions (and associated value) iteratively - Is accountable and
displays positive attitude.
Salary & Benefits: Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary
and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on
flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information
about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website
www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what's it like to live and
work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle
section.