Data Analyst

Job Purpose: Job Outline: - Lead - Work closely with different business areas
in the department to prioritise business and information needs and define key
performance measures that drive actionable change. Identify new process
improvement opportunities that are in line with business strategy and drive
the change management. - Drive initiatives within the Business to ensure the
quality of data available to aid timely and accurate analysis and
interpretation of different strategic priorities for the business, such that
the business is constantly on the upward trend. - Work with Group IT and
relevant key stakeholders to ensure a foundation of insightful data that
supports a specific analysis or application. Act as the link in defining
functional requirements between the business and IT. - Research best practices
and keep abreast of tools, frameworks and mechanisms for data analytics to
ensure the business is on the right path to using data strategically and
smartly. - Provide support and guidance to the Data Analysts within the
operational teams. Work with them to ensure best approach is adopted,
standardised reporting and learning needs are met. - Execute - Provide
exploratory analysis using different techniques, ranging from simple data
aggregation via statistical analysis to complex data mining to discover
patterns, meaningful relationships, anomalies and predict future business
outcomes and trends to support business improvement and decision. - Assist
with the in-depth analysis of historical data through predictive/projection
modelling for co-relations during the business planning process to optimise
opportunities for cost reduction or increase in revenues. - Responsible to
transform data into action-oriented information through predictive or
prescriptive analytic capabilities to enable the business understand
potentially complex challenges and support senior management to take proactive
evidence based business decisions, to achieve required improvements. - Work
closely with project management team to execute data analytics related
projects within assigned budget and timelines.
Qualifications & Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Operational Research,
Statistics, Data Science or similar numerical with preferably a post-graduate
qualification. - ‎6-‎8 years of experience in a data supported organisation
including at least ‎2 years in positions of progressively increasing managerial
responsibilities. Knowledge/Skills: - English Level ‎6 - IT and Computer
Literacy - Advanced Excel - Management Skills - Safety Awareness -
Demonstrable logical, creative and analytical thinking skills - Knowledge in
using databases such as SQL Server & Oracle, with the ability to create
complex SQL and understanding of general database management concepts. -
Ability to code in R or Python
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.