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Business Data Analyst
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Business Data Analyst Based in Sutton, London - UK *(Travel to our London office once a week may be required) Business Data Analyst for ICIS - Reed Business Information - Global Digital Media - Part of the FTSE100 RELX Group Job Summary We have an exciting opportunity in a world-class FTSE 100 company for a talented Business Data Analyst to join one of our highly successful flagship businesses, working in an agile and rapidly expanding global environment. You will join a team engaged in delivering high performance, data-rich analytical tools and data services to the petrochemical and energy industries. The successful candidate will be a self-starter able to play a key role in the progression of our data maturity; proactively engaging with stakeholders, data owners and technical teams and coordinating data management across multiple teams and business units. You will be joining a dynamic team working in a friendly atmosphere with a focus on quality and a passion for delivering applications that exceed client expectations. Key Responsibilities * Work closely with the Senior Business Analyst, Product Owner and the Data Operations team to identify, prioritise and coordinate data management activities across the ICIS business. * Map out and streamline processes for data on-boarding. * Develop and maintain documentation of data requirements, workflows, processes and applications; ensuring documentation is kept up-to-date. * Proactively organise and drive requirements gathering for assigned projects. * Work with project owners to understand the business strategy, goals and objectives and to assist the development of a clear roadmap to enable that business unit to achieve them. * Work with stakeholders across the business to deliver data requirements to a high quality suitable to support the data on-boarding process. * Ensure the data management backlog is kept up-to-date, including identifying dependencies and priorities. * Data modelling and taxonomy management working with the Data Architect. * Creating and updating reference data, schemas, descriptors, entitlements and other data entities in support of data on-boarding activities. * Investigating and resolving data quality issues. * Assisting performance and load testing activities. Required skills: * Experience of using SQL to query databases. * Numerate, with the ability to work methodically and accurately. * Advanced Excel skills. * Research, requirement gathering and planning. * Proven track record of gathering customer requirements and translating them into specifications. * Strong organisation/project planning, time management, and change management skills. * Ability to facilitate workshops. * Good communication (verbal and written) skills. * Previous experience working in an Agile environment. * Knowledge of development practices. * Proven track record in partnering with technology resources in solving complex business needs. * Prior success extracting/translating findings into alternatives/solutions and identifying risks/impacts and schedule adjustments to facilitate management decision-making. * Ability to understand and write XML documents. * Familiarity with the use of APIs to post and consume data. * Data Analysis and Data Modelling Desirable skills: * Knowledge of commodity markets. * Proficiency working with JIRA or similar system. * Proficiency working with Confluence or similar system. * Experience working with NoSQL Databases. * Experience with Python * Experience with Tableau * Experience with ETL tools * Experience with Alteryx * Experience with automated data collection systems. RBI is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran needs a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, that individual should please contact 1.877.734.1938 or accommodations@relx.com.