Background:
Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland (VWFSI) has been providing innovative and market leading car finance solutions to people all over Ireland since 2008. With a wide variety of finance, leasing and servicing options, our aim is to support the sales of our Volkswagen Group Brand Partners. With over 120 dealers and over 70,000 customers, Volkswagen Financial Services Ireland has quickly become the largest car finance provider in Ireland.
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Senior Data Manager in the Transformation Function, the Senior Data Analyst (Commercial) plays a critical role in supporting the Commercial Leadership Team through the development and ownership of a portfolio of strategic operational analytics.
The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day analysis of a wide range of end-to-end management information and performance reporting from multiple data sources. They will partner closely with commercial stakeholders to identify business opportunities, utilise all available data, and translate challenges into commercial value.
This role requires a strong blend of analysis experience, business acumen, stakeholder management, and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to influence decision-making through data-driven insights.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and own a holistic portfolio of strategic and tactical analytics to support commercial objectives and business priorities.
- Proactively drive the implementation and use of commercial analytics (customer analytics, next best offer, lead funnel/customer life cycle, trend visualisation, etc.).
- Identify key business drivers and provide analysis to support commercial decision-making and growth initiatives.
- Understand data flows and identify the right data to translate into actionable recommendations.
- Develop automated reporting solutions and reduce manual processes.
- Confidently engage with senior stakeholders to understand business challenges, define analytical requirements, and present findings and solutions.
- Act as a trusted analytical partner to the Commercial Leadership Team and wider business stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Self-driven and proactive approach to improvement and problem solving.
- Proven experience in a commercial, business, or data analytics role.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders.
- Ability to promote ideas/solutions with confidence, credibility and sound business rationale.
- Experience working with multiple data sources and large datasets.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs in a fast-paced and continuously changing environment.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
- Ability to upskill colleagues and develop analytical capabilities across the team.
Experience and Requirements
Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level in Data Analytics or similar area of expertise
Experience:
- 8+ years data analytics, commercial analytics or business intelligence expertise
- Portfolio of commercial analysis (product/customer/market)
- Extensive experience in senior stakeholder management, communication, and presentation
- Experience in a financial services environment beneficial
Professional/ technical knowledge:
- Advanced knowledge of PowerBI (incl DAX and PowerQuery) required
- Intermediate knowledge of SQL (data extraction, ad hoc analysis) required
- Experience with ETL tools (Oracle, SAP) required
- SAP Data Services and SAP Business Objects an advantage
Additional information
Please send your CV to our career mailbox:
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