Embark on a transformative journey as Data Solutions Analyst at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

This role is within the Data Solutions team, which is responsible for the delivery and development of business, regulatory and client reporting across Global Transaction Banking.

To be successful in this role as a Data Solutions Analyst, you should possess the following skillsets: 

• Application of Dashboard designing and data visualization best practice.
• Advanced skills and experience of Tableau and SQL.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and stakeholder management skills.

Some other highly valued skills include:

• Other Tools experience (Power BI, SAS EG, AWS).

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in our Pune office.

Purpose of the role

To transform raw data into useful and actionable insights that support strategic decision-making across the bank. 

Accountabilities

• Delivery of Business Intelligence (BI) solutions including multi-dimensional database models, data marts, data warehousing, data transforms, data analytics, and reporting solutions, to support the decision-making processes across the bank.
• Execution of data extraction, cleansing and maintenance initiatives from a range of resources including internal systems, external data bases and market feeds.
• Development of data models, dashboards and reports to clearly communicate the banks key business KPIs, performance, trends, and relationships to various levels of management within the bank.
• Provision of responses and solutions to business requests for data analysis by building custom queries and reports to address specific questions and problems.
• Monitoring KPIs against established objectives and benchmarks to identify trends, patterns and anomalies that may impact the banks performance and provide recommendations to improve highlighted processes.
• Collaboration with various stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide solutions through new technologies and tools that are compliment with the banks objectives, regulatory requirements, and data governance policies.
• Continual improvement and automation of reporting and metric provision across Technology.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.