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Lead Insight Analyst - Contract

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 23 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£500 - £600 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Lead Insight Analyst position is a contract role based in London, offering a salary of £500-£600 per day, outside IR35.
  • The agency specializes in data-driven insights within the sports and entertainment sectors and is seeking a candidate with proven experience in client-facing environments.
  • The role involves leading multiple high-profile projects and requires a strategic mindset along with hands-on analytical skills.
  • Candidates should possess a strong analytics toolkit, including tools like Google Cloud, BigQuery, and Power BI, with a background in customer analytics preferred.
  • Applicants are expected to have significant experience, ideally in sports, media, or retail sectors, and will work closely with client stakeholders and a small team of analysts.

Lead Insight Analyst - Contract Sports & Entertainment ClientLondon - Hybrid£500-£600 per day - outside IR35

We're working with a leading data-driven agency operating at the intersection of sport, media, and fan engagement. Known for partnering with major names in the industry - from top-tier football clubs to global sporting bodies - they're on the lookout for a seasoned Lead Insight Analyst to take the reins across multiple high-profile projects.

This is a strategic and hands-on role ideal for someone who thrives in varied, fast-paced environments. You'll be embedded across three flagship accounts, helping clients better understand and activate their data through robust insight, infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Projects:

  • Global Football Organisation: Lead the digital engagement reporting strategy across international tournaments Ensure clean data flow from pipelines to dashboards, mainly in Power BI
  • Premier League Club: Guide the CRM system implementation. Collaborate with vendors to design and define how data should be structured and ingested
  • Top-Tier Football Club: Deliver insights around personalised digital content, algorithm testing, and content recommendations, working primarily with BigQuery and Power BI

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Act as the key strategic and analytical lead across all three accounts
  • Work closely with client stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and reporting needs
  • Lead a small team of analysts and data scientists to deliver insights and reporting
  • Translate complex data sets into actionable insights for senior leadership and board-level reporting
  • Partner with internal strategy and insight managers to align on deliverables

Skills & Experience:

  • Proven experience in client-facing, stakeholder-heavy environments
  • A wide-ranging analytics toolkit - essential tools include: Google Cloud, BigQuery, Power BI, Python, Looker, Tableau, Salesforce (a plus), GA4 (nice to have)
  • Background in customer analytics; experience in sports, media or retail sectors highly desirable
  • Comfortable managing both hands-on delivery and strategic oversight (approx. 50/50 split)

Benefits

£500-£600 per day, outside IR35, London, 3-4 days in the office

How to Apply

Register your interest by sending your CV to Lloyd Dunstall via the Apply link on this page

Insight / Customer / Analytics / Sports / Media / Entertainment / Digital / Google Cloud / BigQuery / Power BI / Python / Looker / Tableau / Salesforce / GA4

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.