LEAD ANALYTICS ENGINEER

at  Medialab

THE OPPORTUNITY

As the senior, technical lead behind Apollo Platform, the foundation of our cutting-edge marketing intelligence proposition, the Lead Analytics Engineer will play a pivotal role in shaping its future.
This is a unique opportunity to lead and innovate within our dynamic and fast-growing business, working on a best-in-class data platform, where your hands-on approach and extensive experience will directly influence our success.
We’re looking for an experienced data/analytics engineer who lives and breathes data modelling, SQL and BI to join our talented team and make a real impact.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

In order to thrive in this role, you will need the following skills & experience:
Extensive experience of analytics engineering, data management, business intelligence or related fields, demonstrating a track record of designing, implementing and maintaining robust data systems.
Experience working with relatively large datasets, ensuring their consistency and accuracy.
Deep experience architecting data models - ideally traditional dimensional models alongside more modern cloud-native approaches.
Significant experience with DBT, SQL and Jinja and cloud computing platforms.
Knowledge of data governance practices and data privacy considerations.
Experience with writing tests and evaluating test coverage.
Proven experience in leading technical team members including the mentorship of junior engineers.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including data analysts, data scientists and domain experts.
Ability to adapt to new technologies and methodologies whilst protecting the fundamentals.
Experience working with linters, formatters and other code standards tools.
Informed opinions on code standards but ability to adapt to existing embedded standards.
Experience working with various BI tools.
Strong problem solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex challenges.
Experience with BigQuery and Apache Superset is desirable.

WHO WE ARE:

Medialab is the UK’s leading independent media agency, and one of the fastest growing. We’re a media agency that’s made differently. Purpose-led, data-driven, founder-run and proudly independent.
Our independence means we can focus 100% on doing the right thing to secure success for our clients and our brilliant people. We work with a wide variety of clients including SunLife,Standard Life, Laithwaites Wine, EMMA, Save the Children, Mind, Guide Dogs, Alzheimer’s Society, RNLI and Clearscore.
We’re a diverse team of 150 people (and growing), based near Oxford Circus. Our people-first, purpose-driven culture has been key to our success. We commit to creating a more sustainable future through our partnership with FuturePlus, and foster a diverse and inclusive culture, though a number of DEI Communities to drive real change. We offer a supportive environment for working parents, carers, those who are (peri)menopausal and anyone else who needs it, and flexible working opportunities to all, from day one.
Our entrepreneurial spirit means success is rewarded and there are no limits to what you can achieve, which our employees agree with, by supporting our place in Campaign’s ‘Best Places to work’ for 4 years in a row, and we recently won Silver in Campaign’s Agency of the Year Awards.

The responsibilities of the role are as follows, organised into the 5 core competencies of the role: