WHO WE ARE

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THE ROLE:

The technical business analyst will be an expert on our data analytics platform. They will understand available data, integrate new data sets, model them, and present them for insights reporting. They will translate requirements for developers and work with stakeholders to deliver valuable data developments.
Embedded within a collaborative and supportive data, research, and insights team, you will support and grow the data and insights domain within the Economist Group.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE IN THIS ROLE:

• Collaborating with Insight analysts, Product Managers, Data Architects, and development teams to ensure business data requirements become suitable technical data solutions, acting as a bridge between business, data, and technology
• Supporting research, data and insights with data management, by addressing business requirements, creating backlog tasks, defining technical minimum acceptance criteria, and quality assuring technical solutions prior to implementation
• Preparing requirements for the tech delivery team by evaluating source data, modelling data systems, mapping data, and analysing data flow
• Provide data mappings between source systems and target data models to the development team based on business requirements
• Innovate and drive adoption of new data assets, ensuring these are well documented, intuitive to use and fit for purpose
• Understanding, interpreting and documenting business processes and their underpinning data elements
• Supporting development and test teams with data requirements, and assisting with data integration and acceptance testing