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Lead Data Quality Analyst

London, GB
Data Quality Engineer Data Governance Manager Data Analyst Data Leader
Actively hiring

Lead Data Quality Analyst

Sainsbury's
London, GB
Data Quality Engineer Data Governance Manager Data Analyst Data Leader
Sainsbury's
Actively hiring

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At Sainsbury’s, data sits at the heart of how we operate, innovate and serve our customers. Our Data & Analytics team is building a technically advanced, commercially focused and impactful capability, powering our Next Level Strategy and helping to create a Sainsbury’s powered by industry leading AI algorithms. We use data, technology and advanced analytics to drive better decisions across the business, from forecasting and optimisation to experimentation, personalisation and machine learning. With one of the richest retail datasets I n the UK and a portfolio spanning Sainsbury’s, Argos, Habitat and Nectar, the opportunity to innovate is huge. Here, you’ll tackle complex challenges at scale, create measurable impact and grow quickly alongside brilliant colleagues. People who thrive with us combine business understanding, technical expertise and curiosity, with a natural instinct for problem-solving. Join us and help shape the future of retail through data and AI.

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as a Lead Data Quality Analyst means being part of a forward-thinking organisation that values data integrity and innovation. You will have the opportunity to work with a talented team to drive data quality improvements and ensure that analytics and insights are based on validated data. With a focus on leadership, strategic roadmap execution, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the data quality landscape within the company and contributing to impactful business decisions.

What you'll do

As the Lead Data Quality Analyst at Sainsbury's within the Operational Data Governance division, you will play a crucial role in managing and delivering 'assured data' across the organisation. Your responsibilities will include leading the execution of key activities related to the Group Data Catalogue, establishing and implementing data profiling and rule implementation processes, and driving strategic opportunities to enhance data quality and governance practises within the organisation. You will collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders, drive process optimisation and standardisation, and stay ahead of industry trends to provide thought leadership and innovation in data quality management. Your expertise in SQL, leadership, and data quality methodologies will be essential in ensuring data integrity and facilitating data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

Who you are

As a Lead Data Quality Analyst at Sainsbury's, you are a seasoned professional with advanced SQL skills and a deep understanding of data quality, governance, and metadata management. With your leadership experience and strong knowledge of tools and technologies in the data quality space, you excel in driving strategic roadmap execution, cross-functional collaboration, and process optimisation to ensure data integrity and reliability. Your ability to lead teams, engage stakeholders, and drive innovation in data quality practises positions you as a key player in advancing the organisation's data quality capabilities and delivering impactful insights for informed decision-making.

Essential Criteria

  • Advanced SQL capability for querying and analysing complex datasets
  • Experience working with enterprise data cataloguing tools (e.g. Alation, Collibra or similar)
  • Strong understanding of data quality methodologies, governance, and lifecycle management
  • Proven experience creating reporting and data visualisations (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy)
  • Demonstrable knowledge of data governance concepts including metadata, stewardship, and ownership

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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).

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