- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 4 years
- Location Lagos
- Job Field Data, Business Analysis and AI 
Senior Data Analyst at First Excelsia Professional Services Limited
Senior Data Analyst
Our client is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Data Analyst to join their team.
The ideal role holder will be responsible for owning the end-to-end data analysis process sourcing, transforming, analysing, and interpreting data to support strategic decision-making and improve business performance.
Role Responsibilities:
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand goals and define success metrics aligned with business objectives.
- Translate business problems into data questions; design robust analytical approaches to solve them.
- Develop predictive models and statistical analyses to forecast trends and identify opportunities.
- Proactively surface insights that inform strategic priorities, customer segmentation, channel effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
- Extract, clean, and transform large datasets from multiple sources including internal databases, CRMs, marketing platforms, and cloud data warehouses.
- Design and maintain advanced dashboards and self-service BI tools for various teams using Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
- Implement and improve data governance, accuracy, and consistency across all analytics outputs.
- Track and evaluate KPIs across departments (marketing, finance, operations, etc.).
- Design and conduct A/B testing and other statistical experiments to measure business impact and guide decision-making.
- Identify bottlenecks, anomalies, and opportunities for optimization in real-time.
- Work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate insights into strategic recommendations.
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior analysts and support upskilling across departments.
- Contribute to building a scalable data infrastructure and reporting framework that supports growth.
Person Specifications:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in data science, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Economics, or a related field.
- 4+ years of proven experience in data analytics or business intelligence, preferably in a fast-paced, data-driven organization.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
- Strong experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and building interactive dashboards.
- Solid experience with Excel for reporting and analysis.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language for data analysis (e.g., Python or R).
- Experience with statistical modelling, forecasting, and machine learning is a strong advantage
- Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and a passion for problem-solving.
- Ability to communicate insights effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. Excellent time management skills and the ability to work independently and lead complex projects. Experience with Python or R for data analysis.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: talentsearch@firstexcelsia.com using the position as subject of email.
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