Insights Analyst - #1658907

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK's leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry's best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs:

• interactive investor, the UK's second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save and invest in the way that works for them.
• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

The Data Insights team sits within the wider Data & Analytics function at Aberdeen, delivering high-quality reporting, analytics, and insights to key stakeholders. The team is focused on using data to inform strategic decision-making, enhance client experiences, and shape business thinking.

About the Role

We are looking for a Data Analyst to join our Data Insights team and help shape the way we approach data and analytics. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is entrepreneurial, proactive, and eager to make an impact. You will work across multi-disciplinary teams, collaborating with stakeholders at all levels to deliver insightful dashboards, reporting, and analytics that drive business change.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys problem-solving, and is passionate about turning data into meaningful insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality reporting and dashboards that deliver meaningful insights.
• Identify and communicate key insights that inform client, customer, and business decisions.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure effective communication and management of reporting needs.
• Gather and help prioritise reporting requirements across the business.
• Challenge and influence thinking around data and analytics.
• Identify new opportunities to leverage data for improved decision-making.
• Contribute to shaping Aberdeen's data strategy.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• High Level expertise in data visualisation tools, ideally Power BI.
• Significant experience with data tools such as SQL, Excel, or Python.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Background in data analysis, with a track record of delivering value-added insights.
• Experience managing or mentoring analysts.
• Previous experience in financial services or working with market data is desirable.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days' annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits - including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas - our vectors of growth - focused on our clients' changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we'd like to hear from you.

At aberdeen we've adopted a 'blended working' approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements - for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability - please let us know and we'll be happy to help.

We're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense - this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.