Account Lead - Analytics

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead project delivery and governance for analytics engagements across multiple clients, owning planning, risk management, and stakeholder alignment to ensure on-time, in-scope outcomes; UK-based candidates with right-to-work are encouraged to apply.

  • Own end-to-end analytics project delivery across multiple clients, including planning, resourcing, and risk mitigation.
  • Centralize communication across account teams, clients, and finance to prevent scope creep and ensure timely delivery.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Project managing analytics projects across multiple projects.
  • Plan and resource manage across individual teams to ensure effective project delivery; identify pressure points and help colleagues and clients overcome them; ensure all project stages are followed; maintain communication between account teams, the client and finance to ensure projects are delivered on time.
  • Lead with a combination of leadership, communication skills, project management expertise and dedication.
  • Draw up detailed project plans and keep projects on track accordingly.
  • Independently manage all aspects of projects running across multiple clients.
  • Organise meetings with internal teams and client stakeholders.
  • Oversee and ensure ways of working excellence within the analytics team.
  • Develop new and improved processes and roll out new ways of working such as templates for the wider teams to use.
  • Organise, coordinate and create content with senior leadership and other team members for key client/team events.
  • Lead department-wide resource management in partnership with Directors and Account Leads to ensure timely delivery.

Requirements

  • Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location

Preferred

    Benefits

    • Our benefits include competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
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