Business Data Analyst

About the Position

Global Retailer requires a Business Data Analyst for an initial 6-month day rate contract. This role is based in Dublin, Ireland, and offers a hybrid work location type.

Responsibilities

• Business Engagement: Act as a trusted partner to business stakeholders across all teams. Lead discovery sessions and workshops to surface business questions, challenges, and opportunities.
• Data Engineering Requirements & Delivery: Convert business requirements into detailed technical specifications. Work closely with Data Engineers to shape data pipeline, integration, and modelling requirements.
• Data Quality, Definitions & Governance: Define and maintain business metric and KPI definitions. Establish data quality rules, validation criteria, and operational checks.
• Analytics Enablement & Reporting: Partner with BI and analytics teams to validate that dashboards and data products meet business needs. Enable self-service analytics by improving the accessibility, usability, and clarity of data assets.
• Continuous Improvement & Value Realisation: Proactively identify new data opportunities that support revenue growth, cost efficiency, and enhanced experience.

Requirements

• Essential:

  • 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst or Data Analyst
  • Highly influential, good communicator with excellent written and verbal skills
  • Proven ability to translate complex business issues into clear technical requirements
  • Hands-on experience working with Agile delivery methodologies
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams and third-party suppliers to deliver data solutions

• Desirable:

  • Exposure to modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Azure/AWS)
  • Understanding of data governance, master data management, and data quality frameworks
  • Experience supporting analytics, advanced analytics, or machine-learning initiatives
  • Ability to use SQL to validate data or perform basic exploratory analysis
  • Familiarity with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar

We Offer

• Salary: Up to €500 per day
• Location: Dublin, Ireland
• Employment Type: Contract
• Work Location Type: Hybrid

About the Company

Cpl is a leading recruitment and managed services company, providing expert solutions across various sectors. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, ensuring sustainability, and delivering exceptional service to our clients and candidates.

For more information, contact Michael at 01-6146058 or [email protected].