Data Scientist / Database Analyst-1

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

Job Details

Kantar’s Worldpanel division is searching for methodical and inquisitive Data Analysts to join our Global Data Modelling and Methodology Team. This is an incredible opportunity to be part of our exciting vision for the future!

This is a full-time, Contingent Worker role based in Portugal (1 Year Contract).

About us

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies. Kantar’s 25,000 people based in more than 100 countries help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow. Nobody knows people better than Kantar. We provide insight and inspiration to help our clients, our people and society to create and flourish in an extraordinary world.

Our Worldpanel colleagues are the global experts in shopper behaviour, offering continuous monitoring, advanced analytics and tailored solutions to inspire successful decisions by leading organisations worldwide. Worldpanel turns purchase behaviour into a competitive advantage across a diverse range of markets including tech, fashion, telecoms and FMCG.

Role’s Mission

We’re currently looking for Data Analysts to join our global Data Modelling and Methodology team engaged in delivering a key global big data processing platform for Worldpanel – a key element of our business strategy.

These newly established roles are related to data calculation – meaning designing new measures and Everyday Analytics Solutions (EDA) to enhance the benefits of Prism Factory & MyWorldpanel* all over the world. Our principal goal is to ensure we move to and continue to develop a globally consistent model of efficient and robust methodologies for the aggregation of data to our clients and commercial teams, and in order to do so, you’ll be encouraged to maintain a highly effective collaboration with all the Worldpanel business across the world.

If you’re willing to go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in, apply for a career that’ll be out of the ordinary by joining us!

*MyWorldPanel is a Kantar cloud-based platform, currently being deployed worldwide, to provide the most intuitive and efficient way to analyze shopper's behaviour data.

Key outcomes

• Reporting to our Data Methodology Director.
• Responsible for defining and maintaining a consistent set of standards for methodological approaches and best practice sampling techniques.
• Provide advice and consultancy on data methodology and sampling.
• Ensure consistency in data calculation across the globe and create convergence whenever needed.
• Responsible for methodologies specifications & testing (Measures&EDA).
• Collaborate with statistical & data quality teams, Tech Development teams and the Platform owners Team to design improvements or new measures/EDA to MyWorldPanel.
• Work with central Quality and Advanced Analytics teams to ensure methodology consistency.

Key Capabilities

Your background will ideally look like this…

• University Degree (Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree) in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or equivalent fields.
• Business proficiency in English (B2 Level Minimum required).
• Extensive applied understanding of statistical methods, data science and/or analytical modelling – with a broad knowledge base across the wider data analysis landscape.
• Previous considerable programming experience with R is required.
• Any knowledge or previous programming experience in Python or SAS – although not required, would be appreciated.
• Prior working experience with panel, shopper or survey data would be advantageous.

With the following qualities…

• Inquisitive, with critical thinking, and demonstrate a genuine passion for consumer behaviour.
• Enjoys actively looking for new and more efficient ways of improving processes, raising standards, reducing errors, and overcoming omissions.
• Is proactive, optimistic, and willing to get involved to achieve the team's goals and objectives.
• Is highly collaborative and adaptable with the ability to work effectively within different cultural and technical environments.
• Possesses outstanding communication and interpersonal skills in order to comfortably connect with partners at all levels across the organization and facilitates discussions in a constructive manner.

Join us!

At Kantar, we want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

We also make sure we create an equality of opportunity in a fair and encouraging working environment where people feel included and accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well-being are taken into consideration.

Country

Portugal

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.