About Auto Trader
You’ve probably heard of Auto Trader, but do you know what we’re all about?
We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans.
In the automotive world, change is a constant, that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously.
At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together.
Auto Trader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.
About the role
We're the UK's leading automotive online marketplace and a great place to take your career to the next level. In this role as a Principal Data Analyst, you will be an analytics senior leader, you will set the agenda for analytics at Auto Trader, identify the future needs of the business to meet our company objectives and shape the teams that will deliver this.
Our Operation Leadership Team has set a strategy that prioritises our core business of being the best online advertising service in the UK, that our approach is to build a data and technology platform that underpins the automotive industry.
You will collaborate with other senior leaders to identify the right analytics strategy to help fulfil this overall business strategy so that we can prioritise where our effort be best spent. You will take responsibility for the delivery of analytics within the business based on the needs that you help.
Career development is something that we're passionate about at Auto Trader. In addition to skill sharing and coaching, line managing other Data Analysts, you will also identify opportunities to offer training to the broader business to help those in other roles improve their understanding of analytics skills such as data modelling or statistics. You will encourage Data Analysts to practice their presentation skills and raise awareness of analytics in progress showcases.
For your own development goals, as well as keeping up to date with advances in analytics, there are also opportunities to improve your management and leadership skills. Our Mentorship program also gives leaders of teams the support needed to become leaders in the wider business.
What we're looking for
We are looking to grow our diverse team of curious data analysts. In your application you should demonstrate:
- A deep understanding of how data should be used to answer business questions, including how it is collected, transformed, scheduled and monitored
- Experience of identifying where and how statistics and machine learning should be applied to business problems
- Analytical expertise to embed best practices at a business level, and develop a business-wide culture of making decisions and products led by science.
- Experience orchestrating projects and roadmaps in agile cross-functional teams
- Expertise in the many facets of data analytics, particularly statistical inference and modelling, data modelling, programming (e.g. Python, R), storytelling and critical thinking
- Familiarity with data science methods, such as machine learning
- Confidence developing analysts in all stages of their career and fostering a collaborative environment where they can thrive
- Experience as a Senior or Principal Data Analyst (or similar role) in a commercial environment
It would also be beneficial (but not essential) if you have:
- Experience with our technology stack
- Experience managing or developing Data Analysts
Benefits and more
We’re offering a salary of £60,000 – £80,000, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares. And you'll receive 29 days holiday, plus bank holidays and comprehensive private medical cover.
That’s not all. We have employee pension contributions up to 7%, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more.
We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.
On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You’ll have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.
Additionally, during July and August, along with two weeks in December, we have our remote first periods. During these times, you can work remotely, whether that's from another location in the UK or even from certain locations abroad.
Find out more about Connected Working here or speak to a member of our resourcing team.
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What We Do
We’re proud of our people-centred culture, which, combined with our tech and data expertise, makes us one of the UK’s leading companies.
As a company our purpose is to drive change together, responsibly. We aim to improve the process of buying and selling vehicles in the UK, by continually evolving the ecosystem to provide a better experience for consumers, retailers and manufacturers alike.
