Job Purpose / Overview
The Performance Analyst plays a critical role in analysing business performance, identifying data and capability gaps, and enabling data-driven decision making across the organisation. Acting as the conduit between business stakeholders, data architects, and technical delivery teams, the role ensures that business requirements are translated into high-quality data products that deliver strategic value.
The Performance Analyst supports the end-to-end lifecycle of data and analytics solutions, from problem definition and requirements capture through to delivery, insight generation, and communication.
Key Responsibilities
Analyse and understand business data, identifying gaps across people, processes, systems, and information to guide decision-making and data product development
Analyse business problems and opportunities, capturing clear and structured requirements within the requirements database
Identify data gaps and define data requirements required for ingestion into the analytics platform
Communicate insights, findings, and conclusions using appropriate formats, including data visualisations and reports
Support architecture and technical delivery teams to ensure data products meet business requirements
Use agile delivery methodologies, leveraging Azure DevOps to manage user stories, tasks, dependencies, risks, and issues
Perform end-to-end analytical activities including data discovery, profiling, validation, transformation, analysis, and interpretation
Raise open issues relating to operating models or data products to the Information Design Authority (IDA) open issues register for review and resolution
Contextual Information
The Performance Analyst is one of four roles within an Information Management Pod and acts as the primary interface between business stakeholders and the technical delivery teams. The role supports communication at both strategic and technical levels, ensuring alignment between business objectives, architecture, and data delivery.
All activities are governed by the Information Design Authority (IDA) process, which ensures consistency between requirements, architecture, and technical outputs. Any deviations identified during delivery are formally captured and managed through the IDA governance framework.
This role is suited to an analytical thinker who can translate technical complexity into clear business insight, ensuring the Information Management team delivers robust, compliant, and value-driven data solutions.
