Performance Analyst

Entain is one of the world's largest sports betting and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. With offices across five continents and licences in more than 20 countries, we operate some of the most well-known and iconic brands in the industry with more than 250 years of combined history - names such as Ladbrokes, partypoker, bwin and Coral.

Reporting to the Performance Analytics manager we are looking for a skilled analyst who will be responsible for the assessment of commercial performance of the business, providing analytical support for business decisions, data insights and the day to day KPI and P&L monitoring. The ideal candidate will have experience within data driven analytics, exposure to different key stakeholders across the business, a strong mathematical background, good communication skills, a real team player and excellent presentation skills. This is a highly dynamic role, which gives you great exposure to various data sources and challenges to understand the numbers and analyse behavioural trends.

Your responsibilities:

• Monitor KPI trends daily, providing key stakeholders with insights into trends and risk areas
• Proactively suggest improvements and changes that will improve KPI Performance
• Manage the P&L budget process, ensuring EBITDA targets are met
• Work with the CRM, VIP & Games department, as well as Regional Managers to understand strategic plans and key growth opportunities
• Provide analysis NOT Data! You need to be able to interpret the findings concisely that is easy to digest for all stakeholders
• Provide timely and accurate monthly reporting of KPIs
• Provide support for the development of predictive models, customer segmentation studies, and reports
• Identify, recommend, and implement quality and efficiency improvements to the analytics processes.
• Understand performance and explain the story behind the numbers
• Prepare data sets for the analysis by querying multiple data sources
• Drive continuous improvement in the tools and techniques used for analysis
• Identify opportunities to improve business/marketing performance
• Manage Snr. Stakeholder Expectations
• Use abstract thinking and problem-solving skills to identify business opportunities and pinpoint problems
• Answer business questions using data and analytic techniques, providing fact-based responses

Essential:

• Extensive experience in a data analytics role,
• Commercial background on P&L level
• Degree in science, economics, mathematics, computer science, or statistics
• Ability to transform complex facts and figures into plain English that can be easily understood, coupled with exceptional presentation skills
• Exceptional data wrangling skills dealing with complex datasets to combine and automate the analytics workflow
• Strong Knowledge of SQL
• Proficiency in Python, R or equivalent
• Experience in reporting tools Tableau / Microstrategy or similar
• Excellent understanding of KPIs, business processes and data context.