Data Business Analyst

PPL

Role Description

Posted on: 
Sep 18, 2024

12 Month Fixed Term Contract, Full Time

(Hybrid working role - minimum two office-based days a week in London)

About the Tea

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Technology plays a central role in the mission-driven nature of PPL’s operations, where metadata is the foundation of the business and the basis on which the company pays hundreds of thousands of musicians. Technology is the focus of a multiyear, multimillion pound investment plan that is currently being implemented at PPL, reflecting its central importance in the Company’s operations. The Technology team are well respected within the business which is shown by the investment in Technology and in world-class systems selected by the team. Examples of this in recent years have been Workday, Salesforce, AWS, Tableau and Snowflake. As part of the tech team, you will be empowered to be innovative, push boundaries on PPL’s tech usage and will deal with a complexity of challenges each da

y.

What you’ll be doi

ng:

The analyst will support with efforts to gather requirements for new data products and support with co-ordination efforts required across the delivery of these. Activities will include, but not be limited to, translating business requirements to technical and functional requirements, supporting with development prioritisation and product aftercare activit

ies.

As part of a data product team they will work with our Business Architects, Business SMEs, Project Managers and members of the broader Technology team as requ

ired.

This role has no management responsibility. Excellent organisational skills, strong data proficiency and attention to detail are essential; in addition to the ability to confidently interface between technical and non-technical audi

ences.

Internal contact will be with all PPL departments and sometimes with our partner organis

ations.

Key Responsibi

• lities: Build and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders across PPL, including key business users and external su

• ppliers.Build an understanding of how the business operates – strategic objectives, key business initiatives, departmental structures, functions, processes, procedures and current application funct

• ionalityMaintain a good understanding of our evolving data assets; with an appreciation of why each business team engages w

• ith themDevelop a clear understanding of how data is captured and provisioned across the business; including an appreciation of the various applications and systems that interact with our data and how the business interfaces w

• ith themDocument requirement priorities and requirement details in a clear and structured way in the form of a detailed strategic, business and functional requirements specification documenta

• tion setIdentify business impact of system changes and assist the technology team with change management implem

• entationUndertake standard requirements gathering as well as support rapid discovery and prototyping that can subsequently be turned into production s

olutions

What’s you

• ’ll need:Understanding of a formal business analysis role taking on requirements definition and business proce

• ss designGood understanding of relational database

• conceptsCollaborative stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a simp

• le mannerGood Understanding of Data Visualisation and

• AnalyticsDemonstrable experience of acting as business analyst to support and medium/large

• projectsFamiliarity with typical technologies and processes to surface data

to users

What we can

offer you:

When you come on board at PPL you can expect to be rewarded for your hard work. Employees are entitled to a wide range of benefits which support their needs and lifestyles including Private medical care, cycle to work scheme, flexible working hours, £120 annually to be spent on music related items and

many more

!

Next Steps

If this sounds like you, then we’d love to h

ear from you!

Closing date for applicatio

ns: 30/09/2024

Equality and Di

versity at PPL

PPL are committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusivity; therefore, we welcome and encourage applicants from all sections o

f the community.

Here at PPL, we are proud to operate in a genuine, open, and straightforward way while continuing to maximise all opportunities as they arise striving to represent PPL’s members. Our job is to protect our members’ rights, and make sure their talent and investment is rewarded fairly. We take an entrepreneurial approach, working together to create new ways to deliver better service and solve business challenges. Collaboration creates great things; everyone’s talent deserves recognition and each of our members is important to us. We are the professional face for our clients. We serve with a smile and go the extra mile when representing them. We share a passion for music – that’s why

we do what we do

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