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Harnham

Lead Insight Analyst – Contract

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London, United kingdom

£ 600 /day

Freelance

07-05-2025

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Job Specifications

Lead Insight Analyst – Contract
Sports & Entertainment Client
London - Hybrid
£500-£600 per day - outside IR35

We’re working with a leading data-driven agency operating at the intersection of sport, media, and fan engagement. Known for partnering with major names in the industry – from top-tier football clubs to global sporting bodies – they’re on the lookout for a seasoned Lead Insight Analyst to take the reins across multiple high-profile projects.

This is a strategic and hands-on role ideal for someone who thrives in varied, fast-paced environments. You'll be embedded across three flagship accounts, helping clients better understand and activate their data through robust insight, infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Projects:

Global Football Organisation: Lead the digital engagement reporting strategy across international tournaments Ensure clean data flow from pipelines to dashboards, mainly in Power BI
Premier League Club: Guide the CRM system implementation. Collaborate with vendors to design and define how data should be structured and ingested
Top-Tier Football Club: Deliver insights around personalised digital content, algorithm testing, and content recommendations, working primarily with BigQuery and Power BI

Role & Responsibilities:

Act as the key strategic and analytical lead across all three accounts
Work closely with client stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and reporting needs
Lead a small team of analysts and data scientists to deliver insights and reporting
Translate complex data sets into actionable insights for senior leadership and board-level reporting
Partner with internal strategy and insight managers to align on deliverables

Skills & Experience:

Proven experience in client-facing, stakeholder-heavy environments
A wide-ranging analytics toolkit – essential tools include: Google Cloud, BigQuery, Power BI, Python, Looker, Tableau, Salesforce (a plus), GA4 (nice to have)
Background in customer analytics; experience in sports, media or retail sectors highly desirable
Comfortable managing both hands-on delivery and strategic oversight (approx. 50/50 split)

Benefits

£500-£600 per day, outside IR35, London, 3-4 days in the office

How to Apply

Register your interest by sending your CV to Lloyd Dunstall via the Apply link on this page

Insight / Customer / Analytics / Sports / Media / Entertainment / Digital / Google Cloud / BigQuery / Power BI / Python / Looker / Tableau / Salesforce / GA4

About the Company

Harnham provides specialist Data and AI recruitment and staffing services, along with bespoke training solutions, across multiple industry verticals, operating in the UK, the USA and EU - contact us today to discuss your requirements: info@harnham.com Our recruitment and talent teams cover all aspects of the data and AI pipeline, from collection to consumption, across multiple data roles and functions. Whether you need full-time staff, contract talent, specialized training, Data-qualified graduates, or C-suite executives... Know more