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What you'll do as a Lead Commercial Analyst:
The
Lead
Commercial Analyst
plays a critical role in supporting the Head ofTradingand Trading Squadpeersto shape decisions and drive profitable growth across multiple partners and markets.
Working within a cross-functional, self-organised squad
, the role translates complex performance into a clear narrative, communicates keytrendsand risks, and ensures stakeholders have decision-grade insights and measurable actions.
The role owns the squad's commercial analytics roadmap andprioritisation
, balancing short-term opportunities with longer-term capability building, aligned to OKRs and broader business goals.
As a lead within the Trading Analyst Group
, the role raises the bar through coaching and peer review, and ensures learnings are captured, shared, and embedded through reusable assets and best practices across theorganisation.
Therole will involve
project work
and providing analytical
support
for various initiatives, ensuring that data-driven strategies are consistently aligned with the organisation's broader goals.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
Lead end-to-end commercial analytics:frame ambiguous problems, choosemethodology, execute analysis, and deliver recommendations with minimal supervision.
Manage and align multiple stakeholders; translate complex analysis into clear recommendations and drive decisions.
Prepare and presentexec-qualitypartnerfacing performance materials;interpret partner business needs,contextualisekeyperformancedrivers,align on KPIs and targets, and convert insights into agreed actions.
Partner with squad peers toshape pricing and growth strategies;identifyandrecommendappropriate levers,definetestingplansand quantify impact.
Own regularP&L performance deep dives, including drivers, risks/opportunities, and scenario/sensitivity modelling.
Lead scalable analytical projects(reusable dashboards and models) and build self-serve capabilities.
Driveautomation of recurring processes(including AI whereappropriate)with clear evaluation criteria and governance
What you'll bring to the team:
5+years experiencein a commercial analyst or similar role
Prior experience in a faste-pacedenvironmentsuch as management consulting or a startup.
3rdlevel degreein IT/Mathematics/Statistics/Economics or relatedfield.
Advanced SQLcapabilities.
Advanced Exceland strong analytical modelling skills.
Dashboarding;experienceusing datavisualisationtools such as Tableau to create interactive dashboards.
Commercial & financial acumen:Strong understanding ofP&L drivers, unit economics, and performance levers
Problem framing & structured thinking:Turns ambiguous questions into clear hypotheses, analytical plans, and decision points; focuses on what will change an outcome.
Stakeholder influence & decision leadership:Aligns multiple stakeholders, manages expectations, and drives decisions through evidence, narrative, and facilitation.
Communication:Strong written + verbal storytelling; can produce clear narratives and present recommendations to senior stakeholders and external partners
Technical analytics excellence:Advanced SQL;strong BI/dashboard design; solid modelling inExcel;builds scalable, reusable analysis.
Teamwork & collaboration -Works collaboratively across the Trading Squad and wider analyst community; shares context, contributes to collective problem-solving, supports others, and builds strong relationships to deliver better outcomes.
Classon House
Dundrum Business Park
Dundrum
Dublin 14
Ireland
New York Office
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New York
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United States
London Office
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United Kingdom
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