Key Responsibilities
The main responsibilities associated with the role include, but are not limited to the following:
Insight Delivery, Data Science & Analytics
Deliver business insights, analytics, and data science solutions spanning descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analysis.
Translate stakeholder needs into clearly defined analytics requirements, KPIs/SLAs, decision cadence, and measurable success criteria.
Become highly involved with data mining, statistical analysis, modelling, and evidence‑based insight generation.
Build maintainable Python/SQL pipelines, transformations, and analytical datasets, ensuring version control, reproducibility, and governance.
Produce governed dashboards and reports following An Post’s Visualisation Framework and best practices.
Data Governance, Quality & Compliance
Ensure data consistency, alignment, and standardisation across business areas.
Identify data sources, data owners/stewards, and maintain traceable audit trails.
Complete Ethical/GDPR pre‑analysis checks, document risks/bias, and ensure lawful access.
Balance agility with governance, enabling rapid insights without creating data silos.
Hub & Spoke Operating Model & Capability Enablement
Promote and embed the Hub & Spoke Operating Model across the enterprise.
Act as an enabler for analytics capability—empowering spokes and business teams rather than executing tasks end‑to‑end.
Contribute to analyst forums and communities of practice to elevate analytics maturity.
Promote standardisation of tools, frameworks, and best practices, including evaluation of new analytics technologies. MS Fabric will be in strong focus in the immediate and long‑term.
Collaboration & Solution Operationalisation
Collaborate closely with stakeholders to automate, productionise, and operationalise analytics solutions.
Define refresh schedules, monitoring plans, automated checks/alerts, and handover documentation for long‑term sustainability.
Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new analytics tools, models, or deliverables.
Work Management & Delivery
Work in Agile/Kanban across CRISP‑DM phases, with evidence‑based updates, stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Track and manage analytics requests using ServiceNow, MS Tasks, JIRA, or equivalent tools.
Maintain decision logs and clear documentation of assumptions, methodologies, and results.
Provide clear communication of insights, limitations, and recommendations to technical and non‑technical audiences.
Demonstrate An Post Values and behaviours in your day‑to‑day work and address behaviour that supports/conflicts with them.
Qualifications
You hold a Third Level degree in Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related discipline with minimum 2+ years in data analytics, data science, BI, or similar roles.
Proven experience delivering analytics projects through a proven lifecycle with robust documentation.
Experience building semantic models, dashboards and governed BI solutions (Power BI, MS Fabric, or equivalent).
Experience working in Agile/Kanban teams with visible progress tracking (boards, ceremonies etc.).
Knowledge of MS Fabric or Azure toolkit is desirable.
Technical Skills
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for analysis, modelling, pipeline development, and automation.
Experience with enterprise analytics tools such as MS Fabric, Power BI, Oracle Analytics, Geo‑Spatial tools, or similar.
Familiarity with data governance, GDPR, ethical AI, and maintaining audit‑ready documentation.
Ability to document and communicate complex insights clearly, tailoring messages to varied audiences.
Critical Competencies
Problem Solving & Analysis
Attention to Detail
Technical & Professional Expertise
Teamwork
Communications
Benefits
An Post Company Medical Scheme
An Post Pension Scheme
PRIP Bonus Scheme
Paid Maternity Leave
Paid Paternity Leave
An Post Employee Assistance Programme
Digital gym with daily scheduled workouts
Secure on‑site bicycle parking & Cycle to Work Scheme
Tax Saver Travel Pass
City Centre location
We appreciate the value that diversity brings and believe our workforce should be reflective of the customers and communities we serve. That is why we actively welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on gender, age, race, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, membership of the Travelling community, or family status. We are committed to having an inclusive workplace where every employee feels they belong. If you require accommodations to be made during the recruitment process, or have questions relating to accessibility, please contact talent@anpost.ie
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