The Company A fantastic opportunity to join a leading hospitality franchise with over 600 hotels across the UK/Ireland and Europe. There are 120 people in the UK head office and team follow a hybrid work pattern. You’ll join a LEAN, agile business environment that adopts LEAN principles. The Role We’re looking for a Data Business Analyst to join the business on interim basis. This is initially a 6-month contract (outside IR35) with a requirement to be in their North Oxfordshire office 3-days per week. This is a multi-faceted role and the objective will be to assist the group in driving forward their data capability. The business is currently migrating from a legacy Microsoft environment to MS Azure. We’re ideally looking for an experienced BA with strong data experience who can work cross-functionally and also assist with dashboarding work. Responsibilities: * Requirements Gathering & Documentation * Collaborate with business stakeholders to capture and define detailed requirements. * Translate business needs into clear technical requirements and user stories. * Document functional and non-functional requirements to ensure clarity across teams. * Work closely with the data delivery and analytics teams to ensure solutions align with business objectives. * Data Analysis & Execution * Partner with data engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to define and deliver actionable data products. * Develop and maintain data models that accurately reflect business requirements. * Support data analysts in exploratory scripts, logic investigations, and data validation. * Reverse engineer existing (“as-is”) and future-state (“to-be”) data pipelines for improved understanding and alignment. * Collaboration & Stakeholder Management * Act as a bridge between business and technical teams, ensuring alignment on goals and deliverables. * Manage relationships with stakeholders at all levels, balancing priorities and expectations. * Facilitate workshops, presentations, and demonstrations to communicate findings and solutions. * Champion best practices in data governance, quality, and documentation. Experience required: * Proven experience as a Data Business Analyst, with examples of multiple data projects delivered end-to-end. * Strong understanding of data modelling, data pipelines, and data product delivery. * Experience working with multiple data sets from external resources. * Excellent skills in requirements gathering, process mapping, and documentation. * Ability to work with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders. * Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking, with attention to detail. * Experience with MS Azure, Salesforce, Jira and PowerBI are all very beneficial. * Experience in the tourism, hospitality, or related industries (desirable but not essential). More details available on successful application