Senior Analytics Implementation Engineer

*this role is open to remote working within the UK. Successful candidates will be required to travel to their closest UNiDAYS campus (London or Nottingham) on occasion.

The role in a nutshell

The Senior Analytics Implementation Engineer will play an important role in supporting UNiDAYS product, engineering and marketing goals through both maintaining and more importantly improving the way we capture digital data (App and Web) at UNiDAYS.
This role is best suited to those with experience of responsibilities for digital data capture, ideally with exposure to doing so on mobile applications and websites.  Day to day you’ll be responsible for correctly measuring our digital journey and features across all, including the implementation of MarTech tags directly but often in collaboration with our engineering teams.
Beyond day-to-day activity there is an opportunity to take on further responsibility within this role and help to unify and simplify our tracking approach across all platforms enabling us to evolve our tracking estate and supporting our growth aims at UNiDAYS

Day to day responsibilities 

• Design & write digital data requirements for digital journeys and features based on the needs of the business and work with engineering teams to ensure their correct implementation (Across all platforms) including QA, UAT and Release Monitoring. Primarily within GA4 and Segment
• Collaborate with our marketing teams to either deliver or consult on the correct implementation of Marketing Technology platforms including the use of GTM where required
• Lead on data governance for digital data capture proactively working with analysts/reporting teams to identify data integrity issues through to collaborating with engineering teams on resolution through to final resolution
• Maintain and improve on our existing data capture documentation library to improve self service from analysts and monitor technical analytical debt
• Work with our engineering teams (with the support of your manager) on key projects, including developing new overarching measurement approaches and standards

What we need from you

• Intermediate to advanced experience in working with engineering teams consulting and supporting the implementation of tracking solutions
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate stakeholder requirements into engineering-friendly solutions. 
• Intermediate to advanced experience working with Firebase for data capture (owning spec design, UAT and QA)
• Basic to Intermediate experience working with Google Tag Manager or similar tag management platforms
• Intermediate to advanced experience working digital analytics and MarTech platforms 
• A Solid understanding of marketing technology principles and data pipelines 
• Experience working with Google Analytics 4 (Desirable)
• Experience working with Segment and Launch Darkly (Desirable)
• Experience working within a product-centric organisation (Desirable)
• Experience working within a sprint-focused task environment (Desirable)
• Exposure of a basic understanding of BigQuery for GA4 (Desirable)

Perks

We've accomplished a lot since we started in 2011, but in many ways, this is just the beginning. This is the chance for you to get in on ground zero. An opportunity to make a difference within the business with global reach. We are the world’s largest Student Affinity Network, with over 22 million verified members in 115 markets including the US, UK, Germany, India, Canada and Australia. We work with 800 of the world’s biggest brands globally, taking their products and services into the hearts and minds of tomorrow’s professionals, delivering engagement, building affinity and sales. You’ll also be working for a Great Place to Work CertifiedTM company who have been recognised on the UK’s Best WorkplacesTM for Wellbeing and UK's Best Workplaces for Women 2022 list. To find out more about our workplace initiatives, see our UK exclusive case study with Great Place to Work and be sure to visit our profile for more information.

We offer a fast paced, fun & social working environment where you can truly make an impact. We believe that work should enhance and complement your life which is why we leave it up to you to decide where you work. You can choose to work from your assigned campus (either Nottingham or London) or from home, whatever works best for your individual needs. Your manager may request you attend team meet ups at your campus but other than that it is up to you! We work hard at UNiDAYS, but we also believe in fair compensation for hard work. That's why we're pleased to offer all employees full access to our comprehensive benefits package.

Our perks include:

• 25 days holiday per year increasing with length of service, plus flexible bank holidays
• Competitive salaries
• 4pm finishes every Friday
• Company bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Private health insurance (Vitality)
• Income protection policy
• Life assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Core hours with flexibility around how/when you manage your time
• Regular team building activities
• The latest tech and hardware will be supplied from day one
• Good Vibes Program: we know we’ve all had to adapt to new ways of working and UNiDAYS has always taken pride in the community we’ve created in the office but we’re just as committed to creating an innovative approach to fostering connections and improving engagement outside of the office! We want to boost your remote working experience so think virtual parties, pottery classes, wellness classes and guest speakers just to name a few!
• Support for home working for all new team members. We will help assess your home set up and you can expense £150 towards any additional furniture you may need to be safe and comfortable when working from home

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.