Senior Business Data Analyst - Edinburgh, Glasgow or Manchester

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking two Senior Business Data Analysts to work for our client within the Financial Services sector. This is a 6 month contract with the potential to extend. The role follows a hybrid working pattern, with a minimum of 50% onsite expected in either the Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Manchester office locations.

The BDAs will be responsible for producing a series of High‑Level Analysis Documents (HLADs) that define the target architecture and future delivery roadmap- balancing implementation options, risks, costs, and overall benefits. 

1. Data Self Service Enablement

• Support the definition of an organisation‑wide self‑service data strategy, identifying key user groups and analysing their data needs.
• Contribute to designing a governed data discovery and access framework enabling users to easily find, consume, and share trusted data and BI assets.

2. Customer Data Integration and Consolidation

• Shape approaches for unifying customer information across systems to improve consistency and support digital journeys.
• Help define how priority customer interaction data should be incorporated into a consolidated view.
• Support recommendations for integrating digital channels and operational processes with core customer data services.

3. Master and Reference Data Foundations

• Analyse and define approaches for improving quality and consistency of core customer and product data.
• Contribute to enhancing data matching, mastering, and reference‑data rules, including establishing controlled sources of truth.

4. CRM and Customer Engagement Data Alignment

• Identify behavioural and customer interaction data required to feed into CRM and related platforms.
• Support improved documentation, metadata, and lineage for critical data elements.
• Contribute to defining integration requirements between CRM and strategic data platforms.