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Were looking for a Data Quality Analyst to join our Data & Analytics function, working within the Data & Records Governance team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is detail driven, collaborative and keen to develop their career in data quality within a complex, regulated environment.

As a Data Quality Analyst, you’ll play a key role in improving the accuracy, integrity and reliability of our data. Working closely with Data Owners, Data Champions and wider business stakeholders, you’ll help identify data quality issues, recommend and implement solutions, and support a culture of continuous improvement.

You’ll be involved in both day to day data quality activity and longer term change initiatives, ensuring data quality requirements are embedded from the start of projects and that future issues are prevented wherever possible.

Your work will directly support strategic decision‑making and help Irwin Mitchell unlock greater value from its data.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse data sets to identify, track and resolve data quality issues raised by the business.
• Support and maintain the data quality issues log, working with stakeholders to agree remediation actions.
• Carry out data validation, verification and cleansing activities.
• Work with the Senior Data Quality Analyst, Data Owners and Data Champions to investigate and resolve data discrepancies.
• Proactively assess data quality and recommend improvements to data capture and processes.
• Monitor and report on key data quality metrics and indicators.
• Contribute to the development of the Data Glossary, data quality rules and data lineage documentation.
• Provide guidance, training and support to colleagues on data quality best practice.
• Support data governance and compliance activities, including understanding relevant regulatory requirements.
• Engage with change and transformation projects to ensure data quality is considered from the outset.

You’ll be someone who enjoys working with data, spotting patterns and issues, and collaborating with others to put things right. You’ll be comfortable working in a changing environment and able to balance attention to detail with the bigger picture.

Essential experience and skills:

• Degree‑level education or equivalent experience in a data‑focused role.
• Experience producing data quality reporting and driving issue resolution.
• Ability to understand and write SQL (or equivalent) to support data analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Evidence of reviewing, improving and adapting processes.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to learn and keep up to date with data quality best practice.

Desirable:

• Hands‑on experience using data quality tools such as Microsoft Purview, Great Expectations or similar.
• Experience working in the legal sector or another regulated environment.
• Experience working in a medium to large, multi‑disciplinary organisation.

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. 

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.