Principal Data Analyst

<div class="container-3Gm1a"><div><strong>Job Title</strong></div><div>Principal Data Analyst</div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong>Location</strong></div><div>India, Remote</div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong>Role Summary</strong></div><div>The <strong>Principal</strong> Data Analyst is a strategic, hands-on role responsible for driving data-informed decision making across the organization. You will be part of the Acceleration Insights team, responsible for partnering with business and technology leaders to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights, with a strong focus on developing and governing scalable solutions using Qlik products.</div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Act as the primary analytics partner for senior stakeholders, shaping the roadmap of metrics, dashboards, and analyses that support strategic goals.</li><li>Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade dashboards and reports in Qlik Sense, ensuring they are accurate, performant, and intuitive.</li><li>Lead the definition and governance of KPIs, business logic, and data definitions across teams to establish a single source of truth.</li><li>Perform advanced analysis (trend, cohort, segmentation, forecasting) and synthesize findings into clear recommendations.</li><li>Collaborate closely with data engineering to build data models, semantic layers, and implement data quality standards that support self-service analytics.</li><li>Mentor and upskill other analysts and business users on best practices, data storytelling, and effective use of Qlik tools.</li><li>Proactively identify opportunities to improve business performance and efficiency through data and own these initiatives from concept to impact measurement.</li><li>Establish and champion best practices in dashboard design, documentation, version control, and change management.</li><li>Partner with Customer Success, Operations, Legal, B.A.T. and other functions to support strategic planning, OKRs, and regular business reviews with robust analytics.</li></ul><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering (or equivalent practical experience).</li><li>8+ years of experience in analytics, BI, or data science roles.</li><li>Expert-level proficiency in Qlik Sense / QlikView or alternate BI platforms, including data modeling, expressions, and performance tuning.</li><li>Strong SQL skills, DBT modelling and demonstrated experience working with data warehouses or lakehouse platforms (preferably Snowflake).</li><li>Proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving measurable business outcomes through data.</li><li>Excellent communication and data storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor content to both technical and non-technical audiences.</li><li>Solid understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT concepts, and data quality principles.</li></ul><div><strong> </strong></div><div><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>Experience working in AWS cloud data ecosystem.</li><li>Experience implementing or supporting self-service BI and data governance frameworks.</li><li>Prior experience in a Software/SaaS company will be a plus.</li></ul></div>