Viva Insights Analyst

Viva Insights Analyst
📍 Location: London or Northampton (Hybrid)
🕒 Type: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract
A leading global financial services organisation using data, technology and analytics to improve decision-making and organisational effectiveness across a complex enterprise environment.
What You'll Be Doing
Administer and manage the Microsoft Viva Insights data environment
Manage data cleansing, ingestion, validation and quality processes
Oversee data uploads, organisational hierarchy configuration and access management
Maintain field attributes, definitions and metadata governance
Design, build and optimise end-to-end data pipelines
Integrate data across Viva Insights, HR systems, survey platforms and other sources
Develop data models and transformation processes
Use Python and SQL for data manipulation and analysis
Implement and maintain data governance, security and access controls
Monitor data quality and continuously improve processes and standards
Work closely with Data Science, HR, Organisational Effectiveness and other business teams
Translate business requirements into robust, scalable data solutions
Support audit, risk and compliance requirements
Provide technical guidance and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders
What They're Looking For
Proven experience administering Microsoft Viva Insights
Strong understanding of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and Admin Centre
Experience managing large and complex data environments
Strong data management, cleansing and governance experience
Experience designing and managing data pipelines and system integrations
Strong Python and SQL skills, ideally including Hive/Hue
Knowledge of data modelling and transformation techniques
Understanding of data security, access controls and governance
Strong stakeholder management skills across technical and business teams
Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability
Comfortable working in complex, global and matrixed organisations
Nice to Have
Experience in HR, People Analytics or organisational data
Experience integrating employee survey data
Knowledge of Microsoft Copilot data management concepts and controls
Experience working with global enterprise organisations
Background in financial services or other highly regulated environments
Why Join?
Take ownership of a critical enterprise data environment
Work with Microsoft Viva Insights and modern data technologies
Influence data quality, governance and analytics at organisational scale
Collaborate with senior stakeholders and specialist teams
Contribute to strategic people analytics and organisational effectiveness initiatives
Hybrid working from London or Northampton

Work arrangement
Yes