Senior Analytics Specialist

About the role At Etihad, data plays a critical role in how we understand our customers, optimize commercial performance, and make better decisions across the airline. We are looking for a Senior Analytics Specialist to join our Enterprise Analytics team in Abu Dhabi. This is a hands-on analytical role for someone who enjoys getting into complex datasets, solving difficult business problems, and turning analysis into insights that can influence real commercial decisions. You’ll work with Analytics Managers and Business Engagement Partners on some of the highest-value questions facing the business, using Etihad’s enterprise data and analytical toolkit to uncover trends, investigate root causes, identify opportunities, and help stakeholders understand what the data is telling us. We are particularly interested in candidates who have developed their careers in data science, advanced analytics, commercial analytics, or similar data-intensive environments and want to apply those capabilities to complex, real-world business challenges. What you’ll do Tackle complex business questions, translating requirements into structured analytical approaches and solutions. Conduct advanced and ad-hoc analysis across large and varied datasets, going beyond the initial question to identify underlying drivers, patterns, and opportunities. Apply analytical and data science techniques to generate meaningful insights and support better business decision-making. Turn complex analysis into clear visualizations and concise insights that can be understood and acted upon by business stakeholders. Identify opportunities to automate recurring analysis and improve the efficiency, scalability, and quality of analytical solutions. Build deep expertise in Etihad’s enterprise data, analytical tools, and methodologies. Develop specialist knowledge in one or more analytical disciplines, becoming a trusted subject-matter expert within the wider analytics community. Maintain clear documentation of analytical methodologies and solutions to support consistency and knowledge sharing. Share your expertise with colleagues and support the development of more junior analysts through coaching and technical guidance.

What we’re looking for You’ll be someone who combines  strong technical and analytical capability with genuine commercial curiosity . You don’t simply produce analysis — you want to understand why something happened, what the data means, and what the business should investigate next. Ideally, you’ll bring: A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification, ideally in  Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Operations Research, Business Analytics , or another quantitative discipline. At least  3 years of relevant professional experience  with a Bachelor’s degree, or significant equivalent experience with another qualification. Experience in  data science, advanced analytics, business analytics, commercial analytics, or a similarly quantitative role . Strong experience working with complex datasets and using analytical techniques to identify patterns, drivers, trends, and root causes. Strong capability with analytical, database, and data visualization tools. Experience with technologies such as  SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Tableau or similar tools  would be highly relevant. An ability to move comfortably between detailed technical analysis and the broader commercial question behind it. Strong problem-solving skills and the curiosity to explore beyond the obvious answer. The ability to communicate analytical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. A collaborative mindset and an interest in sharing knowledge and developing others. Airline experience is not essential.  We are interested in strong analytical talent from industries where large datasets, complex commercial questions, customer behavior, forecasting, optimization, or data-driven decision-making are central to the business. If you’re currently working in  data science  and enjoy the analytical side of your role but want to see your work have a more direct and visible impact on business decisions, this could be a particularly strong next step.

Tackle complex business questions, translating requirements into structured analytical approaches and solutions. Conduct advanced and ad-hoc analysis across large and varied datasets to identify drivers, patterns, and opportunities. Apply analytical and data science techniques to generate meaningful insights for better decision-making. Create clear visualizations and concise insights for stakeholders. Identify opportunities to automate recurring analysis and improve efficiency, scalability, and quality of analytical solutions. Build deep expertise in Etihad’s enterprise data, tools, and methodologies. Develop specialist knowledge in one or more analytical disciplines. Maintain documentation of methodologies and solutions. Share expertise with colleagues and support development of junior analysts through coaching and guidance.