Analytics Engineer

R&D tax credits are a powerful but underused engine for innovation and navigating them shouldn't require an army of consultants and months of back-and-forth. At EmpowerRD, we're changing that. We build software that makes claiming R&D tax relief seamless, transparent, and genuinely empowering for the businesses and advisors who rely on us with a vision to help every innovative company unlock the funding they deserve.

Living by that mission has been the secret to our growth, and now we're at a pivotal moment in our journey. Every move we make has a direct impact on our customers, our product, and our collective success. We need people who take pride in understanding what drives outcomes, who turn messy, complex data into clear decisions, challenge the way things are done (respectfully), and always aim high.

We can't say we've got this whole thing figured out and frankly, that's half the fun. What we can say is that we're a driven, progressive, and, importantly, a kind team, all committed to building the future of R&D tax relief together.

We're looking for a Full Stack Analytics Engineer to join our Tech & Product team at EmpowerRD and this is no ordinary analyst hire. You'll be building something from the ground up.

This is a brand new function. You'll be the first dedicated data analyst embedded in our Tech & Product team, which means you'll have a rare opportunity to shape how data-driven decision-making works at EmpowerRD. You'll work end-to-end, from building robust data models to creating dashboards and presenting recommendations to stakeholders across the business.

You'll partner closely with teams spanning Leadership, Sales & Marketing, Product & Tech, Tax, Customer Success, and Finance operations helping each of them move faster and make smarter decisions through high-quality metrics, reliable reporting, and sharp analysis.

You'll sit within the Tech & Product team and report to the Head of Technology. You'll be a connecting thread across multiple business domains working alongside sales, marketing, engineers, product managers, customer success leads, and finance stakeholders, as well as collaborating with any future data hires as the function grows.

Our company virtues are: Be a truth seeker, Build Bridges, Empower Growth, Start and keep going, Foster Well-Being. We build strong relationships with stakeholders, stay on top of strategic priorities, and bring insights that drive real impact, not just reports that get filed away.

As an Analytics Engineer at EmpowerRD, you will:

• Conduct analysis across our core business domains and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders
• Define and operationalise the metrics that matter most to each team by setting up robust analytics foundations in dbt
• Empower internal teams with high-quality, self-serve reporting through dashboards and reports in Google Data Studio 
• Work with engineers to ensure the data being captured is structured and documented in ways that are useful for downstream reporting and analysis
• Help establish data governance standards, documentation practices, and modelling conventions that will scale as the team grows
• Support strategic projects and initiatives with clear, data-backed narratives

• Advanced SQL skills and solid experience with data modelling in dbt
• Solid experience with data visualisation tools, specifically Looker and LookML 
• A solid grasp of core metrics concepts including rolling averages, YoY, distributions, cohort analysis, leading and lagging indicators
• Hands-on experience working with AI Code Services (Gemini, Claude, Codex)
• Experience with Relational Database Management Systems (Postgres, BigQuery)
• Understanding of how the Data Lifecycle works and how to augment this with AI
• Comfort working across multiple business domains and you're as at home talking claim duration metrics as you are digging into product data or financial reporting
• A strong sense of ownership and the ability to work autonomously this role requires someone who can set direction, not just follow it while listening to the needs of the business
• Pragmatic problem-solving and strong stakeholder management skills
  

This role is for you if:

• You're excited by the prospect of building something new by laying the foundations for a data function
• You're comfortable context-switching across different business domains and enjoy learning how different parts of a business create value
• You are comfortable working to high engineering and data platform standards utilising CI/CD, code reviews, PRs, data governance
• You want to have genuine influence on how a growing company uses data to make decisions

This role may not be for you if:

• You need a fully formed team and established playbook around you to do your best work
• You find it difficult to proactively engage with colleagues outside of the data world
• You've never worked on a shared codebase or collaborated on data models with an engineering team
  

In your first few months at EmpowerRD, you will:

• Get deep into our product, our data, and our business model understanding the full lifecycle of an R&D claim and how data flows across our platform
• Extend the data models, dashboards, and reporting infrastructure that the whole business will rely on
• Establish yourself as a trusted partner to stakeholders across all teams.

Beyond that, we're committed to helping you grow whether that means taking on bigger strategic projects, stepping into a leadership role as the data function scales, or deepening your expertise across domains.

About Your Application & The Interview Process
We read every application ourselves. We believe your effort deserves a matching level of human care so please take the time to read the role description and make sure your application reflects the experience that's actually relevant here. Show us the real impact of what you've worked on. The "Achieved X, as measured by Y, by doing Z" formula is a great way to make your experience compelling of what you've built and the difference it made. The role skillset is broad by design as we're not looking for a specialist in one domain. We're looking for someone who can range across all of them. Make sure your CV reflects that versatility alongside your technical depth. The process will follow

1. Intro call. A 30-minute chat with our Talent team to discuss the role and your background, technical and relevant experience 
2. Metrics coding and visualisation exercise. 
3. Team and Culture manager interview.  Interview focused on your analytical approach and how you work with stakeholders and then a Culture Add interview