Data Analytics Team Lead

, India

Job Family Group:

Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

November 18, 2025

Business unit:

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role

We're scaling decision intelligence for Non‑Fuel Retail (NFR) across priority market clusters (CEE, DACH, UK, Benefrux). The Team Lead will turn ambiguous business problems into structured analytical work, raise the bar on visualization and data storytelling, and coach a team of 7–8 to deliver consistently high‑quality insights and BI products that land with business impact.

What you'll be doing

• Partner with business stakeholders to decompose complex problems into analytical hypotheses and workstreams, selecting the right approaches (descriptive, diagnostic, Inquisitive, prescriptive where relevant) and setting crisp success measures.

• Translate requirements into solution blueprints spanning data sources, semantic models, and visualization patterns; sequence delivery into iterative increments with clear acceptance criteria.

• Set visualization standards and coach the team on when/what/how to use bar/line, small multiples, trellis, Pareto, cumulative, funnels, waterfall, variance/bullet, decomposition trees, KPIs, and geospatial components to tell the story of business metrics and drivers.

• Curate executive‑ready narratives and PPT storytelling—balancing clarity, candor, and evidence.

• Manage capacity, performance, and growth: objective‑setting, regular 1:1s, coaching plans, and skills roadmaps; foster a high‑trust, feedback‑rich culture.

• Guide peer reviews, code/design walkthroughs, and ensure robust documentation and knowledge sharing.

• Own the backlog and release plan for your portfolio; ensure on‑time, first‑time‑right delivery.

• Institutionalize QC/QA gates (requirements, data profiling, peer review, functional testing, accessibility checks, performance checks) and measurable Defect Leakage/Rework thresholds.

• Ensure no redundancy of work. Focus on re-use what is available from Global teams

• Orchestrate across multiple senior stakeholders (global/category leads, market teams in CEE/DACH/UK/Benelux, Product/IDT) and navigate tough conversations (trade‑offs, scope, value realization).

• Run an engagement rhythm (SteerCo updates, demos, show‑and‑tells) and maintain a transparent meeting log.

• Provide hands‑on guidance and review across:

  • Power BI (data modeling with star schema, DAX, Power Query/M, RLS, app deployment & workspace hygiene)

  • Databricks (PySpark/SQL, Delta, job orchestration, MLflow where applicable)

  • SQL (T‑SQL/ANSI; query design, performance tuning, data validation)

  • GenAI – Ensuring all Dashboards are AI ready

• Ensure platform governance and data privacy guardrails are met.

• Define a continuous improvement roadmap (visual standards, reusable semantic models, Code standardization, Dashboard Standardization) and drive adoption.

• Benchmark against internal and external best practices to progress team capability and impact.

• Knowledge of NFR business is a must—category performance, pricing & promos, compliance, and partner/alliance analytics—with deep familiarity across CEE, DACH, UK, and BeneFrlux market nuances.

What you bring

• 8–12 years in Analytics/BI, Retail Analytics with 2+ years leading a team of ~7–8 or ability to demonstrate a similar TL experience.

• Preferred background in Retail, CPG, or E-commerce.

• Deep understanding of Retail/CPG KPIs, benchmarking, A/B testing, hypothesis testing, and pre-post analysis.

• Experience in Retail and store-level analytics.

• Demonstrated mastery in breaking down business problems and proposing analytical solutions that land with impact.

• Visualization & data storytelling craft: selecting the right visual grammar; compelling executive narratives; excellent PPT skills.

• Power BI (advanced): DAX, Power Query, composite models, RLS, lineage/impact analysis, app lifecycle.

• Databricks (strong): PySpark/SQL, Delta Lake, jobs & clusters, dev→test→prod patterns.

• SQL expertise: data modeling, performance tuning, complex transformations, data quality checks.

• Stakeholder management across senior levels; confident in difficult conversations and conflict resolution.

• Track record of quality‑first delivery with measurable standards and peer‑review discipline.

• NFR business fluency: understands commercial levers (category/price/promo/space/loyalty) and market‑specific dynamics across CEE, DACH, UK, Benelux.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You'll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You'll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and
• international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

An Inclusive & Progressive Place to Work 

• To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we're nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.
• We're creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we'll take it from there.
• We're closing the gender gap – whether that's through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
• We're striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Shell in India

Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalisation, and business operations.

Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country.

Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities.

Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India's growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.

Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector.

We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, d.light, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar.

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