Principal Commercial Analyst

What you'll do as a Principal Commercial Analyst:

• Act as a strategic thought partner to Trading leadership, challenging assumptions, sharpening priorities and supporting decision-making on performance, risk and opportunity.
• Own the Trading performance narrative across markets, partners and key commercial levers, ensuring leadership has a clear and consistent view of what is driving results.
• Lead cross-squad analysis on macro topics such as market trends, partner performance, pricing dynamics and external factors, translating complexity into actionable insight.
• Own executive reporting for Trading, including weekly and monthly leadership outputs that are concise, credible and focused on decisions, not just data.
• Proactively identify emerging risks, gaps and opportunities before they are visible at squad level, helping leadership stay ahead of performance shifts.
• Set the standard for analytical excellence by embedding best practice, improving consistency and scaling stronger ways of working across the Commercial Analyst community.

What you'll bring to the team:

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in strategy consulting, commercial analytics, commercial finance, private equity, or performance-focused analytical roles within eCommerce, travel, marketplace or other high-growth digital businesses. Experience in fast-paced environments such as consulting or startups would be highly valued.
• A strong academic background with a third-level qualification in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, IT, Finance or another analytical discipline. Postgraduate or professional qualifications in analytics, finance or strategy are an advantage.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with a clear understanding of P&L drivers, unit economics, pricing dynamics and the commercial levers that influence revenue, margin and conversion performance.
• Advanced technical analytics capability, including expert SQL skills, strong Excel modelling, dashboard development and experience using data visualisation tools such as Tableau to deliver scalable, decision-focused insights.
• Proven ability to structure and solve ambiguous commercial problems by turning broad business questions into clear hypotheses, analytical approaches and actionable recommendations that influence outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align multiple stakeholders, influence decisions and present clear, executive-level narratives to senior leaders, partners and cross-functional teams.
• Experience leading end-to-end commercial analysis with minimal supervision, including performance deep dives, scenario modelling, forecasting and identifying risks and opportunities across complex commercial environments.
• A track record of partnering with commercial and trading teams to shape pricing, growth and optimisation strategies, define testing approaches and quantify business impact through data-led decision-making.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, with a team-first mindset and the ability to work effectively across Trading Squads and the wider analyst community to drive shared outcomes.
• Passion for continuous improvement, including building reusable dashboards and models, scaling self-serve analytics capabilities and driving automation initiatives, including AI-enabled solutions where appropriate.