Graduate Programme in Data Analytics 2022

Don’t wait for the future to arrive, when you can develop it yourself. Data is changing the world, and the BMW Group is no different.

It takes a tech-savvy team of restless minds to leverage the opportunities that data and digitalisation bring in the area of automotive financing. People who are fuelled by a passion for problem solving and rapid action. So if you’re looking to pursue exciting opportunities in an agile business that adapts to new technologies faster than the traditional finance sector does, why not drive the future of financial services with us?

The role

The BMW Group is currently looking for a graduate to join us within our Data & Analytics department, someone who is passionate about data, and wants to be involved in transforming data into business-critical information and driving the future direction of our business.

Our Data & Analytics team is responsible for ensuring the integrity of data as a core asset to the business, and for delivering data insights to the business so that they can use data to effectively drive business and customer decisions and shape future business strategy. We are involved in all aspects of the data journey, from data analysis, data engineering, data science and data visualisations. We also provide data insights to external partners such as large corporate customers and retailer groups.

We collaborate closely with the business to understand their business processes and to analyse how the underlying data relates these processes. We help the business to shape their requirements for analytical reporting, data visualisations or management KPI’s, and implement these using a variety of technologies including SAP Business Objects, AWS CDH, Tableau and Qlik Sense. We train the business on these technologies to promote a self-service approach to analytics.

What awaits you?

• Get involved with projects to advance our analytics capabilities, for example developing new statistical models and the associated coding in Python
• Build business relationships and assist in collating business requirements for advanced analytics
• Develop understanding of the fundamentals of data governance and help to implement our data strategy to transform the way that our business uses data
• Learn to use a wide range of reporting and data analysis tools
• Learn software development fundamentals and enhance SQL & Python knowledge

The programme

You will be part of our Global Leader Development Programme (GLDP).  The programme is 18 months in duration and during that time you will get the opportunity to undertake a number of national and international placements, with at least one being within our headquarters in Munich, starting from your “home” location in Farnborough.

Farnborough is the headquarters of BMW in the UK with three BMW entities based there; BMW (UK) Ltd which is the National Sales Company for BMW, MINI and Motorrad; BMW Financial Services (GB) Ltd which provides finance to our retail customers and to our retailers; and Alphabet (GB) Ltd which provides finance for fleet customers. For this programme you will be working across the Data departments of BMW Financial Services and Alphabet gaining exposure to many different aspects of a financial services business and a variety of technologies.

This talent development opportunity will equip you step by step with the skills you need to succeed. Supported by an experienced mentor, you'll be able to benefit from this structured programme in several ways: having the chance to work abroad, sharing know-how, joining dynamic teams to tackle exciting and varied projects and building your own global network of contacts are only some of the programme’s integral parts. At the end of the programme we hope to support all high-performing graduates to find a permanent role within the organisation.

Qualifications

• You will have graduated prior to the programme commencing in a Computer Science or Mathematics Bachelor's or Master's degree (or related discipline) with a minimum of a 2:1 qualification
• We would also welcome applications from candidates who have completed a Master's degree in a relevant subject together with the above degree
• You will have at least 6 months of relevant work experience (e.g. internships, training, initial professional experience) but no more than 2-3 years' professional working experience
• You will have at least 4 months of relevant experience abroad (e.g. studies, practical experience, work & travel)
• Fluent in English and a second language (helpful during your international placement)
• Must have good A Levels in numerical subjects and a minimum of 9 GCSE’s grades 5-9 with English and Maths
• Must have experience in data manipulation, data science or data analytics
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts would be useful
• Must have experience in SQL and it would be advantageous to have a basic understanding of Python
• Must have a strong analytical mind set and good data manipulation skills
• Must have a keen interest in IT and technology and the capability to learn and work quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Possess the ability to break down complex topics into easily understandable key point summaries and communicate these clearly to a variety of business partners
• Excellent relationship management skills, the ability to liaise with different levels of stakeholders, and experience of presenting to larger audiences
• Experience of working within a culturally diverse environment would be an advantage
• Self-organised, self-motivated and tenacious to take ownership of projects and topics and drive your own career direction, taking advantage of opportunities when they arise
• Comes with a can do attitude and not afraid to learn, develop and grow with the role and the department

Why choose us?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary of £31,000, 27 days holiday and a pension scheme (pro rata to your contract) as well as a subsided on-site restaurant
• Rewarding Work-Life Balance – contracted working hours are 37.5 hours a week, our hot desk policy means we encourage flexible working where the business needs allow it (i.e. working from home, flexible working hours, etc.)
• Exciting Additional Benefits – throughout your graduate programme you will be supported by our experts and fellow graduates.

Did you know?

Farnborough is home to our BMW, MINI and Alphabet National Sales Centres. We’re proud of our office environment and achievements and we offer a modern way of working with an empowering office culture, some aspects of which include:

• Our work persona shift – Being yourself is effortless and so increases efficiency and reduces wasted energy. For this reason we allow our employees to express themselves through the way they dress
• The opportunity to get involved with and support our house charity with a variety of fundraising events throughout the year
• The opportunity to get involved with our employee led Diversity & Inclusion Groups who are driving cultural change and diversity throughout the organisation
• Throughout our offices there are open creative spaces which hold facilities such as ping-pong tables to encourage innovation and employee engagement