Strategy & Data Associate - 2025/2026 Industrial Placement Head Office Hybrid Remote

Key ResponsibilitiesDuring your industrial placement, you will be a fully-fledged member of the team, working on a variety of exciting client-facing projects, helping answer strategic questions with big data. The type of work will vary significantly depending on the project but can include : Supporting the development of hypotheses for “the answer” and defining tests to validate or disprove these hypothesesUndertaking exploratory analysis to develop the burden of proof for hypothesesDeveloping Machine Learning models in Python or R, for applications such as customer segmentation, marketing strategy and optimisation, pricing strategy, etc.Supporting the deployment of data platforms, visualisation & Machine Learning models in the client’s technical and business architectureActing as a business partner to senior colleagues as well as clients, to advise on strategic decisionsCollaborating with client teams to ensure successful delivery of projects, which can include helping ensure access to data, setting up collaboration processes, etcIn addition to client-facing work, you will also have the opportunity to support internal IP development – working with the team to understand how we can implement new technologies to improve our processes, better define our proposition, develop methodologies etc.Core SkillsetWe believe that a successful candidate will possess the following skills : Exceptional business acumen and “commercial knack” : Having a good sense for where opportunities for growth and optimisation exist within a business, being able to relate technical aspects into their business impact, etc.Strong analytical profile : An ability to dissect business problems through analysis end-to-end, i.e. to define an approach, execute it, and critically analyse its results. A general ability to work with numbers and data.Collaboration and team work : An ability to work in small, fast-paced teams – being able to understand one’s role within the project structure, deliver against it, and be flexible when needed.An entrepreneurial mindset : DVS is a fast-growing startup and as such is suited to someone with an entrepreneurial mindset. This means having the ability to be flexible, proactive, and to get things done – even if these are not things you have done before, or even know how to!Working ArrangementStart Date : August / September 2025Duration : Flexible, approx. 9-12 monthsLocation : Borough Townhouse, 70 Borough High Street, SE1 1XFHybrid model, c.3 office days / week40-50 hours per week depending on project demandsRemunerationThe industrial placement offers a highly competitive salary of £30k p.a.All interviews will be completed by early February.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Salary : $30,000