The way people discover and book holidays is changing, and we're rebuilding our technology for what comes next.
We are Awaze, Europe’s largest managed vacation rentals and holiday resorts business, bringing together some of the continent’s most recognised travel brands, including cottages.com, Hoseasons, NOVASOL and James Villa Holidays.
With more than 1.5 million bookings every year, 100,000+ properties and customers across Europe, we already operate at serious scale. But the next chapter for Awaze is about much more than scale.
We’re embarking on an ambitious AI transformation that will reshape how our customers discover, plan and book their holidays, and how our engineering teams build the technology behind those experiences.
Our strategy spans AI-powered search, natural-language discovery, intelligent recommendations, richer property data and AI-assisted engineering, all underpinned by a platform built around speed, trust, quality and real-time data.
Position: Data | Insights Analyst
Reports to: Chief Data Officer
The Role
A high-visibility analytical role sitting directly alongside the Chief Data Officer.
You will turn complex, often ambiguous business questions into clear insight and action, embedded into key commercial projects across Revenue, Marketing, Product, and Finance. You will also collaborate closely with the CDO's wider team (Data Engineering, Data Science, and Business Intelligence), acting as a bridge between the data function and the business, knowing when to self-serve and when to draw on specialist capability.
This is not a reporting role. Find the story, challenge assumptions, push toward the 'so what'.
What you'll do day-to-day
- Commercial project support Analytical horsepower on priority initiatives — pricing, demand, segmentation, owner acquisition.
- Ad-hoc analysis Rapid-turnaround answers to questions from the CDO and senior leadership.
- Cross-team collaboration Working with Data Engineering, Data Science, and BI to ensure insight lands with the right infrastructure and rigour behind it.
- Stakeholder communication Clear, concise outputs for non-technical audiences up to C-suite.
What we’re looking For:
- Analytical mindset: Pattern recognition, sharp follow-up questions, and a restless curiosity, you find the insight others miss.
- Commercial instinct: You know data only matters when it drives a decision.
- SQL: Strong, confident querying of large datasets. Snowflake experience a plus.
- Exce: Model-building, scenario analysis, outputs that speak for themselves.
- AI tools: Comfortable with Claude, Copilot, and curious about what's next.
- Collaboration: Equally effective working independently or alongside engineering, science, and BI teams.
- Communication: Concise by default, credible with senior stakeholders.
- Experience: Gained within a commercial or consumer business. Travel, e-commerce, or marketplace a plus.
What will we offer you?
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- 25 days holidays (plus the option to buy an unlimited number of additional days)
- Holiday Discounts (across all AWAZE brands)
- Pension contribution scheme
- Private healthcare
- Personal training allowance via Sunlight
- 35 hour working week
- Hybrid working (we work 2 days in our Manchester office every week, with 3 days working from home)
Data | Insights Analyst in Manchester employer: Awaze
Awaze is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration within Europe's largest holiday rentals business. Employees benefit from a strong focus on professional growth, with opportunities to influence strategic decisions and modernise finance through cutting-edge technology, all while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of the travel industry.
