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Data specialist

Join Watershed as a Data Specialist to help top companies accelerate their sustainability programs through data management.

Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not disclosed
Level
junior
Type
full time · On-site

Posted by employer 2 days ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago

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Skills & Technologies

What you'll build

  • Clean and transform customer business data
  • Interface with customers to understand their raw data
  • Assess and advise on data cleaning best practices
  • Document decisions for data traceability
  • Synthesize customer experiences for service improvement

Must have

  • 1-3 years of experience in data analyst or similar role
  • Expert Excel skills for data cleaning and transformation

Nice to have

  • Experience with SQL
  • Experience with Python
  • Good intuition for data mapping
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Customer empathy

Practical constraints

  • Must work in the London office 4 days per week

Requirements

Experience
1–3 years

Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.

Joblaze summary

In this role, the data specialist will focus on transforming and uploading customer business data into Watershed's platform, facilitating accurate environmental impact reporting. Proficiency in Excel is essential, with additional skills in SQL or Python considered advantageous. This position is ideal for individuals with 1-3 years of experience in data analysis or a related field, who possess strong attention to detail and a customer-centric approach. The role is part of a growing team at a mission-driven startup, emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Watershed's careers page October 3, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Data specialist role remote?
No — this is an on-site role in London, United Kingdom.
How much experience is required?
1–3 years of relevant experience for this Data specialist role.
Where is the role based?
Watershed is hiring for this position in London, United Kingdom.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Excel, Python, SQL.
What seniority level is this role?
Watershed targets junior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Data specialist role at Watershed.

From the original posting

The role

We are looking for an analytically-minded and detail-oriented individual to be early member of our Customer Data Services team in London. This is an opportunity to help build a team at a growth-stage start-up that works with the world’s top companies to accelerate their sustainability programs. You’ll work hands-on to review, transform, and upload customer business data in to the Watershed platform — enabling our customers to measure, report, and act on their environmental impacts.

You will:

  • Clean and transform customer business data into Watershed templates to reduce customer friction and drive time-to-value

  • Interface with customers to understand their raw data and guide them towards the proper solutions

  • Leverage judgment to assess, advise, and execute on data cleaning best practices

  • Rigorously document decisions to ensure traceability of data manipulations during 3rd-party verifications

  • Synthesize customer experiences and feedback to drive continuous improvement of our services and software

You might be a fit if you:

  • Have 1-3 years of experience working in a data analyst, business analyst, or similar role.

  • Have expert Excel skills for data cleaning and transformation. Experience with SQL or Python is a bonus.

  • Are systematic and thorough in your approach to work so that your outputs are reliably correct. You are driven to get the details right.

  • Have good intuition for how numbers in a spreadsheet map to the real world. You translate abstract problems into concrete data frameworks.

  • Are excited to interface with customers. You have high customer empathy and want to help them achieve their outcomes.

  • Are a strong written and verbal communicator. You can concisely communicate to non-technical audiences.

  • Are a low ego team player with a strong sense of ownership. You are driven by team goals and bias for action in order to achieve them.

This position is required to be in person in our London office 4 days per week.

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