Data Analyst
Role Overview
Supports data-driven decisions in public transportation through analysis of fare collection data, passenger behavior, revenue performance, and system efficiency.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Supports data-driven decisions in public transportation through analysis of fare collection data, passenger behavior, revenue performance, and system efficiency.
Analysis and transportation insights
- Analyzes smart-card, mobile-ticket, and contactless-payment transactions for ridership, revenue, and passenger-flow trends.
- Builds KPI dashboards and reports covering ridership, fare evasion, peak usage, and revenue leakage; validates AFC data quality.
- Provides insights into passenger patterns, route performance, and network use; supports demand forecasting and capacity planning.
- Analyzes bus, metro, and tram integration and builds predictive models for ridership, fare optimization, and demand.
- Uses statistical methods and machine learning where applicable and conducts scenarios for policy or fare changes.
Data systems and collaboration
- Works with AFC vendors and internal IT on data pipelines and integrations; ETLs large datasets from AFC systems and data warehouses.
- Ensures data governance and security compliance.
- Collaborates with operations, finance, and planning teams, presents recommendations to senior stakeholders, and supports audits and regulatory reporting.
Education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Transportation Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
- 10+ years of data analysis experience, ideally in public transportation or mobility.
- Proven experience with AFC systems, such as Cubic, Thales, or Scheidt & Bachmann.
Technical and domain qualifications
- Advanced SQL; Python or R for analysis; data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
- ETL tools and data warehousing concepts; Hadoop or Spark experience is a plus.
- GIS tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS are listed for spatial analysis.
- Strong understanding of transit operations, fare structures, ticketing systems, KPIs, and performance metrics.
Preferred experience and capabilities
- Preferred experience includes smart mobility or digital ticketing transformation, contactless EMV, real-time transit analytics, and large metro, rail, or bus networks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, communication and data storytelling, and cross-functional collaboration.
Rewards and benefits
- Benefits include tax-free salary, life and medical insurance, annual leave, gratuity, discretionary bonus, annual flight contribution, and transportation and housing allowances.
- Employee wellbeing support offers access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, health, fitness, and nutrition.
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