Senior Data Analyst
At a glance
Senior Data Analysis & BI role at Knights of Columbus. United States · no salary stated · we estimate $112,875–$164,639 across the United States.
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What you'll do
- Build and update predictive analyses, visualizations and workflows that help business teams address complex issues and improve operations
- Find useful internal and outside data, then combine third-party sources with the organization’s existing information
- Turn analysis into dashboards, reports and visualizations for people inside and outside the organization
- Coordinate data needs with department leaders, IT, security, warehouse teams and external vendors
- Guide less-experienced analysts and help business employees build their data and analytics skills
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree in a related area is preferred
- Five to seven years working in data modeling and analysis, with an understanding of business and data requirements
- A record of improving business processes through data and statistical analysis
- Experience with statistical or mathematical modeling and communicating with both business and technical partners
Who this fits
This senior role suits an analyst who can shape data work with business leaders, explain technical topics to business teams and advise junior colleagues. You should be comfortable spending most of the workday stationary.
From the employer
Overview
Knights of Columbus is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join a growing team of data analytics professionals and a best-in-class Data Analytics Center of Excellence. This role will be part of a diversified analytical team whose aim is to expand new and emerging data science and predictive methodologies, providing strategic market insights that enable effective, data-driven decision-making for business units while staying closely aligned with brand strategy and priorities.
The Senior Data Analyst is responsible for identifying, building, and maintaining data analytics solutions to meet the needs of business users. This role will produce analytics products by working with the business and the other data analysts to deliver outcomes of moderate to advanced complexity. This role will serve as a mentor and advisor to mid-level and junior data analysts.
Core Responsibilities
Actively collaborate with business leaders to understand their business goals and objectives and provide them with new data analytics solutions to enable them to expand markets and grow membership, sales, investments, and charitable giving through the following:
- Enhancing existing, as well as developing new predictive analytics work product, visualizations, and workflows to analyze complex business issues, offering actionable insights and solutions for driving operational enhancements and enterprise growth through strategic data-driven decisions.
- Identifying and enhancing valuable data sources (within the organization and externally) through the enrichment of existing in-house data with third party data sources.
- Communicating insights through the development and implementation of data visualizations, dashboards, and reports for internal and external use.
- Collaborating with Department managers, IT, IT Security, Data Warehouse, vendors, and contractors with regards to enterprise and departmental data needs.
- Remaining current on new analytical trends, practices, technologies, and solutions, where appropriate to ensure their timely introduction for competitive advantage.
- Grow a culture of data analytics by providing training, awareness, and other events such as “data days” for employees in the business whose duties encompass data and analytics.
- Meeting with stakeholders and making communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions.
Skills Qualifications
- Analyze, interpret, and present data using industry relevant software i.e. Snowflake, Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, ArcGIS or other industry software.
- Effective oral and written skills.
- Being comfortable talking about technical matters with businesspeople and business matters with technical people.
- Demonstrated success at getting buy-in for ideas with a demonstrated affinity for metrics.
- Excellent team-building, motivating, and conflict-resolving qualities.
- Ability to manage key customer relationships, including senior managers.
- Ability to analyze information to find trends or diagnose problem areas.
- Be decisive – ownership of the data gathered and the ability to make informed, critical decisions quickly.
- Experience executing corporate-wide initiatives: defined project plans, coordinated resources, managed implementation activities, and developed all processes associated with program rollout and ongoing support.
Education
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Education: BS or BA required. Advanced degree in Business, Data, Statistics, or a field related to essential duties of the position preferred.
Experience:
- 5-7 years of experience in data modeling, analysis, and understanding of relevant business and data requirements.
- Record of business process improvement using data and statistical analysis
- Effective verbal and written communication skills to work with both business and technical partners
- Demonstrated ability to conduct statistical or mathematical modeling