Senior Data Analyst

Knights of Columbus is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join its data analytics team and Data Analytics Center of Excellence. The role develops and maintains analytics solutions, predictive analytics products, visualizations, and workflows while providing strategic insights for data-driven business decisions and mentoring junior and mid-level analysts.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• 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: BS or BA required
• 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
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for a majority of the workday
• Advanced degree in Business, Data, Statistics, or a field related to essential duties of the position preferred