Business Insights Analyst

As a BI Analyst you will play a critical role as a strategic advisor to business functions and leaders across the company. We are looking for someone to provide business leaders with key insights and recommendations and surface both successes and opportunities for improvement. This will require you to use data, create and define metrics, measure performance, develop reports, build models, forecast outcomes, run experiments, and perform deep diagnostic analysis.This role requires both strong technical data skills and business acumen. Ultimate success in this role goes beyond data-related activities and delivers the so what that drives decisions and real business impact. You will need to fully understand the business function (processes, objectives, organization, performance drivers, barriers), and have the ability to connect the dots between data analysis, business strategy, and operational effectiveness.You will need to be a critical thinker, problem-solver, and self-starter. Our Business Insights Analysts are driven and proactive, think independently and do not just take orders. There must be an ability to see the bigger picture to make cross-functional connections in both business processes and data. There is an expectation that you not only answer the question that was asked but the question that wasnt. It will be important for you to build positive relationships across the organization and have a find a way attitude.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze data, build models, test hypotheses, find root causes, develop prototypes, forecast performance, create Power Bi reports, and write SQL scripts.
• Extract insights from these data activities to inform business decisions.
• Use descriptive (what happened) and diagnostic (why did it happen) analytics to develop specific, actionable recommendations for business leaders.
• Define metrics that are independent, holistic, accurate, encourage the right behaviors, and are aligned with company strategy and objectives.
• Manage relationships and small projects with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Map business processes to their corresponding data flows.
• Proactively identify and surface opportunities to improve efficiency for Operation and Internally as well.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Required Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in data science, data analysis, analytics, business intelligence, or reporting.
• 2+ years' experience working with Power BI and in SQL; experience with R, Python is a plus.
• Experience in doing exploratory data analysis, prototyping, testing hypotheses, performing root cause analyses, modeling business processes, building forecasts, creating predictive models, defining metrics, and/or measuring business performance.
• Track record of linking data and analytics to business strategy and operations to drive real impact. Working knowledge of probability and statistics.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with process improvement is a plus.
• Team player who builds strong relationships and establishes trust with business leaders, Engineers, and colleagues.
• Strong professional skepticism, including the ability to challenge assumptions, communicate limitations and flag blind spots.
• Work collaboratively and independently; take ownership of quality, accuracy, and timeliness of deliverables.