Senior Data Analyst

Job Description The Senior Analyst an individual who provides support to the internal clients. The job involves understanding, analyzing, synthesizing and presenting information from various structured and unstructured data sets. Work directly with the advisory and benchmarking counterparts to provide support to various ongoing projects. The Senior analyst works closely with the Manager and provides quantitative and qualitative analysis on diversified projects on a regular basis. Assist team members/clients in reviewing, refining and articulating enquires/requests and projects; Assume responsibilities in building team competencies and related projects. Responsibilities ETA (Extract, transform and analyze) company level survey information into a SPSS database for standardized analysis (level one and level two) for our major benchmark surveys, performance studies and quick pools Should have hands on experience in analyzing and manipulating primary data and provide insights out of the analysis Support client projects with high quality client deliverables Ensure Turn Around Time (TAT) targets for all requests are met Interact with other team members to derive pertinent information for the request (Benchmarking team and other GRC functional experts) Ownership of deliverables going out from Functional team to clients Able to manage multiple projects Prioritization of Requests by maintaining proper communication with internal client Calculate, quality control, document, and securely store database metrics for revised version of our benchmark programs Ongoing data mapping and reconciliation of questionnaire versions into current singular view all metrics Quarterly in-depth analysis for the Executive Advisory Program Book of Numbers series During the annual revision process, work with program leaders to develop comparative metrics Work with program development team to create syntax for standardized reports Work with the sales / service delivery team to identify subset of companies that meet the requirements for that particular client Perform analysis to reconcile metrics based on client and consultant inquiries on an on-going basis Assist sales force with an understanding of the demographics of the companies used to develop comparative metrics Work with the service delivery team to develop and document syntax for standard and customized client specific analysis Essential Skills Job Must have a strong desire to understand business drivers from a quantitative perspective Appreciation and commitment to highest standards of quality for our core product Applied quantitative analysis experience, should be familiar with SPSS and Advanced Excel, or other statistical analysis software programming experience, familiarity with SQL based data extraction and relational database fundamentals is desired, consulting experience a plus Able to analyze data and form hypotheses and/or conclusion Must possess excellent presentation skills including the ability to summarize key concepts in executive one page format Should have the ability to summarize research and create a succinct and targeted response Any graphical software experience preferred Proficiency in customer relationship management Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical and critical-thinking skills are essential Should have expert knowledge on quantitative/ data analytics and research skills Should be organized and focused on delivering research tasks within defined deadlines Must have interest and knowledge in offshoring / outsourcing landscape Must be dynamic, flexible and possess perseverance skills Exhibit reactiveness and constructiveness at work such as, suggesting innovative but pragmatic solutions Personal Should have understanding of business objectives and organization structure The candidate must have strong work ethics, trustworthiness and team management The candidate should work accurately with good attention to detail by maintaining confidentiality and integrity Must be highly collaborative and team oriented with commitment to excellence Ability to work under pressure to achieve the multiple daily deadlines for client deliverables, with a mature approach Preferred Skills Job The candidate should have an expertise in problem solving Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Advanced) Self-motivated, fast learner with the ability to operate independently Must have proven track record of impacting results throughout career Ability to thrive in a cross-functional team on business critical projects The candidate must be a highly versatile thinker who can assimilate knowledge and has understanding across different industries, products, technologies, disciplines etc. Good exposure to statistical analytics tools desirable Good exposure with SQL based data extraction and relational database fundamentals Must have interest and knowledge on SG&A activities across different industries Personal Demonstrate proactive thinking Negotiation and persuasion skills are required to work with partners and implement changes Should have strong interpersonal relations, expert business acumen and mentoring skills Have the ability to work under stringent deadlines and demanding client conditions A very inquisitive mind that can factor in several variables acting on the situation