Business Analytics Lead Associate

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ABOUT THE JOB (JOB BRIEF): Under some supervision, the Lead Business Analytics Associate is primarily responsible for the formulation of hypotheses, translation of data, design/measurement of experiments and generation of insights to inform business decisions by using various data mining techniques. The Lead Business Analytics Associate uses data to perform moderately complex diagnostic analyses to provide answers to questions such as “Why did it happen?” and “What action can I take?” Through the use of standard reports and analysis of moderately complex data, the Lead Business Analytics Associate identifies trends and outliers and suggests solutions to resolve business challenges or implement process improvements. Success criteria include: leveraging business acumen and anticipation of business partner needs to generate own work / analyses; developing a “client ready” work product; collaboration with broader analytics teams and with a diverse group of business partners to provide solutions and recommendations; and ability to tell a compelling story to stakeholders with data.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Analyze, identify, and recommend appropriate solutions to moderately complex problems
• Translate data into insights and answer the “why” question
• Develop “client ready” work product
• Proactively communicate with business partners and ask the right questions to understand analytics needs
• Use visualizations to tell a compelling story with data and information
• May guide or monitor the work of others

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent) and 2 years minimum of relevant experience; 1 year with Master’s or PhD
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel / PowerPoint and query writing/coding with ability to perform queries of large datasets
• Developing data visualization skill set
• Ability to learn the process of consuming data from the data supply chain
• Building knowledge / experience with analytical programming languages

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES:
• Communication: Basic written and verbal communication skills; may possess ability to cohesively present and organize information in support of findings; Building confidence in communicating a message; Can tell a compelling story with data and information; Possesses emerging presentation development and delivery skills
• Leadership: Able to work autonomously; Can generate own work (vs. typically assigned by manager)
• Partnering / Influencing: Demonstrates relationship building and interpersonal skills; comfortable being “at table” with partners; Building influencing skills in area of expertise or assigned LOB
• Business Acumen: Understands business partner strategy and the business of banking …