Business Intelligence Sr. Analyst - Retail Systems & CRM

MCM Worldwide

$95K — $115K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in business analysis, application support, or technical roles in data-driven environments
  • Experience with retail technologies and omni-channel ecosystems
  • Hands-on knowledge of Salesforce Marketing Cloud, particularly journey builder
  • Strong background in QA/UAT planning and defect tracking
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with data flow analysis expertise
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary point of contact for retail teams regarding clienteling platform issues
  • Perform rapid issue triaging and troubleshoot configuration problems
  • Monitor overall system performance and data sync integrity
  • Plan and execute user acceptance testing for platform enhancements
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze technical requirements
  • Translate business requests into functional specifications for development teams
  • Lead small-to-medium digital projects, managing timelines and stakeholder communication

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development within a dynamic retail environment
  • Collaborative and supportive team culture
  • Exposure to cutting-edge retail technology and data ecosystems
  • Potential for project leadership in cross-functional initiatives
Full Job Description
Position Overview:

We are seeking a proactive, technically skilled, and analytical Business Intelligence Sr. Analyst (Retail Systems & CRM) to support, optimize, and enhance our omnichannel store and digital customer communication ecosystem. Reporting directly to the Director of Business Intelligence, this role acts as the vital bridge between retail business operations, marketing tech, and data science/engineering. The primary focus of this role will be owning the functional management of our clienteling platform while actively expanding into Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC) to build, monitor, and optimize data-driven customer engagement journeys. The ideal candidate is a hybrid problem-solver who can effortlessly pivot from troubleshooting a front-end retail app issue to analyzing CRM data flows and translating business needs into technical blueprints.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

1. Application Support & Issue Management

  • Frontline Technical Champion: Act as the primary technical and functional point of contact for retail store teams experiencing issues with the Proximity clienteling platform.
  • Triage & Resolution: Perform rapid issue triaging and deep-dive troubleshooting. Resolve configurations or escalate advanced bugs to IT vendors and internal engineering and data teams.
  • System Health Monitoring: Monitor overall system performance, data sync integrity between platforms, and ensure high availability for in-store teams.
  • Knowledge Management: Maintain a centralized repository of issue logs, resolutions, and recurring technical trends to inform future system upgrades and training opportunities.

2. User Acceptance Testing (UAT) & Quality Assurance
  • UAT Ownership: Plan, manage, and execute comprehensive UAT cycles for all new features, API updates, and platform enhancements.
  • Test Scenario Design: Collaborate with business users to define realistic test cases, edge cases, and strict acceptance criteria.
  • Release Gatekeeper: Document test execution results meticulously, tracking defects and ensuring the platform meets rigorous quality and compliance standards prior to production deployment.

3. Business Analysis & System Enhancements
  • Requirement Gathering: Partner closely with retail, commercial, and marketing stakeholders to discover, document, and analyze the technical requirements needed to support business strategies.
  • Functional Specifications: Translate complex business requests into clear, actionable functional specifications and user stories for technical development teams.
  • Data Integrity: Collaborate with the wider BI team to ensure that customer data captured in-store via clienteling platforms flows accurately into CRM environments for precise targeting.
  • Process Innovation: Continuously evaluate current workflows to identify automation opportunities, data gaps, and system bottlenecks.

4. Project Coordination & Cross-Functional Alignment
  • Project Delivery: Lead and coordinate small-to-medium digital projects, system updates, and third-party vendor rollouts.
  • Timeline Management: Manage project timelines, track milestones, mitigate risks, and proactively clear roadblocks.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear, concise, and transparent communication loops between non technical business units, internal IT/BI teams, and external technology vendors.

Required Skills & Experience:
  • Experience: 3+ years of experience in business analysis, application support, or a technical-functional role within a data-driven environment.
  • Retail Domain Expertise: Proven experience working with retail technologies, omni-channel ecosystems, or point-of-sale (POS) environments. Direct experience with clienteling platforms (e.g., Proximity) is highly advantageous.
  • CRM & Marketing Tech: Hands-on exposure to Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC), specifically regarding journey builder, data extensions, or similar enterprise CRM ecosystems.
  • TestingMethodology: Strong background in QA/UAT planning, coordination, and defect tracking.
  • Analytical Mindset: Excellent problem-solving skills with a natural curiosity for how data flows between disparate systems. Comfortable working adjacent to BI reporting tools and databases.
  • Communication & Influence: Ability to translate complex technical jargon into simple business concepts, and vice versa. Strong stakeholder management skills are a must.  Technical & Coding Skills (Optional Plus): Basic coding is a major asset, especially SQL/Python for pulling data, HTML/CSS for fixing email templates.

Key Competencies for Success:

  • Stakeholder Management & Empathy: Ability to remain calm and supportive when dealing with frustrated end-users (retail store staff) while remaining analytical when dealing with developers.
  • Attention to Detail: Deep commitment to data accuracy and thoroughness, particularly during system testing and requirement mapping.
  • Ownership & Drive: A self-starter who treats the retail platform ecosystem as their own product, driving improvements proactively rather than waiting for instructions.
  • Adaptability: Comfort navigating a fast-paced retail environment where business priorities and promotional calendars can shift quickly

This job description is not all-inclusive, and MCM Products USA Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Salary range reflects the good-faith hiring base salary range for this position. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications such as relevant skills, experience, and education/training.

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