Data Analyst, Specialist

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of relevant experience; 4+ years in advanced analytics, statistical modeling, or business intelligence.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Statistics, or Mathematics.
  • Expert in SQL for data querying and database performance optimization.
  • Proficient in Python or R for statistical analysis and machine learning.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and big data tools.
  • Ability to translate complex data insights into actionable business recommendations.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with internal partners to align on business strategies and goals.
  • Translate business requirements into structured analytical projects and lead them.
  • Verify quality and accuracy of structured and unstructured data.
  • Analyze historical data to identify trends using advanced methods.
  • Create expert-level visualizations and presentations for stakeholders.
  • Manage and develop recurring analytics and reporting processes.
  • Mentor and coach colleagues in analytics, fostering community growth.

Benefits

  • Work in a dynamic environment that encourages data-driven decision making.
  • Opportunity to lead complex analytical projects and initiatives.
  • Access to resources and training to develop analytics skills.
  • Exposure to cross-functional teams and large strategic initiatives.
  • Mentoring opportunities within a growing analytics community.
Full Job Description
Role Summary

The Data Analyst, Senior Specialist is responsible in driving data-driven decision-making across the organization by leading complex analytical projects, optimizing data processes and delivering actionable insights. This role involves extracting, cleaning and analyzing large datasets to identify trends, measure performance and support strategic initiatives.

Core Responsibilities
  • Engages with internal partners to understand business strategy, questions and goals. Brings structure to business requests, translates requirements into an analytical project approach, and leads complex projects through completion. Delegates tasks and provides tactical and strategic guidance to peers. Serves as the analytics expert on cross-functional teams for large strategic initiatives.
  • Acquires and compiles structured and unstructured data and verifies its quality, accuracy and reasonableness.
  • Performs analyses of historical data to surface trends and insights using advanced analytical methods. Validates analytical techniques employed by other analysts.
  • Prepares and delivers expert level visualizations and internal presentations that translate analytic insights into tangible, actionable solutions for business partners to implement.
  • Develops, owns and manages recurring analytic or reporting processes.
  • Actively develops the analytics community at Vanguard by mentoring, coaching and connecting others with resources and training. Participates and presents during scheduled analytics seminars.
  • Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.


Qualifications
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience, with at least 4 years in advanced analytics, statistical modeling or business intelligence.
  • Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science, IT, or a Bachelor's in Statistics/Mathematics.
  • Expertise in SQL for data querying, performance optimization, and database management.
  • Strong proficiency in Python or R for statistical analysis, automation, and machine learning model development.
  • Experience with cloud-based data platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including data lakes and big data processing tools.
  • Ability to translate complex data insights into clear and actionable recommendations for business stakeholders.


Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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