SAS

Data Visualization Analyst (Emerging Careers)

SAS$70K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Marketing, or related field with up to 2 years relevant experience.
  • Experience in an Associate/Analyst, data, or consulting role supporting business or Revenue and/or sales operations.
  • Understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL processes, and reporting tools to translate data into actionable insights.
  • Proficient in Python or other coding languages.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office with exposure to Power Apps or similar tools.
  • Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated curiosity, reliability, and collaboration; interest in data, analytics, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Source, clean, and prepare structured and unstructured data from various systems for reporting and analytics.
  • Design and maintain data workflows, ETL processes, and centralized repositories for data accuracy and accessibility.
  • Build and manage dashboards, reports, and data insights to drive actionable business outcomes.
  • Take a proactive approach to analytics, asking the right questions and recommending strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Sales, Marketing, and regional teams to align data definitions and reporting needs.
  • Communicate insights effectively to stakeholders through storytelling and visual presentations of data findings.
  • Adopt automation and process improvement for operational efficiency using technology and data solutions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
  • Onsite Health Care Center providing free services to employees enrolled in the PPO plan, including a pharmacy that ships prescriptions.
  • Industry-leading 401k plan with strong employer contribution.
  • Tuition Assistance Program along with resources for professional development.
  • Generous time off including vacation, holidays, and a Winter Wellness Break.
  • Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
  • Childcare benefits for all full-time employees.
Full Job Description
Data Visualization Analyst (Emerging Careers) - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

About the job

The Revenue Operations team is seeking a Data Visualization Analyst (Emerging Careers) who will leverage expertise in customer and revenue data to define and execute strategies that enable Sales and other revenue-generating teams to achieve their growth and strategic objectives. This role will focus on designing and delivering innovative analytical solutions, building impactful reports, and developing data-driven insights that guide key business decisions.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of business acumen and technical proficiency, with the ability to develop, explore, analyze, and clearly communicate data insights to a business audience. This role will play a pivotal part in advancing our reporting & Insights capabilities, improving data accessibility, and empowering leadership with actionable intelligence to drive performance and growth.

The Revenue Operations (RevOps) team serves as the analytical and strategic backbone of our organization. Our department (and team) is a collaborative hub where data, analytics, and strategy converge to drive growth. We enable our Sales, Marketing, Customer Success and other key teams and leaders to make confident, data-driven decisions that accelerate revenue performance and operational excellence across the organization.

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand our data & reporting capabilities. Our work directly influences revenue strategy, operational efficiency, and business growth which offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact.

If you're passionate about leveraging data to tell compelling stories, improve performance with key insights, and shape strategic direction, this team offers the platform, collaboration, and visibility to do exactly that.

As a Data Visualization Analyst, you will:
  • Source, clean, and prepare structured and unstructured data from multiple systems to support reporting, analytics, and decision making across Revenue Operations.
  • Design, develop, and maintain data workflows, ETL processes, and centralized repositories to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and accessibility.
  • Build and manage dashboards, reports, and Insights to provide actionable business outcomes.
  • Take a proactive, consultative approach to analytics by asking the right questions of the data and recommending strategies aligned to business goals.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Sales, Marketing, and regional teams to align data definitions, reporting needs, and business objectives.
  • Communicate insights effectively to stakeholders and leadership through clear storytelling, visualization, and presentation of data-driven findings.
  • Adopt automation, process improvement, and operational efficiency through innovative use of technology and data solutions.
  • Support knowledge sharing by documenting processes, mentoring peers, and promoting data governance, quality, and security best practices while aligning with the data team.


Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferably in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Marketing, or a related field with up to 2 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience in an Associate/Analyst, data, or consulting role supporting business, or Revenue and/or sales operations.
  • Understanding data warehousing concepts, ETL processes, and reporting tools, with proven ability to translate data into actionable insights.
  • Python or other coding languages
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and exposure to Power Apps or similar tools preferred.
  • Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrates curiosity, reliability, and collaboration, with a strong interest in data, analytics, and continuous improvement and automation.
  • Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
  • Location: Cary, HQ Hybrid (minimum of 3 days in the office per week).


Preferred qualifications
  • Hands-on experience with SAS technologies, including SAS 9 and SAS Viya usage and administration; familiarity with Linux environments and coding in python is a plus.
  • Knowledge of industry standards, best practices, and SAS foundation architecture and resources.


Additional competencies, knowledge and skills
  • Decision Making - Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizing probable consequences.
  • Technical / Professional Knowledge and Skills - Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; leveraging expert knowledge to accomplish results.
  • SAS Programming, SAS Data Management, SQL or use of relevant data cleansing tool experience is a plus
  • Understanding of fundamental data concepts (table joins, data duplication, Boolean logic, if/then logic) is a plus


World-class benefits

Highlights include...
  • Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
  • Medical plan options include:
    • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
    • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
  • Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that's free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
  • An industry-leading 401k plan.
  • Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
  • Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
  • Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
  • Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.


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About SAS

SAS is a multinational software company that provides advanced analytics, business intelligence, and data management software and services. SAS is the largest privately held software company in the world and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded in 1976 by Jim Goodnight and John Sall, who are still the CEO and Executive Vice President, respectively. SAS has over 83,000 customers worldwide and employs over 14,000 people in more than 60 countries. SAS has been recognized as one of the best places to work by Fortune magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute.
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